it depends on how the tooth is impacted. for me, it was at an
angle. so wat the dentist did was to firstly take an x ray, after
which he gave me 3 shots of the local anaesthesia. numb only one
side of the lower jaw only. bearable pain lah.. although the needle
is freaking long.
after that, the dentist proceeded to drill a small hole and also
used the scalpel to cut the gum. after which he proceeded to used a
chisel-like instrument to break the tooth into pieces. then finally
he used the plier to pull the tooth's roots out (which is in the
gums).
one the tooth is out, he would clean up the area, and finally
stitch the hole up.
post op is ok lah... makan soft food loh... first 1-2 days bleed
like hell.. need to use a mouth wash and need to change cotton swab
once every hour.
tip: after the op, while the local anaesthesia is still effective,
bite down on the swab hard! cos one the effect wears off, u'll find
it painful to bite the cotton swab.
need to remember to brush your teeth! slowly brush. don't spit!!!!
cos if the clot breaks, u are gonna bleed like hell again... the
face is gonna swell abit. like someone had given u one good punch
on the cheeks. not easy to talk. becareful how u sleep, cos if u
lie down on your sides, in the morning, u'll find that your pillow
is soaked with blood! drink more water to replace the fluids
lost.
before the op, have a good meal, cos u are not gonna eat much after
that. also get some cotton swabs those with the cotton pad inside
cos i seriously doubt the ones given by the dentist is
enough.
cheers!