Is being put under at the dentist for your wisdom teeth the same as being put under general anesthesia?

Hello and Great Question.  I appreciate the time you are spending researching this procedure.  My name is Dr. Matthew J. Nykiel.  I am a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon, a Fellowship Trained Cosmetic Surgeon, and a Butt Augmentation Specialist.

In my practice; I have an Anesthesia Provider oversee your anesthesia and monitor you.  General anesthesia typically means you are even less aware of the surgery; and that is great!Best of Luck!  Please reach out if you have any further questions or concerns.

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Local and sedation may be appropriate in some patients, but this is not the same as general anesthesia.Everything is balancing risks and complications with result.  Local anesthesia may be appropriate for smaller areas or in areas where less is to be removed or in patients who cannot undergo general anesthesia due to one reason or another.  The more areas that are done, the more that is harvested and injected, the more likely that general anesthesia will be necessary.

Kenneth Hughes, MD

Los Angeles, CA

Typically these are not the same. IV sedation is used to make someone sleepy, but they are still breathing on their own. There is no breathing tube that is used. General anesthesia is a deeper state of anesthesia were a breathing tube is used. Also, unlike at the dentist, during a surgical procedure there is a dedicated person, typically a board-certified anesthesiologist, whose sole job is to make sure that your anesthesia is performed safely and effectively. This gives your surgeon the ability to focus on the surgical procedure at hand and to leave the anesthesia to a specialist.