Woman in a dental chair with a nasal oxygen mask held by a gloved clinician; teal panel on the right reads 'Sedation Guide'.

Wisdom Tooth Removal Sedation: Your Complete Guide

You're sitting in the parking lot, thumb hovering over the cancel button. Your wisdom tooth has been aching for months, but the thought of an extraction brings its own discomfort. You keep comparing local anesthetic alone with sedation, wondering whether you'll feel pressure, remember the procedure, or be able to function afterward. That uncertainty is…