Dental sedation

[shr7]

Good evening everyone. I have a question for the dentists/anesthesiologists on the board. Of course, anyone with personal experience is more than welcome to comment.

It is approaching that time when I need to have my third molars removed. I only need two removed on the same side of the mouth. I am chewing on the two on the other side and am able to brush and floss them without issue.

Currently, my dentist is a friend from school who is in his final months of dental school, and the only contact I have to the oral surgeon is through him. Both teeth are impacted into the gum, but I believe they are not "bone impacted". (Forgive my lack of knowledge about dentistry.)

My question is, the oral surgeon suggested Halcion (triazolam) PO and NO. Now, I have had NO only once before in my lifetime (for another tooth extraction) and I STILL remember that event. In fact that is the ONLY memory I can CLEARLY recall from when I was 12.

I'm fairly certain that the procedure will not be traumatic enough to require general anesthesia (unless it is done by a student or resident...) but is wisdom tooth removal usually performed using PO benzos and NO?

I was more leaning towards the IV midazolam route. I would just feel safer with the more predictable and titratable response of IV sedation. However, I have absolutely no experience in outpatient sedation, so I am hoping for input from those with much more experience than I.

Or, I could just man up and chew on some Motrin...

Thank you for the help.

SR