text: i'm very nervous about getting my wisdom teeth removed.  any advice? i'm getting my teeth removed next monday, and will be receiving local anasthetic(sp?).  i'm really scared about the procedure.  any tips?  i have very bad anxiety normally, and i am afraid i'll freak out while they're taking out the teeth.  also, does anyone know how long the procedure takes if it's not done surgically? just relax, the technology they have these days really makes it almost painless. i had to have oral surgery because my wisdom's were pushing my teeth inward. i was in the army and they had no oral surgeon. so they just pumped me up with whatever they used, (novocain?) and with a laser broke the wisdom's and pulled the pieces out. sounds primitive but i didn't feel a thing. it took two trips, one week apart. it will be ok, just pray the good lord guides the hands of the dentist and everything will be smooth sailing.