I was told for years that I needed expensive oral surgery to extract my wisdom teeth that were causing problems. Even with insurance it was a lot of money. I changed dentists coincidentally when our insurance changed and on my first visit the lady dentist, she said you really should have those wisdom teeth pulled out. I told her my story and she said I can pull those out now. Hour and a half later I was at home.
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Originally posted by Chew View PostI was told for years that I needed expensive oral surgery to extract my wisdom teeth that were causing problems. Even with insurance it was a lot of money. I changed dentists coincidentally when our insurance changed and on my first visit the lady dentist, she said you really should have those wisdom teeth pulled out. I told her my story and she said I can pull those out now. Hour and a half later I was at home.
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At 19 I had all 4 pulled. Well 2 pulled and 2 cut/broke out. I was put under so didn’t fell anything. Woke up went home and slept a couple hours. Was back at work the next day taking only over the counter meds every couple hrs the first day. Just follow the after care instruction so you don’t get a dry socket or bust it open. You will be fine.
“There's more fun in hunting with the handicap of the bow than there is in hunting with the sureness of the gun.” -Fred Bear-
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Originally posted by 3DW5 View PostWorst thing I have ever had done, I could not move my jaw for 4 days, was bleeding nonstop. The bright side I lost 16 pounds.
Now, my best friend was eating a hamburger the same day as his surgery.
Affects everyone different I guess because we went to the same Doctor.
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Originally posted by LlanoHunter10 View PostChose this because it's only $376 to do extraction with numbing agent and laughing gas vs. $1145 for sedation and extraction. Obviously this is all after insurance. Cant afford that.
Oral Surgeon here and you’ve gotten some pretty good comments. Of course everyone is different, but age is one of the biggest risk factors for difficulty. Almost always harder as you get older. I guess I’m biased, but I would also recommend an oral surgeon and sedation. Just makes everything smoother, faster, more comfortable, and that translates to less pain, less swelling, faster recovery. Seems like maybe your insurance isn’t covering sedation? Based on the figures above, that would be my guess. It is usually covered, but there are so many different plans these days and some don’t cover it. Feel free to shoot me a message if you have any questions. You’ll do fine!!
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