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Wisdom teeth are removed one side at a time under local anesthesia so that you heal on one side before the others are removed! I do not trust the dentist that recommends that crazy plan.
I am 66. I had mine out in the hospital (overnight stay) in 1975 and had general anesthesia. Is this an oral surgeon? If so I’d do what he/she says. If it’s a regular dentist, I’d go to an oral surgeon.
50 yrs ago I had 4 (3 fully impacted) wisdoms extracted under local. No picnic for sure, but not the worst experience I ever had. It was chisel & hammer. The dentist was deemed a "specialist" in oral surgery - somewhat beyond a general dentist. Healed well, in short time, no complications. You won't go to work for a few days.
Wisdom teeth are removed one side at a time under local anesthesia so that you heal on one side before the others are removed! I do not trust the dentist that recommends that crazy plan.
Air Force dentists took all six of mine at one time (fully asleep), for no apparent reason other they might cause a problem some day. I was 28 or 29 years old at that point and had resisted for 9 years... because they wanted them on day one.
Monday of this week I had another extraction that was direct result of Air Force dentists wrecking my mouth.
Last edited by Seguinite; 11-29-2023 at 06:14 AM..
They have the costs of General anesthesia as $950 on the bottom of the paper.
You can think of it as a nice contribution to their Lamborghini fund
In many cases, most of the profits from the procedure come from general anesthesia. The rest just breaks even and pays the assistants/nurses their salaries.
Air Force dentists took all six of mine at one time (fully asleep), for no apparent reason other they might cause a problem some day. I was 28 or 29 years old at that point and had resisted for 9 years... because they wanted them on day one.
Monday of this week I had another extraction that was direct result of Air Force dentists wrecking my mouth.
You had six wisdom teeth? That's - pretty unusual and it'd make sense that you'd need to have them ALL out. They could cause significant problems in the future, because your mouth - and jaw - aren't built to accommodate them. You'd end up with crowding, difficulty chewing, inability to keep them clean since your brush can't get to them, malocclusion, potential for severe bone loss and periodontitis, and sinus/breathing problems.
Only two of mine ever came in and both were taken out at different points in my life. Each had grown a couple of cavities. Since they're "vestigial" teeth and not used for chewing or speaking or bone health, it was more practical to just take them out than fill the cavities. Neither were impacted, the extractions were fairly uncomplicated. One came out pretty easily with just a wiggle and final yank from a wrench. The other had to be cracked and each half removed separately. Both times it was local anesthesia, just lidocaine.
I don't know why anyone would need general anesthesia for dental work. Conscious sedation seems much more useful, since a patient can respond to verbal instructions even though they're pretty much in la-la land the whole time. "Open wider" might be a thing. Can't do that under general. Also under general, you might need a breathing tube slid down your throat. Totally not fun, and recovery can be a bear. With conscious sedation you might get a measured controlled high dose of halcion plus the lidocaine to numb you up. Have someone drive you home almost immediately following the surgery. Rest at home for a couple of hours, and wake up sore, but alert.
Are you suggesting that local anesthesia isn't effective for blocking pain?
I don't recall any pain whatsoever when having my wisdom teeth extracted in this way. I do recall some incredible pressure being applied, but it didn't hurt.
You can think of it as a nice contribution to their Lamborghini fund
In many cases, most of the profits from the procedure come from general anesthesia. The rest just breaks even and pays the assistants/nurses their salaries.
Last time I saw my dentist I told him I downloaded my dental insurance records and noticed that in the last 6 years between my dentist and my cat's specialized animal dentist I could have had a very nice car. I said, instead my dentist has a very nice car! He liked that and he said I have nice teeth instead.
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