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kierrs
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Please bear with me and my little story.
I've always been nervous and paranoid so instead of seeking a second opinion, I've sought for FOUR. Here's a summary of what they told me:
Dentist A: It's no good, get it out.
Dentist B: No good, get it out. (I also did an x-ray, it's about 90 degrees horizontally impacted)
Dentist C: Are you crazy? On the x-ray it's 2mm from the nerve, which means in reality it'll be 1mm! There'll be 50% risk of permanent nerve paralysis. You'll experience drooling and lose sensation in your lower jaw and you won't be able to smile properly! Just go to a dentist every 2-3 months and clean properly. (This REALLY freaked me out, the words 50%, permanent, drooling, abnormal smile... I shan't have to elaborate...)
Dentist D: 1mm is nothing. No worries, just get it out.
I don't know if I was stupid, but I also invested on a waterjet at Dentist C's place. The reason I'm so worried is because I always notice a dark shadow around the gap between the wisdom tooth and its neighboring molar. I can barely floss anything but when I use the waterjet, it kinda always flushes something out. Though after that, there's still a fine line of shadow, I'm not sure if it's just the gap.
Now that the shadow is always haunting me, I can't seem to rest easy. I definitely don't want to suffer from major toothache 'cause I'll be studying abroad in US soon. I've heard that the cost over there is expensive, and I'll probably have difficulty going to places being new and all. And if I end up somewhere rural I'm worried it'll be hard to find a good oral surgeon.
Right now it doesn't hurt, but the potential cavity worries me. Not to say those serious words from Dentist C aren't bothering me. How much of truth is there in Dentist C's words? Should I just extract it out? Please don't ask me to seek anymore opinion, I don't think there's any other reputable dentist left!
I've always been nervous and paranoid so instead of seeking a second opinion, I've sought for FOUR. Here's a summary of what they told me:
Dentist A: It's no good, get it out.
Dentist B: No good, get it out. (I also did an x-ray, it's about 90 degrees horizontally impacted)
Dentist C: Are you crazy? On the x-ray it's 2mm from the nerve, which means in reality it'll be 1mm! There'll be 50% risk of permanent nerve paralysis. You'll experience drooling and lose sensation in your lower jaw and you won't be able to smile properly! Just go to a dentist every 2-3 months and clean properly. (This REALLY freaked me out, the words 50%, permanent, drooling, abnormal smile... I shan't have to elaborate...)
Dentist D: 1mm is nothing. No worries, just get it out.
I don't know if I was stupid, but I also invested on a waterjet at Dentist C's place. The reason I'm so worried is because I always notice a dark shadow around the gap between the wisdom tooth and its neighboring molar. I can barely floss anything but when I use the waterjet, it kinda always flushes something out. Though after that, there's still a fine line of shadow, I'm not sure if it's just the gap.
Now that the shadow is always haunting me, I can't seem to rest easy. I definitely don't want to suffer from major toothache 'cause I'll be studying abroad in US soon. I've heard that the cost over there is expensive, and I'll probably have difficulty going to places being new and all. And if I end up somewhere rural I'm worried it'll be hard to find a good oral surgeon.
Right now it doesn't hurt, but the potential cavity worries me. Not to say those serious words from Dentist C aren't bothering me. How much of truth is there in Dentist C's words? Should I just extract it out? Please don't ask me to seek anymore opinion, I don't think there's any other reputable dentist left!
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