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fluffysheep
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I recently registered with a dentist, having not had a check up in five years. Following my checkup, he recommended I have three of my wisdom teeth removed (two on the bottom and one on the top). He asked that I make an appointment to have one of these removed by himself (or he could do it immediately) and he would "refer" me to have the other two removed (under sedation). I've now made an appointment for the first to be removed next week.
I am terrified of this procedure as I've never had any significant dental work before. So I've now asked if I could have all three removed in one attempt, so as to reduce the trauma but I've been told that this is not possible. Though I'm not sure why and I have two issues:
Firstly, the proposed approach seem to be prolonging my pain and discomfort. Surely it would be easier to do all three at one time, with only one recovery period and under sedation during the procedure. Plus I'd imagine having two procedures might increase the chance of some complications (by the law of averages).
Secondly, I'm worried that - following the first procedure - there's little chance I'll go ahead with the second procedure. It's going to take a lot of effort for me to attend the first appointment and I doubt I'll be able to go through it again.
Is it possible for me to insist that they are all carried out in one visit?
Or would I be better to get the most necessary extraction done first, in the knowledge that I'm unlikely to agree to go back for more?
I am terrified of this procedure as I've never had any significant dental work before. So I've now asked if I could have all three removed in one attempt, so as to reduce the trauma but I've been told that this is not possible. Though I'm not sure why and I have two issues:
Firstly, the proposed approach seem to be prolonging my pain and discomfort. Surely it would be easier to do all three at one time, with only one recovery period and under sedation during the procedure. Plus I'd imagine having two procedures might increase the chance of some complications (by the law of averages).
Secondly, I'm worried that - following the first procedure - there's little chance I'll go ahead with the second procedure. It's going to take a lot of effort for me to attend the first appointment and I doubt I'll be able to go through it again.
Is it possible for me to insist that they are all carried out in one visit?
Or would I be better to get the most necessary extraction done first, in the knowledge that I'm unlikely to agree to go back for more?