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BensonBooga
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I went to the dentist today to have my lower left wisdom tooth out, they said I will have to re-book, I presume due to the fact they will need more time, I should have asked more why it couldn't be done today as expected as it was a wasted trip. I thought it would be a simple procedure, but the dentist told me they will need to cut bone, and section the tooth, and I will likely be off work for 4 days after. This was a shock as I really thought it was simple going from my own views on it comparing to teeth I have seen removed on YT.
I also mentioned to the dentist that at least I don't have to worry about the nerves as they are far away from the root, but he corrected me and said "they are right there, only about 2mm away", as though saying it is still a concern. To me they looked a long way away.
So now, I am wondering, is bone cutting for the tooth in the photos/x-ray below, quite an expected thing ? When I saw my normal dentist a few months back, they said it should be quite simple, but they wanted to refer me to a minor dental surgery just in case it broke up. Going by the dental surgeon today it will be sectioned anyway before it is tried to be yanked out. On YT videos I have seen them use an elevator tool on erupted teeth which seems simple enough, as a layman I am not sure why he can't use the same tool here ? Obviously a reason of some sort. Sadly a dentist did file the tooth down a lot 6 months ago due to a high bite after infection, they reduced more than I planned, but it is still out of the gum.
So really, I am asking you guys, does the fact the bone will be cut and the tooth sectioned sound normal for this tooth and is that still fairly straight forward or is that a big deal ? He was talking about having sedation, which also worried me as that sounds like it IS a big deal, but perhaps that was just because I am so nervy which he could tell by my constant questions. Just not sure if I should find a different dentist who may do it differently and less invasive. The fact I am pain free right now really makes me want to hold off, but I know it is a ticking time bomb. What sort of time length should such an operation take ?
Thanks for any advice (photos attached). Ignore the temp filling on the sideways shot, that is now removed.
I also mentioned to the dentist that at least I don't have to worry about the nerves as they are far away from the root, but he corrected me and said "they are right there, only about 2mm away", as though saying it is still a concern. To me they looked a long way away.
So now, I am wondering, is bone cutting for the tooth in the photos/x-ray below, quite an expected thing ? When I saw my normal dentist a few months back, they said it should be quite simple, but they wanted to refer me to a minor dental surgery just in case it broke up. Going by the dental surgeon today it will be sectioned anyway before it is tried to be yanked out. On YT videos I have seen them use an elevator tool on erupted teeth which seems simple enough, as a layman I am not sure why he can't use the same tool here ? Obviously a reason of some sort. Sadly a dentist did file the tooth down a lot 6 months ago due to a high bite after infection, they reduced more than I planned, but it is still out of the gum.
So really, I am asking you guys, does the fact the bone will be cut and the tooth sectioned sound normal for this tooth and is that still fairly straight forward or is that a big deal ? He was talking about having sedation, which also worried me as that sounds like it IS a big deal, but perhaps that was just because I am so nervy which he could tell by my constant questions. Just not sure if I should find a different dentist who may do it differently and less invasive. The fact I am pain free right now really makes me want to hold off, but I know it is a ticking time bomb. What sort of time length should such an operation take ?
Thanks for any advice (photos attached). Ignore the temp filling on the sideways shot, that is now removed.