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blackyeti
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I believe I'm going to have an Oroantral Fistula procedure. I went to the dentist because pus and food debris kept coming out of this little hole/flap on the surface of my gums above where I believe my wisdom tooth to be. Through X-rays, it was shown that my wisdom tooth (top left) made it's way all the way up, near my sinus. My dentist told me it hasn't touched the sinus yet, but when I blow my nose and such, stuff comes out my gum-hole.
Anyways, my dentist told me I'll have to go to my local hospital to see a dental surgeon, and that I'll need to extract the tooth (it's pretty high up in the X-ray, quite mortifying to be honest). I am now feeling anxious, as I don't know anybody who's had to go through this, nor if this is dangerous. I'm in Sweden, and I am a 144lbs, 6'0, 18 year old guy. I'm not scared of what I'll have to go through, granted this isn't one of those "emergency" situations where there can be a lot of complications and dangers. I really want to know if my situation is common, uncommon, rare, or very rare and unsual.
My Questions:
- Is having to go to a dental surgeon for a Wisdom tooth extraction a sign of something very concerning? or this is common?
- Are Oroantral Fistula procedures dangerous or life threatening? I'm just afraid that this is something new that the dental surgeon I'm set up with won't know what to do.
- I believe I'll most likely be put under IV Sedation. I read somewhere that IV sedation doesn't technically put you to sleep, so there isn't going to be a chance of 'not waking up'. Is this true? (fingers crossed)
- My wisdom tooth hasn't reached my sinus. But let's just say, worst case scenario, it reaches my sinus. Would the procedure be a rare and risky case? Or are wisdom teeth reaching sinus cavities more common than I thought?
- If my other wisdom teeth are completely fine and unimpacted, will they still remove them?
Anyways, my dentist told me I'll have to go to my local hospital to see a dental surgeon, and that I'll need to extract the tooth (it's pretty high up in the X-ray, quite mortifying to be honest). I am now feeling anxious, as I don't know anybody who's had to go through this, nor if this is dangerous. I'm in Sweden, and I am a 144lbs, 6'0, 18 year old guy. I'm not scared of what I'll have to go through, granted this isn't one of those "emergency" situations where there can be a lot of complications and dangers. I really want to know if my situation is common, uncommon, rare, or very rare and unsual.
My Questions:
- Is having to go to a dental surgeon for a Wisdom tooth extraction a sign of something very concerning? or this is common?
- Are Oroantral Fistula procedures dangerous or life threatening? I'm just afraid that this is something new that the dental surgeon I'm set up with won't know what to do.
- I believe I'll most likely be put under IV Sedation. I read somewhere that IV sedation doesn't technically put you to sleep, so there isn't going to be a chance of 'not waking up'. Is this true? (fingers crossed)
- My wisdom tooth hasn't reached my sinus. But let's just say, worst case scenario, it reaches my sinus. Would the procedure be a rare and risky case? Or are wisdom teeth reaching sinus cavities more common than I thought?
- If my other wisdom teeth are completely fine and unimpacted, will they still remove them?
