Tooth extraction - not straightforward

[Slow.Patrol]

I need a back molar removing. No biggie, I've had teeth out before.

But apparently this time I need to be referred to a "specialist" as this tooth has a hooked root.

Is this something to be worried about?

[jimothyc]

Not really, they'll probably refer you to a sedation clinic. I had one of mine which had a hooked root removed under sedation and I didn't know much if anything about it.

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

I had a hooked root and the x-ray didn't show it. (It was a wisdom tooth though).

They were drilling my jaw bone to try and finish the job (tooth had broken up too). I was being drilled and bashed for ages..and I could tell they were thinking about aborting and taking me to hospital. I was in pain for weeks after.

I just thought I'd share that with you

That was 40 years ago....I'm sure things are much better now

[trails]

I've only ever had one filling, which was a utter butcher job and ended up angry for a long time...dentist had three goes at root canals, none of which worked but all were horrible and left me with a stub of a molar. Had it removed under sedation beginning of January, nothing to worry about and now fully healed.

[Slow.Patrol]

Thanks for the replies.

So potentially not something I will be driving myself home from then.

Oh joy.

[Shuff4]

I had a wisdom removed, that was a major hooked type, looked like a cat claw,

Had it removed privately, £230 and was a straight ward and pain free.

[trails]

Slow.Patrol said:

Thanks for the replies.

So potentially not something I will be driving myself home from then.

Oh joy.

You have to sign a form that says you will be chaperoned for 24hrs before they will agree to the extraction, sorry!

[Slow.Patrol]

trails said:

You have to sign a form that says you will be chaperoned for 24hrs before they will agree to the extraction, sorry!

No problem. I just need to make sure I have a chauffeur available.