Tooth extraction - not straightforward
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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
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
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.
tim0409 said:
I had a similar extraction 15 years ago, which required sedation and was referred to the dental hospital. I enlisted my mum to pick me up and I don t even remember the trip home, so whatever they gave me must have worked!
I had mine done with just local numbing. The missus had her's done with sedation. When I'd driven her home she suddenly announced she had to go to the dentist! It wasn't until I showed her where the cannula had been that she believed that she'd already been.Slow.Patrol said:
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?
I had 3 out last year, my dentist referred to me the hospital for a general anesthetic to have them done. I was 15 months from referral to having them actually removed. 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?
Red9zero said:
Hopefully you can get sedation on the NHS. I have paid £900 to get a tooth removed under sedation going private.
Christ all mighty during covid i removed a molar with a pair of plyers and a few whiskies ..... it broke up. think ill just leave the broken bit for that price
Purosangue said:
Red9zero said:
Hopefully you can get sedation on the NHS. I have paid £900 to get a tooth removed under sedation going private.
Christ all mighty during covid i removed a molar with a pair of plyers and a few whiskies ..... it broke up. think ill just leave the broken bit for that price
Richtea1970 said:
Purosangue said:
Red9zero said:
Hopefully you can get sedation on the NHS. I have paid £900 to get a tooth removed under sedation going private.
Christ all mighty during covid i removed a molar with a pair of plyers and a few whiskies ..... it broke up. think ill just leave the broken bit for that price
it is not the first time I've done home dentistry
Not sure where all the stuff about sedation or GA has come from, it’s not compulsory for difficult extractions!
OP the tooth is likely to be removed “surgically” which sounds scary but isn’t really. If it’s reasonably intact then the normal approach would be to slice it up to separate the roots, this is done pretty much like a filling. The roots are sort of levered up individually. Sounds bad but it’s probably less traumatic than removing the whole tooth at once.
If there’s a bigger than normal hole left then a couple of sutures would be good.
Retired dentist
OP the tooth is likely to be removed “surgically” which sounds scary but isn’t really. If it’s reasonably intact then the normal approach would be to slice it up to separate the roots, this is done pretty much like a filling. The roots are sort of levered up individually. Sounds bad but it’s probably less traumatic than removing the whole tooth at once.
If there’s a bigger than normal hole left then a couple of sutures would be good.
Retired dentist
GordonL said:
Not sure where all the stuff about sedation or GA has come from, it s not compulsory for difficult extractions!
OP the tooth is likely to be removed surgically which sounds scary but isn t really. If it s reasonably intact then the normal approach would be to slice it up to separate the roots, this is done pretty much like a filling. The roots are sort of levered up individually. Sounds bad but it s probably less traumatic than removing the whole tooth at once.
If there s a bigger than normal hole left then a couple of sutures would be good.
Retired dentist
I am an absolute wuss where anything like this is involved. I had general anaesthetic for cataract ops ffs. It doesn't help that my teeth do not want to come out easily (took two dentists once, with one holding me down) and I have gone into shock twice having teeth removed and needed glucose to get me fit to get out of the chair. So yep, give me the drugs, ask me where I am going on holiday and I will wake up 30 mins later minus a tooth (and £900). OP the tooth is likely to be removed surgically which sounds scary but isn t really. If it s reasonably intact then the normal approach would be to slice it up to separate the roots, this is done pretty much like a filling. The roots are sort of levered up individually. Sounds bad but it s probably less traumatic than removing the whole tooth at once.
If there s a bigger than normal hole left then a couple of sutures would be good.
Retired dentist
Edited by Red9zero on Friday 13th February 11:30
GordonL said:
Not sure where all the stuff about sedation or GA has come from, it s not compulsory for difficult extractions!
OP the tooth is likely to be removed surgically which sounds scary but isn t really. If it s reasonably intact then the normal approach would be to slice it up to separate the roots, this is done pretty much like a filling. The roots are sort of levered up individually. Sounds bad but it s probably less traumatic than removing the whole tooth at once.
If there s a bigger than normal hole left then a couple of sutures would be good.
Retired dentist
Thank you.OP the tooth is likely to be removed surgically which sounds scary but isn t really. If it s reasonably intact then the normal approach would be to slice it up to separate the roots, this is done pretty much like a filling. The roots are sort of levered up individually. Sounds bad but it s probably less traumatic than removing the whole tooth at once.
If there s a bigger than normal hole left then a couple of sutures would be good.
Retired dentist
Stitches were mentioned.
I had a dry socket after one of my wisdom teeth were removed. Not something I want to repeat.
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