I went to a dentist i don't normally go to and he wants to pull 4 at one time. There are 2 in the back that are in my gums and i have never heard of a regular dentist doing this. He is not going to put me to sleep, he is only going to numb me. Should i let him do he 2 in the back that are in my gums? is it safe ?
2006-07-17 15:53:57 · 27 answers · asked by Jamie*Lynn 2 in Health ➔ Dental
I'm a dentist.
I'm assuming you are referring to your wisdom teeth (i.e. 3rd molars).
I do not sedate patients in my office. I peform the procedure under local anesthesia with nitrous oxide (laughing gas), and generally have very good results. Patient selection is key, however. Some patients I can tell will cause trouble, and these patients I send to the oral surgeon for sedation.
As far as the procedure goes, it's up to the doctor to decide what he is comfortable doing. Since I've had training in oral surgery, I am pefectly comfortable taking out full-bony impacted wisdom teeth. Some of my colleagues, however, are not trained and thus send these cases to me.
And yes, all four at once. We do this in order to minimize the number of surgical insults to your body. One extraction site heals no faster than four.
2006-07-18 13:35:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
You are unclear in your description of the potential extraction. I'd assume that ALL your teeth are positioned in your gumline.
Anyway, I had 4 impacted wisdom teeth (the last 4 back teeth nearest your throat). I asked my orthondist (dental surgeon) to extract ALL of them at once (although he offered to do 2 at a time). Due to the fact that the teeth's roots were "tangled", he had to saw each tooth into 4 parts and pulled each piece out separately.
I don't believe in anesthesia unless it's absolutely necessary. I prefer to be totally awake and alert, and my gums were numbed. I didn't feel any pain, only numbness, the vibration of the drills and my dentist kidding, "No opera singing in this room!"
My sister did the same operation the following year. And then she had 4 more teeth extracted for correcting an overbite, and then braces.
It could be my family's strong tolerance for pain. Women are known to be able to bear more pain than men, but it really didn't hurt much; and we didn't even take the pain medicine that the dentist prescribed.
If you're uncomfortable with your dentist, then you should find one who you trust. We love our guy in NYC.
2006-07-17 16:10:18 · answer #2 · answered by chance 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not quite sure about this, so don't take my word for it, but if the 4 teeth are your wisdom teeth, then it should be okay for your dentist to pull them out all at once.
One of my close friends had all of her wisdom teeth pulled out at once, and her dentist only used Novacaine as well. She said that after the Novacaine wore off her gums and jaw were pretty sore, but that went away in a week or so. In the meantime, she stuck to mainly liquids and soft foods, and had to rinse out the holes left in her gums with an eye dropper after every meal. Otherwise, she was fine, and the holes closed up after about 3 weeks or so.
Just in case, you might want to do a little research yourself. Good luck with your tooth pulling! :)
2006-07-17 16:02:57 · answer #3 · answered by jelan 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Putting you to sleep is dangerous.
I had ALL of my teeth pulled at once! No harm done.
You will be sore for a few days, but that'd be true if he did them one at a time, only more times.
He'll give you pain meds, so it'll be fine. I recommend one surgery over 4 any day! Really, that'd be the way I'd do it. But try to get it done on a Friday, so you won't miss school or work. There are MUCH better reasons to call in sick, like the beach!
2006-07-17 15:59:49 · answer #4 · answered by LazlaHollyfeld 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, my child had 4 teeth pulled at the same time when she was 9 years old. I don't recommend all 4 at the same time - it was rough, but she did pretty well considering her age.
She had 8 at one time and that was done by an oral surgeon.
My suggestion is to ask the doctor to do 2 at a time; unless he sees a medical reason why the 4 have to come out at the same time. You may want to have them all done at the same time to get it over with - my child did and was okay.
2006-07-17 15:58:50 · answer #5 · answered by 'Barn 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had all four of my wisdom teeth out at once. All four were impacted and in the gum. He gave me the option of novacaine or to be put under. I opted to get knocked out because he said that he would probably have to crush the tooth and pick out the pieces. Heck no did I want to be awake for that!
Everything went great and I didn't have any major problems :)
2006-07-17 15:58:45 · answer #6 · answered by AFBuckeye 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had all four of my wisdom teeth pulled at the same time. They knocked me clear out. One of mine was out,one was just starting to show and the other two were still under my gum. Three of them were boney impacted(hooked to my jaw bone). My dentist sent me to and oral surgeon 150 miles away and my insurance picked up most of it since it was considered surgery. If I had it all to do again I'd do it the same way.
2006-07-17 16:14:48 · answer #7 · answered by unicornfarie1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've heard of this before. If you are concerned, get a second opinion. The teeth are prolly not that far beneath the gum so it isn't necessary to put you to sleep and put your entire body through that trauma.
2006-07-17 15:58:06 · answer #8 · answered by ♥dream_angel♥ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Uh, yeah. Happened to me. Are you getting wisdom teeth removed?? I was put to sleep for it though. Didn't feel a thing, obviously. But, the next day I went camping. Big Mistake. MUCH DISCOMFORT. So, plan on chillin' the next 2 days. My dentist didn't do, but an oral surgeon did.
2006-07-17 15:57:20 · answer #9 · answered by animal_mother 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they are completely impacted and not coming through your gums at all, I would NOT let him pull them.
As for pulling 4 at a time, that's probably ok, I've had 3 pulled at once and people who get dentures have them all pulled at once.
2006-07-17 15:57:24 · answer #10 · answered by tweak 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋