Residential teeth people: Wisdom teeth...

[TridenT]

So, I am looking at getting four of my wisdom teeth extracted. They're coming in and my mouth can't fit them. It's starting to cause issues with movement of the other teeth. (As in, it's screwing up a lot of work)

So, how much would it cost, without insurance, to get 4 wisdom teeth extracted?

 

[Iron Woode]

try the health and fitness forum.

 

[TridenT]

try the health and fitness forum.

This forum does better.

 

[alfa147x]

You're going to need to sell your civic.

 

[moshquerade]

call an oral surgeon's office in your area and ask. that is where you'll likely be referred to for the extractions.

 

[Iron Woode]

This forum does better.

this forum is going to give you answers that won't be all that helpful.

 

[shortylickens]

Dunno.
I had mine out in the Navy. It was free, and also 1997.
In 2011 I couldnt say.
My advice: Get insurance now.

 

[TridenT]

Insurance sounds nice.

Exams are $200+ just so people can say, "oh yep, you need those gone..."

 

[nick1985]

This guy will pull them for about $10

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=8c4_1312028608

 

[Spikesoldier]

barter.

i traded my computer services for dental services and we both came out winners.

he got his computers and network fixed, i got some expensive work to three teeth done.

now i go in for a cleaning and checkup every 6 months and after, i check up on the computers.

 

[alfa147x]

Insurance sounds nice.

Exams are $200+ just so people can say, "oh yep, you need those gone..."

go to china. Heard it's cheaper there...

 

[vi edit]

Got a university with a dental school nearby? Sometimes they have special deals where the dental students will work for free.

No guarantee on quality or lack of pain on the job though.

 

[TridenT]

Got a university with a dental school nearby? Sometimes they have special deals where the dental students will work for free.

No guarantee on quality or lack of pain on the job though.

Uh... I have a prestigious dental school just down the street, but they charge the same (if not more) than places around town.

 

[jme5343]

I just had mine done. Two "bony" impacted and two "soft tissue" impacted. All four, plus half an hour of analgesic.

$1520ish.

 

[moshquerade]

Uh... I have a prestigious dental school just down the street, but they charge the same (if not more) than places around town.

I call bs. How do you know this?

 

[TridenT]

I call bs. How do you know this?

Says it on their website. Called them too. They gave me a quote for examination before getting extractions as $252.
http://www.dental.washington.edu/patientcare/patientcare_index.php

• Faculty Practice Care
  
  If you are interested in receiving care from one of our faculty dentists, private dental care is provided in our faculty clinics. The fees are similar to those of private dentists in the community.

 

[moshquerade]

Says it on their website. Called them too. They gave me a quote for examination before getting extractions as $252.
http://www.dental.washington.edu/patientcare/patientcare_index.php

That isn't a student dentist, but a faculty dentist. The discounts are usually from letting student dentists "practice" on you while faculty dentists observe.

Call and ask if they do extractions via dental students for a lesser fee.

 

[TridenT]

That isn't a student dentist, but a faculty dentist. The discounts are usually from letting student dentists "practice" on you while faculty dentists observe.

They only take certain clients to do student dentistry. Even then, it's not heavily discounted.

http://www.dental.washington.edu/patientcare/patient_admissions.php#1

 

[moshquerade]

They only take certain clients to do student dentistry. Even then, it's not heavily discounted.

http://www.dental.washington.edu/patientcare/patient_admissions.php#1

"What will my treatment cost? Our fees are generally lower than those of a private dentist. We offer these lower fees in recognition of the extra time needed to be treated by a dental student. "

Still sounds cheaper.


Are your wisdom teeth impacted, semi-impacted or erupting normally (straight) but just not erupting all the way due to lack of room?

 

[TridenT]

"What will my treatment cost? Our fees are generally lower than those of a private dentist. We offer these lower fees in recognition of the extra time needed to be treated by a dental student. "

Still sounds cheaper.


Are your wisdom teeth impacted, semi-impacted or erupting normally (straight) but just not erupting all the way due to lack of room?

Not a clue. It's a bit hard to take pictures of that far back too. All I have been told my entire life though is, "your mouth is too small and you're gonna need them babies gone when they come." My last time I got an exam(maybe a couple years ago) the guy said, "When those wisdom teeth come in, around 21, you'll need them gone." I'm almost 21. I feel some tooth related pain sometimes and they're starting to push my teeth around. I'm going to need them gone.

 

[moshquerade]

Not a clue.

Can you feel them in your mouth, erupted, above the gum?

Did the dentist tell you they would need to come out or did your surmise this?

 

[TridenT]

Updated the post. And, they're pretty much all the way in... I mean, they're in there. I can see them. I can feel them. They're about the same level as my other teeth. The top ones are a bit crooked. The bottom ones fit ok-ish... but they're definitely not perfect.

 

[moshquerade]

Updated the post. And, they're pretty much all the way in... I mean, they're in there. I can see them. I can feel them. They're about the same level as my other teeth. The top ones are a bit crooked. The bottom ones fit ok.

if top and bottom meet and you can chew with them and you can get back there to clean them then you don't need them extracted.

 

[TridenT]

if top and bottom meet and you can chew with them and you can get back there to clean them then you don't need them extracted.

Maybe I'm confuzzling teeth. Maybe only the top came in? Idk..

 

[TridenT]

Maybe none came in and somehow I'm only getting my 2nd molars now it seems? IDK. I swear that months ago I had teeth that were barely coming in that are now in there.

I really don't pay enough attention to those teeth that far back.

I need to just get an exam and a cleaning...