Residential teeth people: Wisdom teeth...

[wiredspider]

Mine was around $2k, they were impacted so I was able to get it covered by my health insurance. Otherwise my dental insurance would of maxed out at $1k.

 

[RadiclDreamer]

Had mine done 8 years ago and after everything was said and done it was just under $2000

 

[moshquerade]

You may be a professional in the field, but you clearly don't know much about how most dental schools operate. Sure, the work done by the students (and yes, supervised by faculty) is cheaper, but as the bolded part above points to, what would normally take one visit often requires several, as this is a learning process for the student, after all.

And, as Trident tried to tell you -- "They only take certain clients to do student dentistry" -- the work they accept to do is at pleasure of what the students need to work on, and NOT what you need done.

But sometimes, if you're very lucky and need a specific procedure that a student really needs to complete during his practicum, that student will pay you.

I said it "still sounds cheaper", and it does. Why are you bringing up any of this? I have not disputed it.

You have not told me anything I didn't already know. It's just you, searching the board for my posts, to add to your dossier on me, and looking for any reason to attack me. Even when there isn't a reason, like here, you try and spin it that way.

Please leave me alone.

 

[moshquerade]

Went to the dentist thing today. They did some thorough cleaning and then told me that I have two small cavities (far back teeth, probably my newest ones) and that my wisdom teeth are a PITA. I think I saw one of the x-rays and saw one tooth that was at the root level but almost completely horizontal. Idk how the hell that's gonna work out... They told me they are going to refer me to another dentist. Apparently one of them is right next to a nerve and he's like, "well, fuck that shit." So, whatever.

I get my fillings very soon and then hopefully the wisdom teeth extraction soon as well. I hope I can just be under for it (for a minimal cost) because I know this shit will take forever and be incredibly painful no matter the amount of drugs they put me on.

Yeh, they are referring you to an oral surgeon. A general dentist usually doesn't pull wisdom teeth, especially ones impacted like yours sound.

So, you have no insurance at all?

 

[Gibson486]

Best way to get wisdom teeth out: be knocked out cold while the dentist works.
"Count to ten"
"One... twooo... th"
"Ahh, welcome back! All done"
"That's it?"
"Yep, we'll just wait about 20 minutes to make sure there are no after effects from the anesthetic, then you can go home."
"Sweet"

I remember absolutely nothing from the procedure, except the face of the girl who put me under.

Yeah, my gf paid extra to be put under....she was not put under. She said she was very woozy and did not feel a thing, but she was conscience enough to know that she sat in that chair for a very long time.

My fiancee got hers taken out a year ago. W/O insurance, it was around 2200, but her insurance paid 80% of it.

 

[TridenT]

No insurance at all currently. I will have insurance when school starts BUT there is no dental coverage at all. The only thing they cover is if it's part of something else that is not dental. Their example is: If you have a broken jaw and need to have teeth removed then it is covered. Adjunctive or something is their word.

 

[gorb]

Mine would have cost me about 2k if my insurance didn't cover it.

 

[TridenT]

I'm going down this thursday. Get cavities filled, then console at oral surgeon. I get to come in the next morning at a lovely 10AM to the oral surgeon, get knocked out, get them babies removed, and suffer a few days.

What kind of shit should I expect for after having them removed? Mind you, this will be more than just removing teeth like they're no problem... They're really fucked.

 

[Red Squirrel]

It does not hurt that bad, it's more that it's uncomfortable. Your mouth will feel swollen and stuff. Kinda like when you sleep in a bad position and get up and you feel it all day, kinda like that, but in your mouth. The day of, will have a bit more pain, just take a couple Tylenols if you are worried.

 

[Eos]

The best part of wisdom extraction is the period after while the lidocaine is still in effect. Then it's all downhill from there.

I've had three (one more left!) extractions, each one at a time. The first two were not bad at all. The couple days of soft foods during recovery really sucks. The most recent one was bottom right, and the root was sharply curved. It took a second round of lido and then he had to cut it in half. Ugh. The last one is supposedly fairly normal looking. He's hoping it pops right out, as am I...

 

[TridenT]

The best part of wisdom extraction is the period after while the lidocaine is still in effect. Then it's all downhill from there.

I've had three (one more left!) extractions, each one at a time. The first two were not bad at all. The couple days of soft foods during recovery really sucks. The most recent one was bottom right, and the root was sharply curved. It took a second round of lido and then he had to cut it in half. Ugh. The last one is supposedly fairly normal looking. He's hoping it pops right out, as am I...

I don't know how many I am getting done, but I am assuming all four at once.

 

[AgentUnknown]

Man up and get it done. Novacaine has not been used for 40 years. If your are not impacted, you do not need to be put to sleep. The gauge of the syringe is a lot smaller than what was used to create your tatoos.

 

[TridenT]

Man up and get it done. Novacaine has not been used for 40 years. If your are not impacted, you do not need to be put to sleep. The gauge of the syringe is a lot smaller than what was used to create your tatoos.

Impacted like no mans business. If you read, you would know I said my teeth are practically horizontal and way up there.

 

[Eos]

Man up and get it done. Novacaine has not been used for 40 years. If your are not impacted, you do not need to be put to sleep. The gauge of the syringe is a lot smaller than what was used to create your tatoos.

Twilight sleep or sedation can make the work much easier for the doctor.

 

[Red Squirrel]

I don't understand people who get put to sleep for tooth removal. Maybe a little kid, ok, but as an adult? With the new type of stuff they use for freezing, you don't even feel a sting. I don't even know if it's a syringe they use, I never saw it given I'm staring up with my mouth wide open when they do it. I just feel something cold touching my gum, a bit of pressure, then it starts to feel funny, and they walk away and come back in 15 minutes to start grinding away to do a filling, or whatever work they are doing.

It did happen to me once where they did not freeze enough and started grinding away. Then they hit a nerve. OUCH! I kinda jumped a bit, and after hitting it a few more times they froze it again. lol.

Out of all dentist experience, the part I actually can't stand is when they are picking at the teeth during a checkup. It gives me that nails on the chalk board feeling.

 

[Eos]

I don't understand people who get put to sleep for tooth removal.

Uhhhh. ^^^^

 

[gorb]

MIne were also removed by a surgeon because my shit was all fucked up (also placed under general anesthesia). Three were severely impacted at angles, and one was completely perpendicular to the rest of them. I should have gotten them removed sooner.

I was bleeding fairly heavily for about a day afterwards. You of course can't drive yourself back because of the drugs, so you'll need a ride. I took about 4x the dosage of the pain meds afterwards because it was hurting pretty bad. My diet consisted mostly of mashed potatoes and jello and other similar food for around two weeks until the gaping holes healed up.

 

[AreaCode707]

I had two impacted and two regular. I was without dental insurance at the time and it cost me about $1500. I opted not to go under, just did Novocaine, for both expense and anxiety reasons. Took 2-3 hours to do the whole thing, as I recall, but it may have been half that in reality and just seemed longer. Recovery was about a week, week and a half.

My husband had it done with insurance, cost about $300 and they put him under. Took 20-30 minutes and he was totally recovered in about five days.

 

[AgentUnknown]

It just grinds my gears when a guy that is 6 foot tall and has a bunch of tatoos that says to me he is afraid of shots. Stop being a wuss.

 

[TridenT]

I had two impacted and two regular. I was without dental insurance at the time and it cost me about $1500. I opted not to go under, just did Novocaine, for both expense and anxiety reasons. Took 2-3 hours to do the whole thing, as I recall, but it may have been half that in reality and just seemed longer. Recovery was about a week, week and a half.

My husband had it done with insurance, cost about $300 and they put him under. Took 20-30 minutes and he was totally recovered in about five days.

Your husband got lucky it sounds like.

 

[TridenT]

I got them removed earlier today. It took far less time than I expected. Went in, waited a bit, they hooked me up to a few things, put on the gas, then injected me with stuff. I woke up a bit later. Appointment was at like 10AM(Probably got in around 9:35AM to the area). I got home by 11:30. I think they said it only took 40 minutes to do it.

Cost: $2200 or so.

1 impacted tooth. All 4 removed. Now I have some meds that I just have to use. (antibiotics, special mouth wash, percocet, and an anti-nausea med (for the percocet because I might get sick from it sometime))

I got home and the bleeding stopped practically immediately. It's begun to catch back up though as the day progresses. I think it's because I accidentally spit or swallowed normally a few times on accident.

In other news: I rotated my cars tires and filled them all up to about 38-39PSI. (Up from 29-30 (The read about 26-27 before I filled)) Now my mother takes care of me and feeds me softer foods. (mashed potatoes, scrambled eggs, whatever.)

 

[TridenT]

Bleeding hasn't stopped completely. I'm now trying to stop it with gauss. I don't know why it has continued. I am also in pain a lot of the time. I had to get another prescription for vicodin because I'll be running out of pills soon. I don't think I have dry socket because it doesn't hurt 24/7. It just hurts quite often. It comes and goes even with the vicodin in my system. I'm taking it every four hours or so. Idk. I kinda want to see the dentist to see if I am ok or not but they're 3 hours away and I have work for the next two days at least. :/

 

[moshquerade]

Bleeding hasn't stopped completely. I'm now trying to stop it with gauss. I don't know why it has continued. I am also in pain a lot of the time. I had to get another prescription for vicodin because I'll be running out of pills soon. I don't think I have dry socket because it doesn't hurt 24/7. It just hurts quite often. It comes and goes even with the vicodin in my system. I'm taking it every four hours or so. Idk. I kinda want to see the dentist to see if I am ok or not but they're 3 hours away and I have work for the next two days at least. :/

Do you have a follow up appt?

I thought you said you were taking percs? so, is it actually vics?

 

[D1gger]

Six days later and your still bleeding? I would get back to their office and have it checked out.

 

[TridenT]

Do you have a follow up appt?

I thought you said you were taking percs? so, is it actually vics?

I thought it was percocet at first, but they gave me vicodin instead.

I'm going to see if I can get a follow up appointment sometime soon. It has to work with my work schedule and a few other things...