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> they just refer you to an oral surgeon Perhaps in the US where they drug you down? Here the dentist just gives you a local anesthetic and pry them out, unles
by matsemann 5y ago
> they just refer you to an oral surgeon
Perhaps in the US where they drug you down? Here the dentist just gives you a local anesthetic and pry them out, unless there is something extraordinary. Or perhaps it's a different person? But still the same company getting the money.
- bombcar 5y agoThe US usually has both options - and the dentist will usually recommend the surgeon, especially since some medical insurance will cover that but not the yank and jank. Oral surgeons in the US are usually found in larger hospitals; most dentists are just dentists.
- soylentcola 5y agoI'm in the US. I've had one out and I just got novocaine and elbow grease. It was honestly an awful experience. Trying to pry that thing out while I couldn't feel a thing, but I felt incredibly drained afterward. Not sure if it was from adrenaline/anxiety or if you still respond to the trauma despite no immediate pain or sensation. Then I had the pleasure of little shards and chips working their way out as I healed over the next several months. It really did take a good 3-4 months before I felt remotely healed back there.
- toast0 5y agoIt would also depend a lot on what's going on with your wisdom teeth. If they haven't erupted at all and are causing trouble, that's oral surgery time. If they're fully erupted, a regular dentist may do it. In between, it depends.
- seanmcdirmid 5y agoI was referred to a oral surgeon at the university of Washington (but there are oral surgeons affiliated with Swedish hospital also), my dentist is the typical private practice. Financially they are completely unrelated.