People who have had wisdom tooth/teeth problems

[Seya]

Maybe. But keeping it clean didn't prevent infection. I talked to a dentist (she is Romanian btw. Sabi is a friend of mine) and she was aghast. It seems to be in common use there though.

my doctor told me he doesn't recommend antibiotics as such infections rarely occur and there is no need to take them for prophylactic reasons...and as a matter of fact i didn't have an infection after that. anyway i had stitches so the wound was closed. i went the next day for a final check and it didn't show any signs of a possible infection...otherwise he would have given me antibiotcs.

[Seya]

I had general anaesthetic at a dentist as a child to remove my four front baby teeth. I still remember that day clearly. It scared me. My dad and the dental nurse had to hold me down as i was pancaking ferociously. They forced the mask on my face.

it was probably some kind of drug to keep u calm they do that with children as they can't stay still

[The Lawspeaker]

my doctor told me he doesn't recommend antibiotics as such infections rarely occur and there is no need to take them for prophylactic reasons...and as a matter of fact i didn't have an infection after that. anyway i had stitches so the wound was closed. i went the next day for a final check and it didn't show any signs of a possible infection...otherwise he would have given me antibiotcs.

Not here. Here they aren't used period, it seems. They also had done a lousy job on the wound it seems. Not a bad show for a general hospital.

[Mr.G]

I had my wisdom teeth removed. I'm sure the doctor urged me to remove all 4 of them because he wanted more $, but it's not like they're necessary. I was given 5mg Oxycodone and 325mg paracetamol tablets. The drug high was wonderful and made me love everything, but I took it at night once and it depressed my breathing, and that was scary.

I had that experience with the breathing. The drug was Percocet. I woke up in the middle of the night short of breath and generally feeling very weird. I literally thought I might be dying, I had never felt that before or since.

[Seya]

Not here. Here they aren't used period, it seems. They also had done a lousy job on the wound it seems. Not a bad show for a general hospital.

they don't use antibiotics in case of infections? why not? how do they treat infections then?

[The Lawspeaker]

they don't use antibiotics in case of infections? why not? how do they treat infections then?

They didn't. I had to get them from my general practitioner and pay them out of pocket.

[Seya]

They didn't. I had to get them from my general practitioner and pay them out of pocket.

well yeah..it is weird that some other doctor had to prescribe u treatment for someone else's surgery. normally they send u back from where u came

[The Lawspeaker]

well yeah..it is weird that some other doctor had to prescribe u treatment for someone else's surgery. normally they send u back from where u came

It's my sneaking suspicion that that is how they drive up costs. This in order to increase profits.

[Ford]

My wisdom teeth haven't even emerged yet.

[Kazimiera]

Hold on. Kazimiera is a nurse. Where she at?

You rang?

The degree of impaction will determine which method of removal is used. They will do an X-ray to see where the teeth are and what the easiest method to get to it is needed.

If is easily accessible a dentist can remove it in the dental chair.

If the teeth are seriously impacted and difficult to reach, especially if there isn't enough space for them to come out and are imbedded in the jaw, then they do it under general anaesthetic. A maxillo-facial surgeon, not a dentist, does the removal because it requires surgery into the jaw bone and skull itself. That degree of facial surgery cannot be performed by a dentist.

For example, take these teeth. You cannot see them from above and there is no way a dentist is going to get in there and simply pull it out. This requires maxillo-facial surgery.