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I did a search and it seems the recommened course for my daughter is to have her 4 wisdom teeth pulled by a bio dentist. YIKES! No dental insurance but I need to do whats best for her.
Does anybody have any advice? Any rough idea on cost? Its $2000 from our oral surgeon but our LLMD advises bio dentist is our best bet to ward off any future trouble.
I have no idea what monetary cost I am gettng into...HELP !!!!!
Thanks
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I did not use a bio dentist. I did tell the oral surgeon I had lyme and he knew not to use adrenaline in the novacaine injections since they affect lyme patients badly.
I healed fine and had no issues with the surgery. She may benefit from total sedation since we seem to have neuro issues with lyme and it makes the stress much worse to sit through it.
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Can I ask why they need to pull them? Do you have a second opinion? One dentist wanted the same for my child but then another said the contrary and said for braces they are needed.
They say there is more space but this is not a good idea.
Also wisdom teeth can be used for stem cells of your own body. I always have to fight for my wisdom tooth but is was good. I really use it.
I never would do more than one at a time. I personally can not see that it is necessary to have a biological dentist, the only problem is the injection and the abx what they put in.
I would prefer an oral surgean as they do this all the time.
Ask for a digital x-ray.
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Had my dd's lower wisdom teeth extracted recently. There was NO choice bc of the way they were situated in her mouth.
She would have preferred to be knocked out but that would have presented its own problems. So she had the "laughing gas" which got her through the oral surgery.
We didn't use a "biological dentist" -- just an excellent oral surgeon who had years of experience and knew what he was doing.
We opted to just pull the lowers. Those are the most difficult from a surgical point of view. The surgeon could have yanked out her uppers during the procedure but I didn't want to put more stress on her body than what was necessary.
The uppers cam be pulled at a later date if/when needed. From my own personal experience, pulling the uppers don't even need a tylenol.
As for cost, a good oral surgeon is going to cost major bucks. Your insurance will reimburse some of it.
IMO your best option is to invest in the best oral surgeon you can find in your area. Ask your dentist/friends/neighbors who is the best.
Biological dentistry sounds good but really who among us actually goes to a biological dentist or surgeon? And what the heck does that even mean?
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Thanks guys. Yes, her wisdom teeth have to come out. All 4 are coming in sideways and two have to be Cut out. We have no choice. Have had second opinion already.
I've been going to this oral surgeon for years. My son had him as well.
I will keep researching.
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You may want to look into DAMS. This is a dental nonprofit which can provide you more information.
While you don't necessarily need to see a biological dentist, it's certainly good to know all the risks.
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I can see no reason for you to pay more to go to a biological dentist for this procedure, since you are not having anything done that involves amalgam removal or any type of filling. Contacting a dental school might be a way of getting this done at a much lower cost.
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In all these threads you will find comments about wisdom teeth situations. Improper wisdom tooth removal is one of the most common problems when Lyme Disease or chronic problems are present. Learn all about it before you let the wrong person do the work.
Only very few dentists know how to remove the wisdom tooth correctly.
Good luck,
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Thank you for your replies and as always GiGi.
We've come so far with treatment that I would hate now to do her a dis-service by NOT doing the right thing. I guess after I get a price from the bio dentist that our WONDERFUL LLMD told us to give a call to...that will help.
I know our regular is $2000 maybe the bio dentist won't be too horribly higher. If thats the case then for me its a no brainer.
If it were my teeth I wouldnt care...but she is 17 with her whole life ahead...
Decisions...decisions....
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