Wisdom teeth extractions
Are you in several pains and you been referred to a specialist/hospital for a wisdom tooth extraction but the waiting list is to long? We can help you to get ride of the pains. Our dentist has a special interest in oral surgery especially involving wisdom tooth extraction and difficult teeth like roots or supernumerary teeth which are difficult to extract and other dentist can’t do it. Dr Dhody does this kind of treatment routinely.
The wisdom teeth are the last to appear right on the back of the mouth. They are often referred to as 3rd molars, they erupt typically at the age of 18 years to 25 years, it can vary from person to person.
Impacted wisdom tooth
Impacted wisdom teeth can result in pain, damage to other teeth and other dental problems. In some cases, impacted wisdom teeth may cause no apparent or immediate problems. But because they’re hard to clean, they may be more vulnerable to tooth decay and gum disease than other teeth are.
When an impacted wisdom tooth becomes infected, damages other teeth or causes other dental problems, you may experience some of these signs or symptoms:
- Red or swollen painful gums causing pericoronitis because of food getting stuck
- Tender or bleeding gums
- Jaw pain
- Swelling around the jaw
- Bad breath
- An unpleasant taste in your mouth
- Difficulty opening your mouth
We accept patients referred by other dentists or doctors, also direct access meaning if you are in pain and can’t wait to to get to the hospital you can call us directly, we will get you booked in with our dentist and take it from there. Call us on 01922624900 to book in.
Fused tooth
I want to present a special case of one of our a patient . He came to the surgery with very bad pains and wanted to remove the tooth. After the consultation the doctor discovered that it was about a fused tooth (lower left 7 and lower left 8 together ). This does not happen very often, maybe one case per 10.000 people. We were really happy to help this patient and the extraction took place successfully.
Supernumerary tooth/wisdom tooth extraction
Case study
Vertically impacted wisdom tooth which had pericoronitis ie swelling and redness around the wisdom tooth causing pain was extracted by our dentist Dr Dhody. This patient was referred to us by another dentist as was in pain and couldn’t wait to be seen by a specialist. The patient was booked the same day when they called, an OPG was taken for this patient in our surgery, treatment was done on that day and patient was pain free thereafter.
All 4 wisdom teeth removal
It is not nice when we start to have problems with the wisdom teeth and we want to get ride of it. We can sort out the problem in just 2 appointments . Generally top teeth are easier than bottom, and that we generally recommend taking the top and bottom on one side in one appointment and then the other 2 on the other side together in 2 weeks time after the first appointment.
There is few benefits of take the wisdom teeth out:
1. Less crowding means fewer orthodontic problems
2. Prevent damage to nearby teeth
3. Decrease the risk of oral disease and inflammation
4. Lessen orofacial pain
5. Prevent cysts, tumours, and jaw damage
We pay heedance to NICE (national institute for clinical excellence) guidelines when deciding when to take out teeth, and of course you, as the patient gets the final say.
OPG and CT scans of wisdom teeth, we have the equipment onsite
Often the first step is to take an xray. Although we often can get the information that we need from standard examination and xray, we also have the facilities to take more complex scans of the jaw such as an OPG / DPT or even 3D scans of the jaw such as a CT scan. Just come for a consultation and we will take it from there. We usually can do the scan if needed immediately and provide immediate results and therefore get you out of pain / problems ASAP.