Comments on: Get smarter about wisdom teeth http://blog.teethremoval.com/get-smarter-about-wisdom-teeth/ Making You Think Twice Before Wisdom Teeth Removal. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:52:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: wisdom http://blog.teethremoval.com/get-smarter-about-wisdom-teeth/comment-page-1/#comment-5126 wisdom Thu, 04 Aug 2011 02:04:16 +0000 http://blog.teethremoval.com/?p=216#comment-5126 Hi Lin, sorry not sure of that many dentists. So try to talk with friends and family if you are interested in changing. However sometimes a wisdom tooth should be extracted if there is an unrestorable carie that can't be easily treated by a dentist Certainly if you have pain that suggests you should probably have treatment. Hi Lin, sorry not sure of that many dentists. So try to talk with friends and family if you are interested in changing. However sometimes a wisdom tooth should be extracted if there is an unrestorable carie that can’t be easily treated by a dentist Certainly if you have pain that suggests you should probably have treatment.

]]> By: Lin http://blog.teethremoval.com/get-smarter-about-wisdom-teeth/comment-page-1/#comment-5122 Lin Wed, 03 Aug 2011 08:18:51 +0000 http://blog.teethremoval.com/?p=216#comment-5122 My dentist is refusing to give me a root canal on my wisdom tooth and wants to extract it instead and the one above it, even though they are straight and functional and have been for years. I am frustrated. The dentist said that would be less expensive but I have 90% dental insurance so I dont understand this thinking. Now I am in pain and have to go find another dentist and I am afraid that I will find another crap one..help. My dentist is refusing to give me a root canal on my wisdom tooth and wants to extract it instead and the one above it, even though they are straight and functional and have been for years. I am frustrated. The dentist said that would be less expensive but I have 90% dental insurance so I dont understand this thinking. Now I am in pain and have to go find another dentist and I am afraid that I will find another crap one..help.

]]> By: wisdom http://blog.teethremoval.com/get-smarter-about-wisdom-teeth/comment-page-1/#comment-5015 wisdom Mon, 16 May 2011 23:09:50 +0000 http://blog.teethremoval.com/?p=216#comment-5015 @Laura I think it is a personal choice however I would recommend discussing it with your dentist and discussing benefits/risks. @Laura
I think it is a personal choice however I would recommend discussing it with your dentist and discussing benefits/risks.

]]> By: Laura http://blog.teethremoval.com/get-smarter-about-wisdom-teeth/comment-page-1/#comment-5012 Laura Mon, 16 May 2011 20:53:41 +0000 http://blog.teethremoval.com/?p=216#comment-5012 Hi, I have a decay in my fully grown and straight wisdom tooth. I would need a root canal but my doctor is recommending extraction saying I will save 900$. I think this is my decision to make, financially, and also considering I have many gaps in my mouth I would like to avoid extracting a tooth that I use for mastication and it can be saved. Would a root canal be dangerous for a wisdom tooth? I have now a temporary filling that I would like to replace with a permanent one and save these tooth for years to come. Hi,

I have a decay in my fully grown and straight wisdom tooth. I would need a root canal but my doctor is recommending extraction saying I will save 900$.
I think this is my decision to make, financially, and also considering I have many gaps in my mouth I would like to avoid extracting a tooth that I use for mastication and it can be saved.
Would a root canal be dangerous for a wisdom tooth? I have now a temporary filling that I would like to replace with a permanent one and save these tooth for years to come.

]]> By: wisdom http://blog.teethremoval.com/get-smarter-about-wisdom-teeth/comment-page-1/#comment-761 wisdom Fri, 01 Aug 2008 03:36:12 +0000 http://blog.teethremoval.com/?p=216#comment-761 Hi Becca, thanks visiting. To answer your question. Here is what I found on <a href="http://www.animated-teeth.com/wisdom_teeth/t2_wisdom_tooth_extraction.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.animated-teeth.com/wisdom_teeth/t2_wisdom_tooth_extraction.htm</a> "If tooth decay does form in a wisdom tooth the tooth often can, just like with any other tooth, be repaired by way of placing a filling. This would be especially true in those cases where the amount of decay is readily accessible and small. However, sometimes a dentist will advise against filling a wisdom tooth. As an example, the decay found on the tooth might be in such an awkward location that the dentist does not feel that they can access that part of the tooth adequately so to place a filling. As you can well imagine, if a tooth has been hard for you to clean with a toothbrush and floss it is likely your dentist will have the same problem of access also when using their tools." Since you said the cavity is small, I think you should consider seeing another dentist about this and get his opinion. If the cavity really is small, I don't think there is any reason to get it pulled. Hi Becca, thanks visiting.
To answer your question. Here is what I found on http://www.animated-teeth.com/wisdom_teeth/t2_wisdom_tooth_extraction.htm

“If tooth decay does form in a wisdom tooth the tooth often can, just like with any other tooth, be repaired by way of placing a filling. This would be especially true in those cases where the amount of decay is readily accessible and small. However, sometimes a dentist will advise against filling a wisdom tooth. As an example, the decay found on the tooth might be in such an awkward location that the dentist does not feel that they can access that part of the tooth adequately so to place a filling. As you can well imagine, if a tooth has been hard for you to clean with a toothbrush and floss it is likely your dentist will have the same problem of access also when using their tools.”

Since you said the cavity is small, I think you should consider seeing another dentist about this and get his opinion. If the cavity really is small, I don’t think there is any reason to get it pulled.

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