Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our DD had hers out this summer, all four impacted. She was home within two hours of when she left the house. Our oral surgeon only advised over the counter pain meds which actually seemed adequate but required pretty active management to stay on a schedule at least at first.

She was relatively functional within 24 hours, quite careful about what she ate for about three days, then just avoided particularly difficult foods like chips for a few weeks.

She plays a sport where she has to wear a mouth guard and was back at practice five or six days later. I was expecting it to take two weeks.

+1

Same experience for DD this summer, just turned 16. She was done with braces and wisdom teeth growing in would have started pushing everything around so ortho advised getting them out as soon as practical. Other benefit to doing it early was her roots weren't fully formed yet so extraction was easier than it would have been had she waited a few more years. Still had some pain and swelling for a few days but manageable and not as much as I remember when I had mine out. I think she took the prescription Tylenol with codeine once and used the 800mg Advil for the first day but otherwise cycled regular Advil and Tylenol. Out of pocket cost was $800 after insurance (MetLife through FEDVIP).

Who did you go to?

Elevate Oral Surgery in Oakton

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We do not have dental insurance but it was covered by our medical (fed bcbs). We paid $100. Both kids were ok by the second day. They took ibuprofen.

Fed bcbs did not cover it for us— don’t know if that depends or what.

Interesting...last one was 2 years ago, Maybe it changed.

DC had all four removed a couple weeks before the end of summer vacation. Oral surgeon. No insurance. All were coming in sideways and at least one had erupted, opening the way for infection. They gave a prep/follow up kit with rinse, gel and spray, and prophylactic antibiotics the morning of. Did the icing religiously after. Recovery took maybe a week or ten days; the longest lasting issue was one tooth that was worse positioned than the others. Got the long lasting pain shot which seemed to help but was not 100% by itself. Used some of the 800 mg ibuprofen and some extra-strength acetaminophen. No complications. Never needed to ask for narcotic medicine.

That said, any doctor who categorically refuses to provide narcotics is one to run away from. So is anybody who tells you that young people get habituated quickly even by small amounts of pain relievers that contain narcotics. Properly used, according to directions, and for short duration, the kind of low grade narcotics typically prescribed by dentists are safe and effective. They don’t make people “high” in any meaningful sense, particularly if the person is sleeping, which is what they should be doing. The fear of narcotics, or more precisely the fear of prescribing them, is the product of the “opioid crisis,” caused by Chinese fentanyl but blamed on legitimate medication by profiteering government agencies.

I echo the PP’s who caution not to “wait and see” about complications. I know two kids who got infections, likely because they abandoned follow up too early.

I always thought, and still think, that the push to remove wisdom teeth is a profit-driven one in many cases. But a lot of people eventually have trouble with them long term. I think it is OK to wait, but they apparently get more firmly attached and harder to remove later in life.

14 yo DS had his 2 bottom wisdom teeth taken out and he was fine 3 or 4 days after and back to eating regular foods within a week. We have GEHA dental insurance and they surprisingly covered everything.

We really liked Dr Goldman for both our kids. He was recommended by both our orthodontist and dentist. He does take insurance.

https://drlgoldman.com/

Anonymous wrote:How long does it take, how bad is recovery and how much did it cost you with pretty good dental insurance? I had mine removed ages ago and don't remember what it was like. His need to be removed as they are growing sideways.

If no insurance, about $500 per tooth on average these days. Recovery is about a week to 10 days before eating regular foods again. The first 2-3 days are the worst but nothing bad, just have plenty of soft jello/tapioca type pudding foods on hand and do not use straws.

Anonymous wrote:such scam

Such ignorance

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our DD had hers out this summer, all four impacted. She was home within two hours of when she left the house. Our oral surgeon only advised over the counter pain meds which actually seemed adequate but required pretty active management to stay on a schedule at least at first.

She was relatively functional within 24 hours, quite careful about what she ate for about three days, then just avoided particularly difficult foods like chips for a few weeks.

She plays a sport where she has to wear a mouth guard and was back at practice five or six days later. I was expecting it to take two weeks.

+1

Same experience for DD this summer, just turned 16. She was done with braces and wisdom teeth growing in would have started pushing everything around so ortho advised getting them out as soon as practical. Other benefit to doing it early was her roots weren't fully formed yet so extraction was easier than it would have been had she waited a few more years. Still had some pain and swelling for a few days but manageable and not as much as I remember when I had mine out. I think she took the prescription Tylenol with codeine once and used the 800mg Advil for the first day but otherwise cycled regular Advil and Tylenol. Out of pocket cost was $800 after insurance (MetLife through FEDVIP).

Who did you go to?

We went to Dr. Dyzak for both kids whose molar growth was being impaired by wisdom teeth blocking that space. He is excellent I cannot recommend him enough.
We went to him when he was in Kensington but also in Boyds, where he now works exclusively

https://www.drdzyakomfs.com

It cost about $250 after insurance (which paid the lion's share) Delta Dental.

About $750 on our dental plan. Took about a week to recover, maybe 5-6 days. I was really worried but it was only really bad the first day when she was still drugged and out of it. She never needed more than the super strength Advil she got. She didn’t take any Percocet.

Anonymous wrote:such scam

Please tell us where you earned your DDS and how long you've been practicing dentistry.

Or STFU.

Anonymous wrote:DS a couple of years ago over spring break. He was referred to 2 oral surgeons, neither of which took insurance.

DS took Motrin for 2 days and was totally fine (we were not comfortable using the script for opioids; when asked about chance of gateway to dependency, pharmacists said kids can get dependent, even using a small amount of the meds appropriately).

Needed lots of gauze for his mouth day 1.

What I recall most was that he was very nauseous right afterwards in the recovery area when they brought me back. He could not talk, but signaled for my phone and let me know he felt like he was going to vomit (he did not, thankfully).

Although his dentist had given us a script for anti-nausea meds, I had the pills at home. If you get a script, perhaps bring 1 tablet to the surgery appt. just in case you need it.

He also had a script for mouth rinse. Tasted terrible, probably used it less than he should have.

I think for my daughter the mouthwash was the worst part. Or at least it is the thing she complained the most about. 😂

such scam

Pineapple juice helps with inflammation- start drinking day before and continue for a few days after. Also keep on top of pain meds - our oral surgeon does not prescribe narcotics but did prescribe a higher dose of Motrin which was alternated with Tylenol. Use ice consistently for the first day or two. DD had one that was very impacted - dr was not sure if they’d have to remove bone (thankfully that didn’t happen), and she had no bruising and only slight swelling on that side. Good luck.

The oral surgeon's office should be able to tell you the out of pocket costs after your consultation.

Ask for Exparel--it will block the pain for a couple of days post extraction and make pain meds unnecessary.

Have ice packs for the cheeks ready for the drive home. Follow the after care instructions.

I had mine done after DS--way easier in your teens than your late 40s.