Brad Clayton Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 I think I am in the wrong business sometimes. I got my wisdom teeth removed yesterday and it cost me 2000 bucks. I was in the chair for a total of an hour and half. There is a 3 month waiting list to see this oral surgeon. But then again, I don't think I could stare into peoples smelly pie holes all day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Amacker Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 You paid too much. I'd have done it for $1000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Clayton Posted March 23, 2011 Author Share Posted March 23, 2011 Thanks alot Mr. day late and dollar short. I'm sorry but all I can think about is the scene from the Pink Panther where he pulls the guys tooth and its the wrong one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Browning Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Shoot, I think mine only cost me a $200 co-pay about 15 yeqrs ago. And I got some really good drugs for $10 to boot! What a deal!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Saunoras Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 i still need get mine surgically removed, cant see them but they say they're there. i keep putting it off. like you it'll be out of pocket Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Browning Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Mine were done by an oral surgeon which was probably best as I don't want to be awake during stuff like that. They make you comfy, give some grape air and make you count down from 100... 99... 98... 9tyyyyyyyyy - ssssssseeeeeevvvveeeeeennnnnn... Then you wake up with a mouth full of gauze, float out of the building and have someone drive you home... after you pick up your pain killers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Amacker Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 I had mine out about 20 years ago by an oral surgeon, but I was awake. My most vivid memory is how physical the extractions were- I remember his left forearm pressed really hard against my forehead while his right hand muscled the teeth out. My neck hurt afterward from the tugging and jerking. I filled a coffee cup with spit and blood on the ride home- it was gross. Overall, it really wasn't that bad. I don't remember how much it cost or even if I had coverage at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Clayton Posted March 24, 2011 Author Share Posted March 24, 2011 Quote: i still need get mine surgically removed, cant see them but they say they're there. i keep putting it off. like you it'll be out of pocket I should have gotten mine out when I was 18. Unfortunately I have 6 teeth, 4 in the usual spot and 2 in the front of my jaw. There is a nerve that runs in the same area and if it gets hit, then I could wind up a drooling fool for the rest of my life. That prospect plus I am a terrible procrastinator made me wait it out. Well I went to the dentist recently and they do this bone pocket test thing. On scale of 1 to 10, 1 being best and 10 being time for dentures, I scored a 7 at my lower wisdom teeth.It seems that if they are crowding the molars and not giving you any indication, they actually become silent killers and erode the bone away. This was my case so they are out now and hopefully some bone will rebuild back in that area. Quote: Mine were done by an oral surgeon which was probably best as I don't want to be awake during stuff like that. They make you comfy, give some grape air and make you count down from 100... 99... 98... 9tyyyyyyyyy - ssssssseeeeeevvvveeeeeennnnnn... Then you wake up with a mouth full of gauze, float out of the building and have someone drive you home... after you pick up your pain killers. Mine went exactly as you described but no counting. I didn't bleed any and haven't had any pain killers, so it's been a good run and I am back to work tomorrow. I have to pull that motor out of the 6.0 with 50 inches of water on the blow by test to do a cost cap. <clap,clap.clap> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Browning Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Dammit! I just lost a crown. Wonder how much this is gonna co$t me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fredsvt Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 I guess I'm lucky, all my wisdom teeth came in when I was 14. All straight too. I did though skip a long time of routine dental work. Went to a new dentist last November, ended up spending just over a grand for 7 fillings. All my first. I guess the torture as a kid my mom put me through was worth it. All those fluoride treatments and 3 month visits to the dentist until I was in my late teens. She didn't want me to repeat her dental issues, she's probably spent nearly $100k over the years to correct problems caused by a dentist who screwed up 45 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastendpowerstroke Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 I had two wisdom teeth out about 15 years ago and it cost allot,I recently had a lower one of the two remaining wisdom teeth crack. It needed to be removed,I went to my union dentist it cost me $0.00 for the oral surgeon and $10 for the pain killers. BTW Brad now I know why you don't live down south any more, you obviously have way to many of your own teeth left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Clayton Posted March 26, 2011 Author Share Posted March 26, 2011 Yeah, but now I aint got my "smart" teeth no more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Browning Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 Yeah, but now I aint got my "smart" teeth no more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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