Molar tooth extraction, questions and expectations

Having a molar tooth out this week after a long period of misery, however i already have a gap there from the last molar to be taken out. I am wondering what I can expect in terms of the extraction, can i ask for constant water suction (don't want mercury debris going down my throat), and the follow up, i will have difficulty chewing, they haven't even offered false teeth yet(god i feel old saying that) I am with NHS specialist dentist. What is the cost of other option, implants? not sure what they are though.

tx.

I had a lot out at once, 5 at a time, in two visits two months apart.

They were done in hospital, under local anaesthetic..

I felt no pain at all, even from the injections, and the recovery time was very quick. The site had healed within a week.

I have been scared of dentists all my life, since treatment at Lowfields dentists in the 1950's. But no more. modern dentists are painless, and friendly.

Wow, last time was fifteen years ago, it was appalling, the dentist was straddling the chair so she could pull the tooth out, blood for days, etc.

Depends how old you are they may drop out if 65 plus //

One out is painless and recovery time about a day for a man / 3 weeks for a woman :hihi:

Phone Charles Clifford up say you have toothache and leave it up to them what they do / Dont got telling them there job or what you want they do hundreds every week with no problems

Wow, last time was fifteen years ago, it was appalling, the dentist was straddling the chair so she could pull the tooth out, blood for days, etc.

I was expecting that, but not all. Didn't even know he had finished taking them out, it was all over in about two minutes. Don't even worry about it. They are really efficient.

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You wont need false teeth if you are only loosing a couple of teeth.

False teeth are not that good anyway, they are really more cosmetic than really workman like

Having a molar tooth out this week after a long period of misery, however i already have a gap there from the last molar to be taken out. I am wondering what I can expect in terms of the extraction, can i ask for constant water suction (don't want mercury debris going down my throat), and the follow up, i will have difficulty chewing, they haven't even offered false teeth yet(god i feel old saying that) I am with NHS specialist dentist. What is the cost of other option, implants? not sure what they are though.

 

tx.

Implants are a couple of grand per tooth so out of the reach of many.

You'll learn to chew with whatever teeth you have left so don't worry about false ones.

It's probs best to stick to fluids or semi-solid food for several days, you don't want the protective blood clot to fall out of your socket.

Dry socket is one of the most painful things imaginable.

Stock up on soft foods for a few days. As geared says you don't want a dry socket. Weetabix made with hot milk is a good one to start off with.

The actual extraction of a regular molar tooth that is well erupted is a doddle. Everyone talking about dentists using hammers and tugging and other evil things like that is going on about impacted wisdom teeth.

If you're going for a local anaesthetic then have a good meal before you have the tooth done, you don't want to try and eat/drink much right after having a tooth pulled.

Obviously if it's a general anaesthetic you need to abstain from food/drink before the going under.

Another thing is to get plenty of painkillers, and take some before the anaesthetic wears off.

They recommended me to take paracetamol rotated with ibuprofen every two hours.

Aspirin is best avoided, as it can promote bleeding, I understand.

Good Luck

Stock up on soft foods for a few days. As geared says you don't want a dry socket. Weetabix made with hot milk is a good one to start off with.

 

The actual extraction of a regular molar tooth that is well erupted is a doddle. Everyone talking about dentists using hammers and tugging and other evil things like that is going on about impacted wisdom teeth.

thanks, what does "well erupted" mean in this context?

I think the tooth coming out is the third molar.

ah, it is the wisdom tooth, oh dear!

Eruption is when the tooth comes through the gum - all normal teeth are well erupted. An impacted tooth is one that that cannot come out because there is no space or its encased in bone and not erupting properly.

If the tooth is out of the gum theres not going to be any problem.

If the tooth is impacted in the gum, time to grin and bear it. Having had badly impacted wisdom teeth, I can assure you the aggravation of them extracted is nothing at all compared to what you are going to have if they are left in..

Just had one taken out, cost £100 and taken 11 days to settle down.

It had a gold cap, the tooth underneath had rotted away, after the cap had been removed the two roots had to be pulled out separately as there was nothing of the tooth left to get hold off.