Can this be done by a Dentist? (Wisedom Tooth Extr.)?

Before any of you click the "reply" button for this question, please keep in mind that this question is primary directed towards Licensed Dentists ONLY! So, if you are not a dentist, I appreciate the time you took to read my question, but I can't really accept advice from you, so no hard feelings.





Now, for the dentists, I have a wisedom tooth which is impacted horizontally, I went to see a dentist but she referred me to a Maxillofacial Surgen! The nearest appointment for the Maxillofacial Surgen is in the mid of September!!! More than a month away, I am afraid that by that time my wisedom tooth will crack the 2nd molar tooth, i'll live the next month in agony and pain, AND I will lose 2 molar teeth instead of one!





Here is how my wisedom tooth looks like ( and its position)





http://www.animated-teeth.com/wisdom_tee...





Can this be removed by a Private Dentist, or does this procedure require a Maxillofacial Surgen?

Can this be done by a Dentist? (Wisedom Tooth Extr.)?
Not only a dentist needs to give you advice on this because lots of people have gone through the same thing and probably have asked the same questions as you...like me. Both of my bottom wisdom teeth were impacted horizontally.





My family dentist is the one that discovered them through x-rays, but referred me to an oral surgeon too. He said that it was something that he didn't do in his office because oral surgeons actually specialize in stuff like that and the surgery was a little more complicated than a normal extraction. Your dentist is doing this for your own good!





Don't worry, mine were discovered in June, I didn't get an appointment with the surgeon until September, and then I ended up having the surgery in November. Nothing happened to my other teeth during all those months so you have nothing to worry about. The most that they said would happen is that the wisdom teeth would just push my other teeth out of alignment, but they moved right back into place after the surgery.





I ended up having all 4 out at once (my top ones were fine). My oral surgeon insisted on doing my surgery under general anaesthetic at a hospital because of the horizontal teeth, so if they suggest that, it's not such a bad idea. Trust me, they give you a local one too so you can't feel your jaw area, plus they knock you out so you can't feel a thing during the whole surgery.
Reply:Not a dentist but...





Your dentist probably recongnized that she's not equipped to perform that kind of procedure, otherwise she wouldn't have referred you to a surgeon. You may need intravenous sedatives if the tooth is badly impacted, and a regular dentist cannot do that. I would try to find another surgeon that might be able to perform the procedure sooner.
Reply:YOu need to go to Max Surgeon b/c you will be PUT TO SLEEP to get an impacted tooth out, so you need to go to an oral surgeon. Have your dentist give you some antibiotics and pain meds to get you through until you have your appointment, they will!
Reply:I'm not a dentist, but I had the exact same situation with my wisdom teeth...all but one was impacted in this manner. A surgeon took care of mine. I really doubt that that much damage will take place in one month, teeth can actually be pretty resilient. Take care...
Reply:definately go to a surgeon