What should you pay attention to when pulling out wisdom teeth?

1. Tooth extraction is not recommended in the acute stage of wisdom tooth pericoronitis. In such cases, anti-inflammation and anti-infection treatment should be carried out first, followed by tooth extraction.

2. Tooth extraction before radiotherapy. Before radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal cancer or oral cancer, impacted wisdom teeth must be extracted to avoid potential hazards such as jaw osteomyelitis or osteonecrosis caused by wisdom teeth.

3. Patients with severe wisdom teeth or poor physical condition need to be hospitalized for surgical extraction. For example, if there are contraindications to tooth extraction, such as severe cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, relevant examinations need to be completed, and teeth can only be extracted under the supervision of the operating room.

4. Precautions after tooth extraction. Generally speaking, the tooth extraction socket will initially heal in about a week, and the impact on eating will gradually become smaller. However, if there is obvious local pain after tooth extraction, even taking painkillers is ineffective, it is generally considered whether it is dry socket (dry socket is a bone wound infection caused by oral bacteria after tooth extraction, It usually occurs 3-4 days after tooth extraction, mainly manifested as persistent severe local pain, and involves ear and temporal pain, which cannot be relieved by taking general analgesics).

In addition, if you experience symptoms of infection, significant swelling, or pain after tooth extraction, it is recommended to seek medical attention in time, and do not self-medicate.

United States wisdom tooth extraction cost

The United States can be said to be very simple and rude in the matter of wisdom teeth extraction. Their concept is that all wisdom teeth must be extracted, and four teeth can be extracted directly in one operation, and the sooner they are extracted, the better. Most Americans have all their wisdom teeth removed in high school and at the latest in college.

Because American dentists believe that wisdom teeth have no chewing function, and their position is too close to the inside of the mouth, and most people can't brush their teeth. Wisdom teeth will cause a series of problems sooner or later, it is better to pull them out early to avoid future troubles.

The cost of wisdom tooth extraction is still relatively high. In the United States, intravenous sedation is used to make you fall asleep completely without any feeling. This intravenous sedative injection costs 200-300 US dollars, and the effect is only 15 minutes. It takes half an hour to 45 minutes to extract 4 teeth at the fastest.

Generally speaking, it is very necessary to purchase dental insurance. In addition to regular check-ups and cleanings, if there is a small problem with the teeth, it can also be treated in time.

Although the above mentioned some problems that may be encountered in wisdom tooth extraction or precautions after tooth extraction, wisdom tooth extraction is generally relatively safe. After weighing the pros and cons, it is better to pull out the ones that should be pulled out as soon as possible.