A 42-year-old member asked:
Should you get your wisdom teeth taken out at a hospital or dentists office?
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Dr. Thomas Davisanswered
Dentistry 38 years experience
Extractions: The oral surgeon can make that decision based on your medical history. You should discuss your concerns.
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Dr. Scott Harwoodanswered
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 47 years experience
Depends: This is often dictated by the difficulty of the impactions, the health status of the patient, and any management problems that may have to be taken into account.
The vast majority are done in the oral surgeons office.
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Dr. Ryan Finnegananswered
Dentistry 24 years experience
Typically at office: Most wisdom teeth are extracted at the office of an oral surgeon. They can be extracted at the hospital but it is not a necessity.
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Dr. Arnold Malermananswered
Orthodontics 55 years experience
Usually office: Unless the oral surgeon feels there are good reasons for hospital support, this is usually an in-office procedure. Let the oral surgeon make that determination with you.
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Dr. Diane Minichanswered
Family Medicine 39 years experience
In the office: unless you have an underlying condition that would require it to be done in the hospital. Discuss with oral surgeon.
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Dr. Jeffrey Bassmananswered
Dentistry 47 years experience
Normally office: Depending upon the health of the patient and possibly the type of alignment of the wisdom teeth, much better to forego all the red tape of having it done in a hospital setting. Oral surgery offices are often very sanitary and equipped for emergencies, etc. like a hospital
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A Verified Doctoranswered
Dentistry 38 years experience
Dental office: wisdom tooth extraction is a safe procedure to have done in a dental office, the only time this would be done in a hospital is if there are serious medical conditions that would make it unsafe to do this in the office. Oral surgeons are well trained and equipped to do wisdom teeth extractions in their office.
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