Should you get your wisdom teeth taken out at a hospital or dentists office?

Extractions: The oral surgeon can make that decision based on your medical history. You should discuss your concerns.

Dr Lewis and another doctor agreed

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.

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.

Dr Minich agreed

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.

In the office: unless you have an underlying condition that would require it to be done in the hospital. Discuss with oral surgeon.

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

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.