do you have to get a bone graft when having a molar pulled?
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Sometimes it may be necessary if it is close to the sinuses or nerve that runs along your chin. It is really difficult to answer this question without looking at your xray. Try another dentist. Ask your current dentist for a copy of your xray.
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Before I answer your question I just want to state that I am a Dental Technologist not a Dentist. Dental Technologists only make dental prosthesis with a prescription from a Dentist and we do not give out medical advice.  Thus, any comments I make are just personal thoughts and should not be taken as medical advice. So GO TO YOUR DENTIST!!!!!\n\nNow to answer your question, personally I had all four of my wisdom teeth removed at the same time and they were impacted. For me I was in bed for a couple of days because of the teeth being impacted. But since your teeth are not impacted you “should” be fine the same or next day. The difference is simple; when a tooth is impacted it means it is growing into the roots of the tooth next to it. So in the surgery the surgeon has to cut into your gums and drill the bone deep enough to remove the tooth. But when the tooth is not impacted and growing straight up, it can be pulled out. So there will be less damage to the bone. Sometimes the surgeon would have to do some minor grinding if there is a problem with the wisdom tooth’s roots (thus, you “should” be fine).\n\nSide note, the pain killers you get are great, you will be so happy not scared at the time of surgery so don’t worry about it now.\n\nHope that helped
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If your dentist refers you to an oral surgeon, then that is what you should do.\n\nThere are dentists who will knock you out to pull your wisdom teeth.\n\nIt really depends how deeply impacted your wisdom teeth are. i had it done while awake and I recommend serious drugs or twilight sleep because it was a TERRIBLE ordeal for me. They had to break my teeth before they could get them out. Dentists will refer you to an oral surgeon if your wisdom teeth are seriously impacted.
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Of course, they basically just screw the implants into your bone. Very pricey though, around 600 per tooth or more.
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You don't need any antibiotics if the tooth has been removed. The dentist probably gave you these as a precaution, however, if the tooth which was infected was removed, then the infection is gone. As long as you follow the instructions from the dentist as far as not eating on that side of your mouth for 24 hrs, no smoking for 24 hrs (which you shouldn't be doing anyways since you're pregnant), no rinsing your mouth for 24 hrs, and no drinking through a straw, you should be fine. And for extraction site pain, you can usually cut it with 2 extra strength tylenols. If that doesn't work, try combining the tylenol with motrin or advil (you can do this b/c they both do different things). Otherwise, consult your dentist.
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Yes of course, trust the Dentist, he knows what he's doing\n\nYes I've heard of the abscess it, it's like a kind of infection of a bacteria or something AND yes! it might spread to the other teeth if it is not pulled out...thank the dentist he did that...think where you'll be with that abscess still in your mouth\n\nhowever, that was not the only choice(pull the tooth out), certainly he could have given you a treatment of antibiotics to avoid the pain and make it less worst, but eventually you'd need a surgery(realted with the root canal)to get rid of that abscess
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They can treat the infection normally without pulling the tooth. See a dentist if you have pain.
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Dental implants after the initial phase of osseo intergation will not move unless quite a heavy force is exerted on them.No they dont have sensitivity. If done correctly should last for life. Most people don't have discomfort, only smokers are prone towards failure in the healing stages.\nGood Luck
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A bone graft, you mean? My sister had one of those after she got hit by a boat ... I'm not sure why it would hurt so bad five years later though...
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Rejection of a bone graft is rare. However, you need to contact the surgeon asap just to be on the safe side.  I'd love to ask you some other questions but the doctor will ask them and more.  Please call him now.
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TO HAVE THE SWELLING GO DOWN AT THIS POINT ICE WON'T WORK -- INSTEAD PLACE WARM MOIST COMPRESSES OVER THE AREA.\nAS FAR AS THE TONGUE IS CONCERNED,ITMAY BE POSSIBLE THAT EITHER THE LINGUAL NERVE WAS SEVERED OR THAT THE ANESTHITIC WAS INADVERTANTLY INJECTED INTO THE NERVE ITSELF.\nYOU MAY ALSO HAVE DRY SOCKET FORMING. PLEASE SEE YOUR DENTIST. SOME PERTINENT INFO FOLLOWS:\n          In a patient with a dry socket, blood does not fill up the extraction socket or the blood clot is lost. The gums can not grow over the extraction socket because there's nothing to grow over and the hole remains open. This opening causes a constant dull throbbing pain and the patient can often have a foul smelling breath and bad taste in the mouth. Ear pain is another possible dry socket symptom.\n\n          It's called a dry socket because the hole, or socket, that the tooth used to fit into becomes dry. It begins hurting about three days after oral surgery. Unfortunately, the pain lasts about a week after it begins. The dental name is acute alveolar osteitis. Acute means all of a sudden. Alveolar is the name of the bone that supports teeth. -itis means inflamed and osteo- means bone. Osteitis means bone inflammation. Acute alveolar osteitis means sudden inflammation of the bone that supports a tooth.\n\n          Dentists don't know exactly what causes a dry socket. It occurs more with lower teeth than upper teeth and more with females than males. The problem occurs more often after difficult extractions. It may be that forceful pushing against the wall of the socket when the tooth is being removed causes the walls of the tooth socket to become crushed. This prevents bleeding into the socket because the blood vessels have been crushed closed. The lack of blood then causes severe pain.\n\n          Anything that dislodges the clot can cause a dry socket. Forceful spitting or sucking though a straw can pull a clot completely out of its socket. Patients should wait a day before rinsing with warm salt water to avoid dissolving the new blood clot. When salt water rinsing, spit gently to avoid pressure. Carbonated beverages should be avoided because they may bubble the clot out. Alcoholic drinks can dry out the blood clot and prevent healing. Avoid smoking for a few days after dental extractions because smoking can disturb clot formation. Patients who have recently had oral surgery should avoid anything that may irritate the socket or anything that may cause the clot from being dislodged. Follow our oral surgery post operative instructions carefully to avoid dry socket treatment.
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i have had a dental implant on my #8. i also had my wisdom teeth pulled at the same time. it was painful. the pain is expected for every surgury. i think the swelling is normal. it will go down as time goes on. make sure you keep the implant very very very clean because if you dont have it clean the implant will not work properly and you will waste all that money you spent on it. the implant heals fully for about 6 months. see the doc if you have any problems.
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bone files can be helpful in reducing and contoring the bones after extraction
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You will have to get your wisdom teeth removed. Due to evolution, our jaws have become smaller and we don't need as many molars as our ancestors. The meat/food we chew is not as tough. Since there is no room in most of our mouthes for our wisdom teeth, they need to be removed. Many people are being born nowadays without any wisdom teeth at all.
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You're right that it isn't just the pain that bothers you, it's the fear of the pain.  Some dentists now use tranquilizer  stuff that can help you relax so that they can get to the next step of actually working on the tooth.  In fact, some even will anesthetize you just like for a surgery, so you don't have to deal with it at all!\n\nYouch!  I'm not surprised that you would be scared of the pain, your story makes me scared just reading it!\n\nIf your molar is  broken you really need to get it taken care of--germs can get into the nerve and then you would really be bad off! \n\nBy the way, when you were 12, obviously the dentist didn't do a good job of anesthetizing the area.  He should have poked around a bit to see if it had taken yet, and since it hadn't he should have given you more novacaine!  I had a bad molar pulled and was worried about it, but the dentist gave me extra shots so it was really, really numb, and it was fine.
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It means that you have periodontal (gum) disease.  When you have calculus (tartar) build-up on your teeth around your gums, it causes an infection in your gums, so as your body tries to fight the infection  it will start to destroy the bone and other supportive connective tissue around your teeth.  The bone shrinks away and you're left with "pockets" in your gums.  If you lose too much bone you can eventually lose your teeth. to do t\n\nAs for bone grafting, it can be a good treatment for you, but it can also be unnecessary.  Depending on the amount of bone loss you have determines whether or not you need one.  I would follow the KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid) principle.  Go to your dentist and see what he says.  If you need a bone graft he may be able to do it or he may refer you to a periodontist (gum disease specialist).  But, I wouldn't worry about bone grafting yet, most people don't need them.
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If your tooth is loose it probably means that infection has surrounded the root of your tooth and not even a root canal can save it, if there is no other option but to pull it, go with the implant if you have the money, if not, i would recomend the small partial(at least until you save for an implant) because if you go with the fixed bridge that means that your adjacent teeth would have to be filed down and thats not a good idea unless they have decayed also.\ntake care, bye.