bevinva

My oldest (26) is in terrible pain with an impacted (horizontal) wisdom tooth. He has no insurance, trying to get an average cost. Looks like I'm going to have fun driving him around tomorrow.

Bluegrass Lass

If you have one nearby, try going to a dental school. The students always need guinea pigs to get their techniques down, and the price is usually considerably less than going to a full-fledged dentist.

Good luck!

Michael

Wisdom teeth removal can range in price from $140 to $400 per tooth. This cost range does not include fees associated with sedation, X-rays, possible oral surgery necessities or the proximity of the wisdom tooth to surrounding teeth and nerves. Extraction costs for impacted wisdom teeth are significantly higher than for erupted wisdom teeth.

http://www.yourdentistryguide.com/wisdom-teeth/

lisag8070

I know when my DD had to have a couple of teeth removed we had to go to a Dental Surgeon rather than the regular dentist..and it cost us $400 per tooth..they knocked her out and pulled em out..

Hope you can find someone quickly so your Son isn't in any pain for too long..

bevinva

He needs to go today. I know that there are a few dentists around here that do surgical extractions, just wondered how accurate the online estimates were. Thanks.

Englishtart

I would try what sunflwr suggested, a dental school will sometimes be very accommodating if it's not a routine procedure, it gives the students a chance to 'practise' and it is a whole lot cheaper

Jerseygirl

I'd want an oral surgeon with plenty of experience if I had impacted wisdom teeth...there is a danger of nerve damage as the surgeon tries to get the tooth out of the jaw bone. My hairdresser has no feeling in one side of her tongue due to having an impacted widom tooth removed.

Englishtart

The thing is though at the schools, they are very closely supervised and tend to take even more care than the 'experts'...So I hear

Mummy in the foothills

I'd heard the same, it takes a lot longer but the professor is over their shoulder and discussing the procedure step by step as they go.

lisag8070

good luck..

bevinva

Told by oral docs office he could raise hell at a hospital emergency room and they might call in their oncall oral doc and do it there. That way there is no immediate out of pocket. To be seen by oral surgeon is $60, $95 for xrays and up to $425 per tooth for extraction. 2-3 week wait for appointment at that one! The nearest dental school is about 150 miles away. The mother of one of DDs exes is an emergency room nurse, I'm going to ask her if it's possible the emergency room might get it done there.

He is feeling better today, there is decay in the wisdom tooth and I think he hit the nerve last night. He has vicodin at the ready now and some antibiotics, this should help until we can get him sorted.

Jerseygirl

Sorry but I still wouldn't take the risk.

Englishtart

It's just an option for those without good dental insurance.

Jerseygirl

I know...but I'm a coward. I talked my dentist into crowning my wisdom tooth...he wanted to extract it.

Michael

If he goes to the emergency room, there will likely be a $400 bill on top of the treatment. I'd call around to the all the oral surgeons in your area and plead your case and they may be able to fit him in. Someone seems to always miss their appointment which may allow them to fit him in at the end of the day.