Re: Leaving a root in?

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Re: Leaving a root in?

W_B	25 Jul 2005 19:58
>Well I probably wont be back to post until thursday...ill follow up on >my wisdom tooth extraction. Hopefully all goes well and my nerves are >actually calm that day...of course everyone tells me ill be fine but im >just one big nervous wreck. You'll be fine. -- W_B Take out the G'RBAGE wubbabubbazG@RBAGEyahoo.com

sporty_spice_2_2@hotmail.com	24 Jul 2005 21:08
Well I probably wont be back to post until thursday...ill follow up on my wisdom tooth extraction. Hopefully all goes well and my nerves are actually calm that day...of course everyone tells me ill be fine but im just one big nervous wreck.

Steven Bornfeld

24 Jul 2005 19:00

> Well I am going wednesday to have them removed....but he said if he
> gets in there and doesnt think he can get it out without damaging, he
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> to know if this is a common practice to leave the root in and whether
> the teeth look like they might be difficult to extract...

It is done, and the risk is (as your surgeon says) minimal.

Steve

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sporty_spice_2_2@hotmail.com

24 Jul 2005 18:36

Well I am going wednesday to have them removed....but he said if he
gets in there and doesnt think he can get it out without damaging, he
was just going to leave it in there....and that there was a low risk of
infection and probability over the span of my life they would
eventually come out.....Im only 20 so ive been told on here that my
risks would be small...the doc told me i run the risk of possible nerve
damage and POSSIBLE whole in sinus cavity that he could fix if it does
happen but thats all he told me as far as a risk goes ...I just wanted
to know if this is a common practice to leave the root in and whether
the teeth look like they might be difficult to extract...

sporty_spice_2_2@hotmail.com

24 Jul 2005 18:34

Steven Bornfeld

24 Jul 2005 18:18

> Well When i went to my consultation for the wisdom teeth awhile back he
> was telling me that he might leave a root in if he things he cant get
> it out without damaging the nerve...as for the doctors...have any of
> you done this?

I do not extract impacted teeth. But sometimes discretion is the
better part of valor. Your lower wisdom teeth do look like their
removal could potentially lead to nerve damage.
So--did he leave the root in?

Steve

> Also here is a picture of my teeth...do they look difficult to extract?
> <img
> src=http://www.we-todd-did-racing.com/wetoddimage.wtdr/wOTkyNjYyNnM0MTNkZmQzMXk1NDE%
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> http://www.we-todd-did-racing.com/wetoddimage.wtdr/wOTkyNjYyNnM0MTNkZmQzMXk1NDE%
3D.jpg
> <<link to my teeth

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sporty_spice_2_2@hotmail.com

24 Jul 2005 17:47

Well When i went to my consultation for the wisdom teeth awhile back he
was telling me that he might leave a root in if he things he cant get
it out without damaging the nerve...as for the doctors...have any of
you done this?

Also here is a picture of my teeth...do they look difficult to extract?
<img
src=http://www.we-todd-did-racing.com/wetoddimage.wtdr/wOTkyNjYyNnM0MTNkZmQzMXk1NDE%
3D.jpg>
http://www.we-todd-did-racing.com/wetoddimage.wtdr/wOTkyNjYyNnM0MTNkZmQzMXk1NDE%
3D.jpg
<<link to my teeth

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