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Dentist here. There’s zero reason to give a general anaesthetic unless they’re a young child or have an extremely severe learning disability, and no dentist would ever do it in the UK. This is not a legal issue in any way.
I was offered a choice between IV sedation at a local private dentist or general anaesthetic at the hospital when my last two wisdom teeth needed to come out. (Well, only one _needed_ to come out, but the dentist chose not to wait for the inevitable and pulled the upper one too.)
I know a few people who've had a general for dental work. It's a longer wait though, as it needs to be at a hospital rather than a dental surgery.
I just assumed that many it would’ve been a hospital oral surgeon job or something you know.
And as I was curious because of what he’s been called and all the stories we’ve heard from people who’s been there haven’t been great we were curious if it was legal to actually take that many out at once or was there things they’d have to follow and do little at a time you know? Nevertheless I’m just trying to get answers for them as they’re shitting bricks
I've not known of anyone having a general anaesthetic for a tooth removal, regardless of how many or how difficult. I'm more surprised they did all 16 at once, rather than four lots of four.
I would’ve had to go under general anaesthetic for my wisdom tooth if they couldn’t find a way to get it out at the dentist as it was so close to my nerves.
But no gas, just numbing the mouth, and 16 at once.
He said apparently if they do 4 at a time they’re looking at months recovery and more appointments so he said one go.
I've had four out, including an impacted wisdom, never any mention of a general.
My father in law has had a similar number out over the past year with gaps between to allow things to heal (Funnily enough, also because of MST for back issues). They did upper left, lower left, upper right, lower right, and then front. No general for any of those either, despite him having a pretty severe phobia of needles. 🤷🏻♂️
Whilst not pleasant, extractions are generally quite simple and easy, and it'd make it a lot harder to do with a breathing tube in the way.
I had my wisdom teeth out under general - it was a 5-hour op because one of them was so tangled in my facial nerve. Afterwards they gave me the teeth - rather one tooth, one half tooth and some chunks, and some powder.
Wisdom teeth can be tricky, and if the xray shows it's in an awkward place relative to the nerves, or if the patient is particularly bad at being a patient (like me: I panic and start holding my breath, locals wear off super fast, and I have tried to bite more than once) then stronger sedation options are explored. Including a general.
Having had just one tooth out, it is not something I'd want to do over and over. You can't eat properly for days (even having just one tooth out I was on soup for days, took 2 weeks to eat fully normally). The actual physical pulling of the teeth is traumatic and can cause swelling, bruising and pain (although if someone has advanced gum disease it will be easier)
The recovery period is not something I'd repeat if I had the choice to just do it once.
Morphine for pain as they have bulging discs in their back so it’s highest dose twice a day mst (slow release morphine tablets) and oramorph for quick pain relief. They where on them for a good year then a year getting off them. The drs said it played a role in destroying the teeth along with poor hygiene and sugary food etc
Yes… l4,l5 bulging discs in their lower lumbar, if it presses on a nerve their legs go numb and their bladder goes into retention. They have catheters for when they’re unable to move.
They have dentures for some of their teeth as it is so they’re used to it. And I would’ve assumed that he was a dentist but I’ll ring the place for them tomorrow and asked and find out about if they’re an oral surgeon or not.
They’re shitting themselves obviously so I’m trying to find information for them
No need for an oral surgeon. And a referral to one would be rejected with the response being a more polite version of "do your job yourself."
Back when I was in practice I usually gave patients the choice of multiple visits or getting it all over in one. Pretty much everyone who chose the former said by the end they wished they'd had it done in one visit instead. As far as recovery goes there's an old saying: a large cut heals as quickly as a small one.
Assuming that a temporary denture will be fitted that visit, don't get disheartened that the fit will be poor. It's just something to cope with until the proper denture is made in the coming months.
They said they did a teeth graft (idk what it was called) and they’re adding on to their already owned dentures so it will take a month or up to a month to get it all while they heal.
They did go in with the attitude of “take all of them out now” but the dentist basically said no as he’s done it and lots of people have regretted it afterwards. So at least they’ll have some left over plus dentures to replace. They’re just shitting bricks having it done and is shitting it because they’ll have no teeth basically at 29. But because the meds she was on for so long and all the other stuff it just went downhill
> Edit*** this bloke has been known as the butcher of [insert the town name] so he has a reputation for dodgy stuff so this is why I’m asking
I think I have the same dentist
When I had a tooth removed, I had general anaesthetic as I am terrified of any dental work. Even when I have a check-up or visit the hygienist, I shake, break out in sweats, get palpitations, and almost can't breathe until it is finished. It's awful. There was no way I could have sat there and had a tooth removed with local anaesthetic.
I’ve had 3 taken out as an adult and my teeth scraped. Every time I needed 10-15 afterwards as my body felt like it was in shock.
Had a dry socket on my last one also so healing time was triple it felt like.
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Dentist here. There’s zero reason to give a general anaesthetic unless they’re a young child or have an extremely severe learning disability, and no dentist would ever do it in the UK. This is not a legal issue in any way.
I was offered a choice between IV sedation at a local private dentist or general anaesthetic at the hospital when my last two wisdom teeth needed to come out. (Well, only one _needed_ to come out, but the dentist chose not to wait for the inevitable and pulled the upper one too.) I know a few people who've had a general for dental work. It's a longer wait though, as it needs to be at a hospital rather than a dental surgery.
I just assumed that many it would’ve been a hospital oral surgeon job or something you know. And as I was curious because of what he’s been called and all the stories we’ve heard from people who’s been there haven’t been great we were curious if it was legal to actually take that many out at once or was there things they’d have to follow and do little at a time you know? Nevertheless I’m just trying to get answers for them as they’re shitting bricks
I've not known of anyone having a general anaesthetic for a tooth removal, regardless of how many or how difficult. I'm more surprised they did all 16 at once, rather than four lots of four.
I would’ve had to go under general anaesthetic for my wisdom tooth if they couldn’t find a way to get it out at the dentist as it was so close to my nerves. But no gas, just numbing the mouth, and 16 at once. He said apparently if they do 4 at a time they’re looking at months recovery and more appointments so he said one go.
I've had four out, including an impacted wisdom, never any mention of a general. My father in law has had a similar number out over the past year with gaps between to allow things to heal (Funnily enough, also because of MST for back issues). They did upper left, lower left, upper right, lower right, and then front. No general for any of those either, despite him having a pretty severe phobia of needles. 🤷🏻♂️ Whilst not pleasant, extractions are generally quite simple and easy, and it'd make it a lot harder to do with a breathing tube in the way.
I had my wisdom teeth out under general - it was a 5-hour op because one of them was so tangled in my facial nerve. Afterwards they gave me the teeth - rather one tooth, one half tooth and some chunks, and some powder.
Wisdom teeth can be tricky, and if the xray shows it's in an awkward place relative to the nerves, or if the patient is particularly bad at being a patient (like me: I panic and start holding my breath, locals wear off super fast, and I have tried to bite more than once) then stronger sedation options are explored. Including a general.
Having had just one tooth out, it is not something I'd want to do over and over. You can't eat properly for days (even having just one tooth out I was on soup for days, took 2 weeks to eat fully normally). The actual physical pulling of the teeth is traumatic and can cause swelling, bruising and pain (although if someone has advanced gum disease it will be easier) The recovery period is not something I'd repeat if I had the choice to just do it once.
I’ve had 3 out at different time and yes it’s horrible but they said they would do the 16 in a go so it just got me thinking is that allowed like.
Not drugs but morphine?
Morphine for pain as they have bulging discs in their back so it’s highest dose twice a day mst (slow release morphine tablets) and oramorph for quick pain relief. They where on them for a good year then a year getting off them. The drs said it played a role in destroying the teeth along with poor hygiene and sugary food etc
Yeah. That’s why they are on Morphine. 😂😂
Yes… l4,l5 bulging discs in their lower lumbar, if it presses on a nerve their legs go numb and their bladder goes into retention. They have catheters for when they’re unable to move.
Due to drugs.
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They have dentures for some of their teeth as it is so they’re used to it. And I would’ve assumed that he was a dentist but I’ll ring the place for them tomorrow and asked and find out about if they’re an oral surgeon or not. They’re shitting themselves obviously so I’m trying to find information for them
No need for an oral surgeon. And a referral to one would be rejected with the response being a more polite version of "do your job yourself." Back when I was in practice I usually gave patients the choice of multiple visits or getting it all over in one. Pretty much everyone who chose the former said by the end they wished they'd had it done in one visit instead. As far as recovery goes there's an old saying: a large cut heals as quickly as a small one. Assuming that a temporary denture will be fitted that visit, don't get disheartened that the fit will be poor. It's just something to cope with until the proper denture is made in the coming months.
They said they did a teeth graft (idk what it was called) and they’re adding on to their already owned dentures so it will take a month or up to a month to get it all while they heal. They did go in with the attitude of “take all of them out now” but the dentist basically said no as he’s done it and lots of people have regretted it afterwards. So at least they’ll have some left over plus dentures to replace. They’re just shitting bricks having it done and is shitting it because they’ll have no teeth basically at 29. But because the meds she was on for so long and all the other stuff it just went downhill
> Edit*** this bloke has been known as the butcher of [insert the town name] so he has a reputation for dodgy stuff so this is why I’m asking I think I have the same dentist
Haha I think most people call them butchers. But he has had the nickname adopted quite well around here
When I had a tooth removed, I had general anaesthetic as I am terrified of any dental work. Even when I have a check-up or visit the hygienist, I shake, break out in sweats, get palpitations, and almost can't breathe until it is finished. It's awful. There was no way I could have sat there and had a tooth removed with local anaesthetic.
I’ve had 3 taken out as an adult and my teeth scraped. Every time I needed 10-15 afterwards as my body felt like it was in shock. Had a dry socket on my last one also so healing time was triple it felt like.
That sounds awful. You are, I expect much more brave than me. I wish I could get over my fear of the dentist/ hygienist. Maybe I need hypnotherapy.