Hello Bryana.

Thank you for taking the time to read this. About 4-5 months ago my husbands tooth began hurting him with no signs of decay. We've decided that this tooth must be cracked and therefore must be removed. (He's a severe night time grinder)

We have an appointment to get his tooth removed by the surgeon our dentist recommends next Friday. I went ahead and asked him to call in to check and make sure they will be removing the periodontal ligament as well as 2mm of bone/tissue so the area heals without fear of cavitation. The receptionist was rude, she kept telling him they would remove the tooth but acted as though she had no idea about the periodontal ligament. I got on the phone and asked if it would be possible for her to ask the surgeon for us or for the surgeon to give us a quick call and she said that wasn't possible and we would have to set up another appointment (and of course pay!!!). I don't really understand why we can't have a yes or no answer or a small explanation of what their procedure will be so we can discuss the removal of bad tissue. My husband has taken off work on a Friday so he will have 3 days to heal before going back to a very physical job and I don't want to waste any time.

We do have a local biological (IAOMT) dentist but we as a family don't see him. Should we go to him to have the tooth extracted instead?