Hi smeggy,

I'm sorry you are enduring such a painful ordeal. There is no law that says a dentist has to refer a patient to an oral surgeon. However, there is a scope of expertise that every dentist, in good conscience, should adhere to. Unfortunately, it often takes time for a dentists to recognize the importance of that. Meaning every dentist should be keenly aware of their strong as well as their weak traits and never hesitate to refer to specialists if there is any doubt about performing the procedure.

The dentist that removed your teeth may have been over zealous in her abilities to remove your teeth. Meaning she may or may not have realized until after she had begun the extractions that she was in over her head. Some dentists in that situation will stop the procedure and make arrangements to get the patient in to an oral surgeon asap. Others in that situation may be hesitant to do that for a variety of reasons.... such as shame of failure, back lash from their employer of the clinic/practice they work in, financial reasons, they may want to gain the experience and the patient is literally the guinea pig, or perhaps it's just plain Ego. Whatever the reason, you were fortunate to find an oral surgeon who recognized the problem and is trying to repair the sinus.

Again I am sorry for what you have experienced. Hopefully you will heal okay from this point forward and in the future please don't hesitate to see an oral surgeon for tooth extractions.

Wish you the best...
Bryanna