ripply,
Okay. I'm sorry you had such as awful experience with the other dentist and extraction. Yes, it is usually best to see an oral surgeon for the removal of a tooth but like all professions, there are good and bad in all of them.
I still recommend the xray and make sure you explain the foul odor to the dentist. Also, tell him you smoked and still smoke. Although there is always evidence of smoking in a patients mouth so he most likely already knew that. But tell him anyway.
Also, ask him if he was certain that there was no sinus perforation or sinus involvement with either the root of this tooth or during the extraction. Also, ask him if the adjacent look healthy on the xray.
If you are comfortable ... you can post the xray on this forum.
Bryanna
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Originally Posted by ripply
He's an oral surgeon, not a general dentist.
I had a previous extraction done by a general dentist and it was a nightmare. It took 2 hours and I ended up with nerve damage on that side. He also chipped other teeth in the process. I didn't have any bad breath after though!
I went to an oral surgeon as I thought he would be more experienced and it has seemed that way as the extraction was a lot better than last time and I'd no chronic numbness or pain after. It seemed to heal up really well.
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