Wisdom tooth broke! What should I do? ?

Question

I have a apt to get my 4 wisdom teeth pulled but the earliest they could get me in was Sept. 26th! I have cavities in 2 of the wisdom teeth both my bottom ones! the other day I was eating and a piece of my tooth broke off one of the bottom wisdom teeth. Now I'm in a lot of pain, even when i take meds it doesn't help. What should I do?? Just wait it out till the 26th??

Answer 1

call dentist they can tell you how much itd cost

in iowa it was acouple thousand before insurance

Answer 2

I had exactly the same problem and took a long time to work it out!

You've been grinding your teeth!

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ONE NIGHT!

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Answer 3

You should call the dentist and tell them what happened. They should be able to get you in sooner to al least relieve the pain.  

Answer 4

I'd get to the doctor very quickly. A broken tooth is nothing to wait out, especially if you're in so much pain that meds don't help.

I'm not sure how much it costs to have wisdom teeth pulled. It all depends on the severity of the extraction. I know when I worked for Sears as an extern for my dental assisting program, they charged about $100 per tooth extraction but more if the situation became difficult. I would think most insurances cover extraction but that's something you'd have to check on.

Answer 5

It depends on your insurance and the dental office. I'm having mine out tomorrow and I'm paying about 1700 after insurance (I'm also having a frenectomy so that's about 500 dollars there.) My insurance only pays 1000, so without insurance I think it's around 500 a tooth. It also depends on the nature of the removal I think too. Cutting it out or pulling it etc. (mine have to be cut out). Also factor in any anesthesia they give you as well. They should have discussed that with you when you had your consultation.

As for the broken wisdom tooth, call your dental office and they might be able to write you a prescription for the pain or try to get you in for a quick fix until your appt.

Answer 6

No don't wait if you are in pain. Go to the emergency room  they usually have dentist in the hospital who would help. If you don't want to do that you can try another Dentist.. If it's your Dentist who you made the apt with that's terrible for making you wait so long. Find another ASAP...Good luck...bd