This office seemingly stays booked up. My college son was referred to have a tooth removed in order to get round 2 of braces. Did you know that male jaw growth can continue and cause shifts through ages 16-18 or so? Requiring surgical corrections and/or second round braces. So.... even once done with a first set of braces keep up on at least a yearly orthodontist check so if correction is needed you catch it before we did.
It took months to get just the patient consult appointment and by then we had to take the only date and time for surgery available that would be in enough time to heal, get the Invisalign with a fake tooth built in, & head to college by early August. It was very stressful cutting it this close!
However, the oral surgery went smoothly! We checked in not too long after 9 am and he was back to the room for surgery by 9:45 a.m or so. I was invited to go back with my anxious son until time for them to put him under. He took longer than anticipated to come out of it and I got to go back & check in on him then pull the car around while a staff member walked him out.
Discharge directions about medications and use of a prescription mouthwash as well as keeping gauze in his mouth until bleeding slowed, and soft diet foods and recovery timeframes were clear. We added in use of the highly recommended by friends face ice wraps which helped pain & swelling significantly. If facing wisdom teeth removal, order the face wraps with ice packs that Velcro around top of your head holding the ice pack holder to your cheeks/jaws. We ordered two on Amazon and had them in freezer before surgery to trade out every 20-30 mins the first 24 hours & a few times daily after.
20% of estimated bill is due the day of surgery or before, pretty standard. No follow up unless a problem post op. read more