What is the best treatment approach?
Best treatment approach is removing all four wisdom teeth at the same time is best and the most comfortable. Here are the reasons why: • Pain is not an additive process, which means the amount of pain does not correlate with the number of teeth being removed. The amount of pain is the same whether one or four wisdom teeth are removed. • Pain medications work effectively regardless of the number of teeth removed. • Antibiotics, pain medication, and anesthesia medications are taken only once. • The recovery remains the same and does not increase when more teeth are removed. • Absence from work or school is needed only once. • Diet restrictions and instructions remain the same. • Extraction of all four wisdom teeth is typically a 20 to 30 minute procedure and is well tolerated by patients. • Saves money, as patients pay for anesthesia once. • Anticipation and related anxiety are experienced one time. • Saves time. The surgery is almost always performed in an oral surgery office that are d
