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Extraction cost for back teeth

  • 30-01-2018 11:20pm
    #1
    mjp
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    Went to dentist for first time in 6 years. Turns out have 4 teeth which have been broken for years but roots are still there that need extraction. Dentist did two on left side last week at cost of €380 and will be €380 for other two on other side next week. All the teeth are towards back and can't be seen when I smile. First two were difficult enough extractions as one was back tooth and he was nearly 1 hour at them in total.

    Can anyone explain if €380 is an expensive amount to pay to extract two teeth


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  • #2
    Oral Surgeon
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    mjp wrote: »
    Went to dentist for first time in 6 years. Turns out have 4 teeth which have been broken for years but roots are still there that need extraction. Dentist did two on left side last week at cost of €380 and will be €380 for other two on other side next week. All the teeth are towards back and can't be seen when I smile. First two were difficult enough extractions as one was back tooth and he was nearly 1 hour at them in total.

    Can anyone explain if €380 is an expensive amount to pay to extract two teeth

    There's a few variables here. Were they both "surgical extractions"? ie involving raising a flap of gum, drilling the bone/tooth and suturing afterwards? Was one a wisdom tooth? Any sedation involved? Any x-rays involved? Was it a specialist or general dentist??


  • #3
    mjp
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    Oral Surgeon wrote:
    There's a few variables here. Were they both "surgical extractions"? ie involving raising a flap of gum, drilling the bone/tooth and suturing afterwards? Was one a wisdom tooth? Any sedation involved? Any x-rays involved? Was it a specialist or general dentist??

    No it wasn't a wisdom tooth. No sedation involved. Didn't involve raising a flap or drilling the bone/tooth. Was a general dentist and he did carry out an X ray on both teeth prior to extraction .


  • #4
    davo10
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    mjp wrote: »
    No it wasn't a wisdom tooth. No sedation involved. Didn't involve raising a flap or drilling the bone/tooth. Was a general dentist and he did carry out an X ray on both teeth prior to extraction .

    If it took nearly an hour, they weren't routine extractions, the roots may have been curved. Where there may be a plan to place implants later, it's important to preserve bone so surgical removal (some bone drilled away) might need to be avoided if possible. On occasions I have had to spend much longer removing roots by loosening them with instruments rather than forceps to preserve the bone on the cheek side of the teeth, when it would have been much quicker and easier to remove bone around the root and lift it out. Time is a factor in cost, routine extractions are quicker, and cheaper, than difficult extractions. If I spent an hour taking out difficult roots, I would also charge more than the standard extraction price.

    Were you given a quote prior to treatment?


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