A friend has been having toothache and went to the dentist. They were given antibiotics and had to wait a week for more treatment, they were told this was so the antibiotics could work.
They've now gone back and been told it's a wisdom tooth issue and had it removed. But the dentist has only removed half of it and has placed stitches on it.
Is this normal? I know sometimes if they think removing it could cause damage to the surrounding nerves they'll do a specific procedure to prevent nerve and neurological damage but surely this should be explained. And wouldn't they know from x-rays if this is the case or if hospital treatment is required?
Why wasn't the wisdom tooth issue noticed earlier on the first visit?
My friend is worried that they're guessing at the problems and causing more issues and more costs.
Help
They've now gone back and been told it's a wisdom tooth issue and had it removed. But the dentist has only removed half of it and has placed stitches on it.
Is this normal? I know sometimes if they think removing it could cause damage to the surrounding nerves they'll do a specific procedure to prevent nerve and neurological damage but surely this should be explained. And wouldn't they know from x-rays if this is the case or if hospital treatment is required?
Why wasn't the wisdom tooth issue noticed earlier on the first visit?
My friend is worried that they're guessing at the problems and causing more issues and more costs.
Help
