{"id":724,"date":"2018-02-28T22:37:23","date_gmt":"2018-02-28T22:37:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vistadoradadental.com\/blog\/?p=724"},"modified":"2018-02-28T22:37:23","modified_gmt":"2018-02-28T22:37:23","slug":"dentist-oral-surgeon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vistadoradadental.com\/blog\/dentist-oral-surgeon\/","title":{"rendered":"Dentist or Oral Surgeon?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m going to honest and just admit I avoid the dentist. I had a filling fall out. I avoided the dentist. Then I needed a root canal treatment. I did get that, but it was rather traumatic. So, I didn’t go back for the crown. Now my tooth was hurting so badly that I had to go to a dentist again. Though I did go to a different dentist. He told me the tooth is too far gone and needs to be removed. However, he said it’s extensive enough that I may consider an oral surgeon because he’d have to cut through both gum and bone. I like the idea of it not costing as much going to the local dentist, but wonder if it’s not safe and that’s why he mentioned an oral surgeon.<\/p>\n

Patty<\/p>\n

Dear Patty,<\/p>\n

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I hate it when dentists say stuff like this. It makes patients uneasy. They wonder if they’re being unsafe choosing the more financially feasible option for them. I don’t know if your dentist phrased it that way because he’s uncomfortable with the procedure and he was trying to steer you another direction or if he’s perfectly comfortable doing it and just giving you non-opinioned options. <\/p>\n

I’d ask your dentist a few questions before making a decision:<\/p>\n