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Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Oct 22 7:01am | Replies (161)
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Dear Lori,
Thank you for your response ! I have not had the consultation with the oral surgeon yet. Does this mean that I will need an anesthesia ? I guess I was thinking that I would just get shots of Lidocaine ? I need to secure the appointment with the surgeon. The dentist said the surgeon should want an appointment for a consultation and then an appointment for the extraction. Can you send me a list of what I should ask during the consultation ?Thank you so much.
Holly
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Hi Holly. Oops, no you won’t need to be under general anesthesia for those extractions. It is done with a local anesthetic such Lidocaine or Carbocaine. Sorry for the confusion. Anesthesia was a typo…should have been anesthetic.
As for questions, from what you’ve said about your remaining teeth these should be simple extractions and the consultation with the oral surgeon will be pretty straight forward about the procedure. You’ve had other teeth extracted so I don’t think this will much different than your previous experiences
Occasionally, when there will be an immediate denture, there can be some sutures placed to make sure the gum tissue heals smoothly. So you an ask if there will be sutures.
You could ask if you need any prophylactic antibiotics but again, that may not be necessary in this case.
I think the best bet is to go ahead with the consultation so you can hear what the oral surgeon has to say. You have a great dental team. And I’m here if you some clarification. ☺️