Wisdom Tooth Extraction Surgery

I finally made the decision to remove my wisdom tooth and it's my 5th day since my wisdom tooth extraction surgery with smileworks last Saturday. I'm recovering quite well, but i'm still experiencing soreness around the surgery site and i'm currently waiting to remove those nasty stitches next Thursday.

My dentist is Dr. Law from Smileworks and she just remove my lower left wisdom tooth as she felt that i was too nervous and she wanted me to know the feeling of removing wisdom tooth first. I'm actually supposed to remove my upper left wisdom tooth too, but i supposed i'll have to remove it next time.

So some months before CNY, i had toothache and i couldn't stand it, so i went to google for a nearby dentist at Keat Hong randomly and just book an appointment for checkup on my wisdom tooth and at the same time do fillings and polishing.

Like most, i hate visiting dentist because i extremely hated the sounds of drilling and all. So i did not really visit any dentist ever since my secondary school days, ewww i know. I just visited a dentist to do fillings after i started working.

As requested and advised by my dentist, I scheduled my surgery last Saturday 10am at their Paragon outlet as they only do dental surgery there.

I had to do my xray at their woodlands outlet before my surgery as their Keat Hong outlet was too small and they do not have the xray machine there. It's was quite a hassle actually.

So here's my xray! Unfortunately for me, both side of my wisdom teeth are impacted. The right tooth have to be removed sooner or later. -.-

I arrived earlier than my appointment time to fill up some form before my surgery starts. When i met my Dr. Law, she sat down with me before my surgery to explain how's the surgery going to be like and for me to sign a form to acknowledge that i understand the risk involving a wisdom tooth surgery. 

My wisdom tooth surgery was overall painless. Start of the surgery, they put a cloth over my eyes. The most painful of all was the LA injection, which i would rate only 2/10? I have a very low tolerance for pain and i was okay. Maybe i should say i trust Dr. Law and i feel safe with her as my first experience with her when she treated me was really good. She's very gentle and slow when injecting to minimize pain for me.

I also asked her if i could listen to some music with my earpiece on during the surgery as i didn't like the drilling sound. I have the music on too loudly initially that i couldn't even hear what Dr. Law was talking! Hahaha! So if you want to listen to music during the surgery, just make sure you can also hear what your dentist is asking you! 

The whole surgery process ended in like 30mins. No pain after surgery and swollen cheek and numbness. I even went window shopping at Metro with my mum before taking a cab back home.

My stupid wisdom tooth is finally out! (beware!)

2nd day of surgery. Left side of my cheek still quite swollen. My family wanted to visit the IT Show and I didn't wanted to be alone at home. So i followed them out, 爱美 me even put on makeup. 

For your information, here's the breakdown of my cost:

• Wisdom tooth surgery - $900
• Mouthrinse - $10
• Medicine - Amoxicillin (Antibiotics) - $10
• Medicine - Celebrex (Painkiller) - $20

Total cost: $1,005.80 (includes GST)

Some tips for you if you're planning to remove your wisdom tooth:

• Have a big breakfast before your surgery. Be sure to rinse your mouth after eating.
• Go to the toilet before your surgery!
• Dental surgery can be claim under medisave. Just let them know that you would like to claim your medisave.
• Have soft food for the first week after your surgery. Best time to lose weight!
• Rinse your mouth with the mouth wash prescribed after each meal.
• My mum also recommended me to rinse my mouth using cold water is effective to stop the bleeding.
• Take extra care on the surgery site and not sleep on the affected side.
• You can brush your teeth as per normal. Just do not brush hard and near at the surgery side.

Here's my dentist's namecard. You can contact them if you like!

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