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newsoul · « **Reply #140 on:** June 23, 2012, 06:27:42 pm »

Had my upper and lower left impacted wisdom teeth extracted na by dr.macasiray. He's really good and relaxed lang while doing the operation. Didnt feel pain pero mejo bleeding lang afterwards. Swollen din sha pero ice lang ang solusyon and other pain meds and antibiotics.Im doing my other two impacted teeth on my right side sa july 3 but before that they have to remove the sutures first. My wounds are beginning to heal slowly and i can go back to my regular activities soon

monkeybusiness · « **Reply #141 on:** July 18, 2012, 06:17:58 pm »

Sharing my Wisdom Tooth Extraction experience...

July 17 - my tooth ached so badly that I needed to take a leave from work. Dentist said it was an impacted wisdom tooth (lower left) and has to be removed immediately. Sabi nya I have to take pain reliever and antibiotic for 7 days before magawa yung procedure. But before the procedure, I need to have a panoramic x-ray done first to check the severity, etc.

Dahil sobrang kulit ako and I don't want my SL na masayang, I went out to have my x-ray and for second opinion na rin. In short, same yung diagnosis, odentectomy ang solution. Two different surgeon but the charge was both P7000-P10000, depending on the result of x-ray.

Di pako nagconfirm for an appointment with the oral surgeon because I want to research first. Good thing that GT never fails me talaga. I saw the raves about Dr. Uy so i tried researching more. I found out that he has a clinic in QC (Panay corner Timog). I did contact Dr. Uy directly and fortunately meron sya clinic sa Panay today (July 18). I made an appointment for extraction agad.

July 18- My appointment was 10am. Around 9:15 we were already in the clinic. Around 9:30am dumating na si Doc with her GF(?). Procedure started at 9:45. Positive point na agad kasi I was expecting late sya dadating (you know, doctors).

Through the x-ray that I have, he explained to me everything. Nakakatakot lang yung anesthesia at start pero no worries kasi may topical anesthesia naman. Yung sakin naramdaman ko lang yung turok kasi mine is infected, may pus/abscess kaya daw masakit.

Some doctors kasi wait for the antibiotic course to be finished first before doing the procedure for the reason that they want the infection (pus) to be drained before the surgery. Kaso ang nagiging problem with that is sometimes hindi 100% nung infection is nadadala ng antibiotic, may natitira pa rin kaya during the procedure itself, masakit pa rin kahit may anesthesia na.

Again, mine was infected and with pus/abscess na. Sabi nya ayaw na nya rin hintayin to finish the antibiotic that I'm taking kasi nga naman after the procedure I need to take another set of those for the wound. Gusto daw nya for his patients, iirrigate na agad yung abscess during the procedure itself thru the anesthesia to not prolong the agony anymore. So yung sakin pagka-inject ng anesthesia, he washed/irrigated yung infection and made sure na wala nang abscess before starting the procedure. When he was taking those out, mejo masakit pero parang kagat lang naman ng langgam. He washed it about 4 times hanggang sa wala na ako nararamdaman at all, and he said it was because all the pus was out already.Then he proceeded with the extraction. I just felt pressure but NO PAIN at all. My procedure took about 30 mins only.

The only problem that I encountered was that the anesthesia wore off so quickly (masakit na sya 20 mins after the procedure) to the fact that nasa cab pa lang kami sobrang sumakit na agad. As in super sakit to the point na tumutulo na kusa yung luha ko. Dumaan kami drugstore to buy the meds (pain reliever and Hemostan). Nakainom nako ng Ponstan pero walang effect. I texted him right away. He was shocked kasi sobrang bilis naman daw mawala effect saken. He told me to just eat something cold, apply cold compress and the pain will be gone on its own. That's the most painful thing na naencounter ko talaga. Pero it's not the fault of the doctor. I believe it has something to do with my metabolism, etc.

The pain went away after a few hours. I'm taking Ponstan every 4 hours just to relieve my pain. So far I have no bleeding, sana tuloy tuloy na.

Overall, my experience with Dr. Uy was superb (except that the anesthesia wore off too quickly; of course it's not his fault). Not to mention that his service is so cheap.

and Oh by the way, I would agree with our sisses here, he's so charming as well as his GF. Not really sure if she's her GF, hehe, pero they're so perfect together

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siege_a · « **Reply #142 on:** July 20, 2012, 02:16:03 am »

Hello everyone! I hope somebody could help me with my concern, need insights lang

I have an impacted tooth din kasi, yung sa lower left. I already had consultations with two different dentists, sobrang magkaiba yung findings nila sa akin so now, I'm confused kung kanino ako maniniwala.

Yung sa unang dentist, she said that the impacted tooth needs to be extracted, tapos pinapakuha nya na ako ng panoramic xray kasi gusto nya makita kung yung lower right 1st molar ko eh may root pa kasi kung meron pa daw, gusto nya daw i-save pa kesa bunutin (hindi na kasi ok yung condition nun) pero sabi nya, baka daw maging candidate for root canal yun. Wala na din siyang sinabi na bubunutin yung tatlong wisdom teeth na natira (dalawa sa itaas and yung lower right).

Sa pangalawa dentist na tumingin sa akin, ito yung sabi: hindi daw tatanggalin yung impacted tooth but instead, ang i-eextract eh yung dalawa kong lower 1st molars. Sabi nya kasi there's no point na po in retaining those teeth kasi sira naman na daw. Ang mangyayari daw kasi, kapag natanggal na yung lower 1st molars ko, yung impacted tooth sa left side eh mage-erupt na. Tapos, gusto nya tanggalin yung wisdom teeth ko na magkabilaan sa taas, para daw may space para sa pag-urong nung two front teeth ko sa taas kasi nga medyo nakausli sila. Wala din siyang sinabi sa akin nag magpa-xray na, unlike sa unang dentist na pinuntahan ko. Sabi nya kasi matagal pa naman daw yung sa braces since madami pang aayusin sa ngipin ko, eh di ba dapat meron na nun para makagawa na ng "plan" or kung ano man tawag dun.

Guys, or kung meron mang dentist dito, sino sa tingin nyo yung mas ok ang findings?

Kasi siyempre kapag yung ngipin na-extract na, di naman na pwedeng ibalik yun so natatakot ako. Totoo ba yung sinabi nung isang dentist na lalabas yung impacted tooth ko kapag may space na? Kasi hindi naman na din ako sobrang bata kaya di ako sure kung lalabas ba ng buo yun once may space na. Yung sa pagtanggal ng 1st molars naman, worried ako kasi ayun yung ginagamit na pang-nguya ng pagkain, how would I eat kung walang ngunguya? Sorry di ko lang kasi talaga ma-imagine hehe.

Yung wisdom tooth sa taas na dalawa, ok lang bang tanggalin yun kahit na ire-retain naman yung kapartner nilang widsom tooth sa ibaba? Kasi ang alam ko magkaka-partner dapat yung mga ngipin. Wala namang problem sa upper set ng ngipin ko, yung protruded lang na two front teeth medyo itutulak papasok so necessary ba talagang tanggalin yung dalawang wisdom tooth?

Last question, yung mga ortho ba do they also perform regular tooth extraction pati yung pagtanggal ng impacted tooth? Di ko kasi alam kung may dentist na para lang sa tooth extraction, kasi di ba ang ortho para sila sa pag-aayos ng alignment ng ngipin.

Ayun, sorry kung sobrang haba, sana talaga may mag-reply dito.. badly need your insights. Thanks!

Dacian · « **Reply #143 on:** July 20, 2012, 04:37:01 pm »

@siege_a
in my opinion, mas okay yung dentist #1 kasi pinapakuha ka nya ng panoramic x-ray. dun nya titignan yung impacted teeth mo. tapos she will save pa ngipin mo na pwede pang ma-save.

yung sa dentist #2, parang may mali sya kasi pano nya sasabihing tutubo yung wisdom teeth mo kapag binunot yung molars mo? pano if tagilid yung wisdom teeth mo? eh di hindi rin tutubo yun. tapos hindi ka pa pinapakuha ng panoramic x-ray, pano nya malalaman yung position ng wisdom teeth mo?

siege_a · « **Reply #144 on:** July 21, 2012, 12:28:33 am »

@Dacian thanks for your reply!

yep yun nga din naisip ko na ok yung pinapakuha na nya ako ng panoramic xray pati yung intra/extra oral something and study cast. Kaso nung sinabi ko dun sa 2nd dentist yung sa pag-save sa right 1st molar ko, sabi nya parang useless na daw yun kasi sira na daw, eventually daw tatanggalin din yun tapos yung sa pagroot-canal daw, dagdag gastos lang daw.

I also asked her kung di pa ba kailangan yung mga panoramic xray etc., sabi nya tsaka na daw yun kasi madami pa daw kailangan ayusin sa ngipin ko (refillings, extractions) yun daw muna yung uunahin, parang one step at a time lang. Confident din sya sa pagsabi na lalabas daw yung impacted tooth pag may space na. Yung impacted tooth ko kasi may nakalitaw naman na konti so naisip ko baka nga lalabas yun ng buo kapag may space na.

Btw, yung sa 1st dentist kasi accredited sya ng HMO namin kaya sinubukan ko mag-consult but since di naman joke yung gagastusin if ever ituloy ko na yung pagpapalagay ng braces, ang hirap mag-trust kung wala kang kakilala na naging client na ng dentist kaya nagpunta din ako sa dentist ng friend ko para humingi ng 2nd opinion, kasi may braces din yung friend ko sabi nya ok daw yung dentist. Kaso yun nga, sobrang magkaiba yung findings nilang dalawa kaya parang mas naguluhan tuloy ako. Kaya ngayon, di ko maumpisahan yung procedure kasi di ko alam kung kanino ako maniniwala.

dr.smile · « **Reply #145 on:** July 21, 2012, 02:49:57 pm »

Hi!! Its best to see an xray for a better judgement..

Sis, Pwede ka ba kumuha ng panoramic xray and upload it online and pm me the link so I can take a look at it..

Impaction removal is an Oral Surgery Practice. Depende sa training ng Dentist mo.

In my case I practice Ortho, and I dont do impactions, instead I refer to a specialist.

I think both of those Dentist have a point. Im guessing decayed ang 1st molar mo. Pwede magmove and ibang teeth into the place but also depends on how young you are and thru the help of braces. How old are you na? My point yung pag tumubo ang 3rd molars sa upper itutulak ang teeth forward but once nangayri na eto, you cant push them back in by removing the 3rd molars. You may need to remove this for ortho consideration. This may help but not solve the problem of your protruding front teeth.

About your Dentist's suggestions:

The first Dentist's approach is more conservative, practical and time saving.
The second Dentist's idea is more time consuming but also the long term goal is that in the future you retain healthy molars instead of rootcanal treated molars.

Hope this helps! Good luck

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jade23 · « **Reply #146 on:** July 21, 2012, 03:51:55 pm »

mga sis, pwede pa-PM ng contact numbers and clinic schedule ni dr. charlston uy? tia!

tifay · « **Reply #147 on:** July 22, 2012, 10:15:55 pm »

hi mga sis i have a question..meron kase ako 2 impacted lower molars feeling ko mesial impaction sha kase yun ang related sa itsura niya when i googled it hehe dapat ba pag punta sa dentist may xray na dala?where ba mura mag pa x ray kase yung nasa left na molar ko before naka half tago sha but now nako nag tantrums na ata may balak ata lumabas kase na cut niya yung gums ko as in nag make way sha para sa sarili niya. sumakit sha lately unlike before na 2-3x a year lang sumasakit kaya i ignored it muna. pero now di na ulit masakit.
mejo afraid ako pa dentist but feeling ko i need to have the left one removed kase sha sumasakit at nag wawala yung nasa right tulog pa hehe before kase sa old dentist ko sabi niya pa xray ko muna eh di na ko bumalik kase mahal sha maningil.
how much mag pa extract kay doc uy?im near ust lang also

oracLe · « **Reply #148 on:** July 23, 2012, 07:17:05 am »

How much pa-extract kay Dr. Uy?

siege_a · « **Reply #149 on:** July 24, 2012, 12:08:48 am »

Hi Doc Smile! Salamat po sa reply

I'll try na makakuha na agad ng panoramic xray kahit di pa ako hinihingan ng dentist ko...

May point nga po talaga sila pareho, nahihirapan lang talaga ako mag-isip kung kanino ako mas maniniwala. I went to the 2nd dentist last Sunday kasi nagpa-pasta na ako, I asked her again kung sure talaga siya na lalabas yung impacted tooth ko. Sabi nya oo daw, vertical daw kasi yung akin (nakikita po ba yun kahit wala pang xray?) and almost half naman daw yung nakalitaw kaya lalabas daw talaga yun once may space na. By the way, turning 26 na po ako next month. Di na po ba lalabas yun kapag ganyang age? Sabi pa nya ayun na daw yung ginagawa nilang practice ngayon instead of removing the wisdom tooth so siguro kailangan ko na lang din talaga mag-trust sa kanya heheh... same case kasi kami ng bf ko, hindi din daw tinanggal yung impacted tooth nya, binigyan lang ng space and ngayon nalakabas na daw.

About my lower 1st molars, yep decayed na nga po. Yung sa right butas na talaga tapos yung sa left, di naman po ganun kalala, kahit yung 1st dentist di nya din naman napansin na sira yun eh, tsaka may pasta yun. Pero pakiramdam ko mas ok nga na tanggalin na lang yun kasi sira naman na talaga.

Ayun ang haba na naman... thanks Doc Smile!

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dr.smile · « **Reply #150 on:** July 24, 2012, 01:29:26 am »

Sorry siege_a. Dont want to give you high hopes but since your already almost 26, It may or may not erupt in place. Kasi normal age of eruption of third molars is 17-21. If it wanted to erupt, it will erupt pushing all your teeth forward and making your other teeth crowded (like your upper jaw) and may cause "sungki" so di din assurance yung pag nabunot ang first molar, tutubo sya. Pag nabunot and 2nd molar, more chances of eruption kc wala namang ngipin nakaharang.
If ok pa naman ang first molar mo and d sya ganon ka decayed at pwede pa pastahan, then just remove the 3rd molar. Unless if super duper decayed na hindi na pwede pastahan. Its that simple. Remember Malaki ang 1st molar. Mahirap imove and iclose ang big gaps. So if you take the second option, u need braces, but its still a huge space. Theres a limitation to this especially if non growing patients na.

Then again mahirap mag assume ng situation kung walang xray

Take a picture na din. (if u can)

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siege_a · « **Reply #151 on:** July 24, 2012, 02:36:51 am »

Hi Doc

Aww ganun po? Yung 1st molar ko po kasi may pasta na talaga yun, there are times na parang nangingilo siya though buo naman yung ngipin. Yep plano ko po talaga magpa-braces kasi meron po akong milk tooth sa ibabang harap na hindi natanggal kaya crowded po yung ibabang ngipin ko, parang nag-form na butterfly so kapag tinanggal yun, bungi na ako. And yes, worried din po ako kasi malaki talagang space yung maiiwan ng 1st molar kapag tinanggal sya. Pipilitin ko po na makakuha ng xray para maihabol po habang sa pagpa-pasta pa lang po yung ginagawa sa akin nung dentist.

Thanks po

May pahabol nga po pala ako, saan ko po ba pwede makita kung registered na Ortho yung isang dentist? I mean yung mga nakapasa ng board exams, kung ganun nga tawag dun... may online list po ba ang mga ortho? Sorry po kung OT

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dr.smile · « **Reply #152 on:** July 25, 2012, 10:08:43 pm »

Dentist specializing in Orthododontics is called Orthodontist. They take up full time post grad diploma course of 3 yrs. You can check this site www.apo.com.ph. for a list of qualified ORTHODONTISTS. Remember orthodontist dont charge 20k or 50k. They charge above 80k kc they are specialists. They don't do other dental procedures. Orthodontics lang. Parang Cardiologist. Heart concerns lang.

Other Dentist take up short certificate courses in Orthodontics. So they practice orthodontics and gen. dentistry or whatever field. Hindi sila specialist. Walang boards. Depends kung saan sila nagaral ang charge nila. But they are not called orthodontist. Basic cases lang pwede ihandle. This is the problem kung bakit madaming orthodontist disasters.

Gen Dentist with orthodontic try to handle difficult cases instead of specialist.

I know many people here would get confused. I hope this will also enlighten everyone.

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siege_a · « **Reply #153 on:** July 25, 2012, 10:59:18 pm »

oohh... thanks for that information doc! Lahat po ba ng orthodontist dito sa atin eh member ng APO? Or kung hindi ka member ng APO, ibig sabihin wala kang license to practice Ortho? Parang nagdalawang-isip tuloy ako dun sa dentist na pinupuntahan ko, kasi ang nakita ko lang sa clinic nya eh parang cetificate lang. $:-\$

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dr.smile · « **Reply #154 on:** July 26, 2012, 02:00:43 pm »

Quote from: siege_a on July 25, 2012, 10:59:18 pm

oohh... thanks for that information doc! Lahat po ba ng orthodontist dito sa atin eh member ng APO? Or kung hindi ka member ng APO, ibig sabihin wala kang license to practice Ortho? Parang nagdalawang-isip tuloy ako dun sa dentist na pinupuntahan ko, kasi ang nakita ko lang sa clinic nya eh parang cetificate lang. $:-\$

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yes board certified orthodontists are member of APO. But general dentist who took up certificate courses can practice BASIC ortho din. Check your dentist background kung ok ba and talk to other patients. Usually dentist show their old cases to you to discuss/compare treatment.

If you want a board certified ortho, contact APO or if you want a cheaper treatment, go to UP-PGH. Ortho undergrads look for patients and they charge lower. They are already licensed Dentists who are undergoing orthodontic course..

cawie · « **Reply #155 on:** July 30, 2012, 09:25:38 pm »

hello mga sis! meron na bang nagpa remove ng wisdom tooth dito sa healthway sm north? mas sure kasi ako na surgeon ang gagawa. yung last wisdom tooth removal ko kasi traumatic eh surgeon daw sha pero mukhang nabola lang ako at ordinary dentist lang pala sya. thanks.

siege_a · « **Reply #156 on:** August 04, 2012, 11:18:21 pm »

@Dr. Smile

Hello po! May x-ray na po ako, pano ko po mase-send sa inyo? Di po yata kasi ako allowed magsend ng pm eh... Ok lang po ba maglagay ng link dito? Gusto ko na din po kasi malaman kung ano sa tingin nyo yung dapat gawin sa wisdom tooth ko

oracLe · « **Reply #157 on:** August 05, 2012, 11:04:10 am »

Di ko mahanap ang contact no ni Dr. Charlston Uy

Sino may number ng clinic nya sa Timog? Plano ko end of August.

dr.smile · « **Reply #158 on:** August 05, 2012, 07:13:00 pm »

Quote from: siege_a on August 04, 2012, 11:18:21 pm

@Dr. Smile

Hello po! May x-ray na po ako, pano ko po mase-send sa inyo? Di po yata kasi ako allowed magsend ng pm eh... Ok lang po ba maglagay ng link dito? Gusto ko na din po kasi malaman kung ano sa tingin nyo yung dapat gawin sa wisdom tooth ko

Yes pwede po mag paste ng link dito thanks.

einjhel · « **Reply #159 on:** August 06, 2012, 09:46:51 am »

hello dr.smile, sana po matulungan niyo me, ask ko lang kasi ive had my wisdom teeth, lower left and lower right removed last 2004 and 2007, ok naman wala namang naging problem, until May of this year, sumakit yung pinagtanggalan ng wisdom tooth ko sa lower right. sobra sakit talaga, pero natanggal na yung wisdom tooth doon dati pa, hindi ko alam kung bakit bumalik ang sakit after so many years, ininuman ko ng mefenamic acid natanggal naman yung pain pero after 2 months, bumalik na naman yung pain dun sa pinagtanggalan ng wisdom tooth sa lower right, bakit kaya? ano kaya pwede dahilan nito? please help po.....

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