Wisdom teeth are the last molars on each side of the jaws. They are also the last teeth to emerge, or erupt, usually when a person is between 16 and 20.

Since wisdom teeth are the last permanent teeth to come in, or erupt, there is often not enough room left in your mouth to accommodate them. This can lead to wisdom teeth that are impacted, teeth that are trapped beneath the gum tissue by other teeth or bone. If teeth are impacted, swelling and tenderness may occur.

Wisdom teeth that only partially emerge or come in crooked can also lead to painful crowding and disease. Since teeth removed before age 20 have less developed roots and fewer complications, the American Dental Association recommends that people between 16 and 19 have their wisdom teeth evaluated to see if they need to be removed.

How are Wisdom Teeth Removed?
A tooth extraction is a relatively routine procedure. Your dentist or a dental specialist, called an oral surgeon, will recommend either “going to sleep” using general anesthesia, or numbing this area in your mouth with a local anesthesia such as Novocain®.

After the tooth (or teeth) is removed, you may be asked to bite down softly on a piece of gauze for 30 to 45 minutes after you leave the office, to limit any bleeding that may occur. Some pain and swelling may occur but it will normally go away after a few days; however, you should call your dentist if you have prolonged or severe pain, swelling, bleeding or fever.

Removal of wisdom teeth due to crowding or impaction should not affect your bite or oral health in the future.

I have taken the over-night 350 mile bus for the past few years to a great group of Tijuana Dentists at www.dentistattijuana.com . I go to Mexico for my dental work after researching the local area for dental pricing.

Trust Dental in Tijuana, Mexico is within ½ mile of the Border. They are located across the street, at the North-West corner of the new Costco, as your enter Mexico. When I was still working in local Government, our dental policy had a 50.00 deductible and would pay only 50% for dental procedures. I needed two root canals procedures with crowns.

I “price shopped” at several local dentists. I found most dentists are not used to being” price-shopped.”

I was given a written quote, by mega-large California Dental Chain, of + $4,400.00 for the two root canals. My co-pay and deductible would have left we with out-of-pocket cost of + $ 2,250.

Trust Dental has a San Diego, California phone number a TJ, Mexico phone number also with an 1800 342 8419, toll free, US phone number.

I like Trust Dental fixed-prices with upfront pricing.

Three weeks ago, I boarded the overnight Greyhound bus, in Goshen, Ca. for the crown molding fitting at Trust Dental and a post-Eye-Surgery check-up at 11:00AM.

When done with my dental appointment, the Trust Dental office manager a pleasantly voiced, in-control, office manager, asked if I would like to use her company car and driver to go to my eye appointment?

I felt honored in accepting her gracious offer. The Mexican Doctors and staffers are “SUPER patient friendly.”

Recently, being healthcare uninsured, I asked my local Hanford, California Doctor for an Rx prescription for my blood pressure medications. He stated to make an appointment…translation: Pay the office appointment fee of $55.00 for you Rx prescription.

Before leaving for Mexico, I checked locally for a reasonably priced prescription writer. I had no luck. Even the Wal Mart walk-in clinic in the Super-Center, in Dinuba, California, wanted $ 55.00  for a Rx prescription.

If  I was sick, I could see the $55.00 fee but. I have been using the same Blood Pressure medications for 30 years. Being uninsured I, need to hold down my Medical costs.

My local Pharmacy wanted $80.00 for a 30 day supply of Norvasc 5 mg BP pills. With the $55.00 prescription fee, my cost for 1 30 supply would have been $135.00.

When I finished with my recent Trust Dental appointment, I drove across the street to the new Tijuana Costco Pharmacy. Costco sold me a 120 day supply of generic Norvasc, without a Rx prescription, for $44.00 (US). What a difference.

I have regrets leave the United States for my healthcare needs, It used to be people were coming to the United States for Healthcare treatments. Now, myself and other uninsured Americans are leaving the United States for reasonably priced healthcare. I have met Americans, in Tijuana. For healthcare from Alaska, Chicago, Florida, New England and Texas.

I do not see the United states Healthcare system being fixed in the near future. A 70 + year old local self employed man, who helped me build my house, had a + $90,000 brain Surgery bill for his wife’s Surgery. He could not pay it and the Hospital foreclosed on his house.

He was left homeless. It broke him. He was never the same after the hospital took his house. His wife died after the Surgery and he recently did the same. The United States “for profit” Healthcare system is super-broken.

This is my experiance, Trust Dental Care helped me with my dental treatment, I recomend this dental office and I would like to thank the staff and you for reading my experience. At the end of my treatment they asked for my testimonial on video, and why not! after all I was very satisfied with their  service. 

Respectfully

James Dodd – CBS  Reporter