My sister in law has been quoted $3k for 4x wisdom teeth removal in the Brisbane area, the bottom two are horizontal (instead of vertical) and a bit of a pain to remove. Just seeing if this seems like a reasonable price for this sort of procedure under general anesthetic.
Wisdom Teeth Removal
LJazza2400 on 06/07/2018 - 13:51
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Ah, you should've come to me.
One left hook and its out. I only charge $50 dollaroos.This is OzBargain.
Left right goodnight
Yep seems about right.
'Major dental' health insurance comes in handy….
Yep
Had one horizontal impacted and one vertical impacted done for $700. Did it on the chair with local.
Hey me too! Did they have to use the hammer and chisel?
I think they used a power drill. It was quite an interesting experience. ASMR in real life.
Do wisdoms extractions cost more than just any other tooth? I had one removed last week (the tooth in front of the wisdom) and it only set me back $130. Well $0 after rebates
Google says they're the most complicated and expensive. Seems like it.
If it's fully erupted it'll be a regular extraction so they'll charge the regular 311 item code which is around 130 dollars.
Impacted ones, some of which are partially or fully covered in bone requires surgical removal which is much more complex.
This doesn't apply to just wisdoms, canines for example can also be impacted.
Yeah. Just go backyard for pull jobs.
If your willing to travel to Caboolture I had mine done a few years ago at Caboolture dental group for around $2600 which included the anaesthetist which is a big portion of the cost, they charge roughly around $600-700 from memory. They did a great job. My wife had hers done there as well. Better to get them all done at once and save cost and pain going again and again imo.
Seems right if it's general.
I had mine done under local (though mine were half erupted and were horizontal) and it was about 1.5k give or take.
4 out. Local. ~$1200 - done at chatswood :) late 2015
I did mine 2 (1 impacted 1 normal) for 8000 baht ($350) in 1 of the top dental hospitals in Bangkok.
Care to share the Bangkok dental hospital details?
It was Bangkok international dental Centre. A 7 level dental Hospital. They have one specialist for every single step of the way.
Well you got ripped off. Lol.
I've had mine taken out overseas and I would recommend anyone in Australia that needs major dental work done that is not an emergency to consider getting it done overseas. You can have a holiday and get the work done for cheaper than getting it done in Oz.
OP Do not get medical work done in an overseas hospital in a place like Thailand or Vietnam. You are asking for serious trouble. Medical tourism is for stupid people, especially when we have one fo the best health care systems in the world. If you are going under, this isn't a suggestion, this is an appeal. Your life is worth more than $4k.
Did you have a bad experience yourself, or work as a dentist?
No, I read the news. I understand the enormous risk and mortality associated with medical tourism. It's incredibly dangerous. Smart people do not go to Sth East Asian countries for medical procedures.
@Burnertoasty:
I second this. My employee has hers done in Bangkok (she is local Thai so supposedly should know better) several years ago. Returned to Brisbane, had serious infectio, ended up taking sick leave for a month. It is not worth the risk.
I don’t think that is necessarily the case. So long as you do your research and go to a reputable dentist there is no particular reason to believe they would be any less skilled than an Australian dentist.
The only thing I would say is that it makes sense to take a few weeks of holiday and do it at the start so if there are complications they can be rectified. As would be the case in Australia when something doesn’t go 100% according to plan.
Sensationalist news stories and other anecdata are not a good basis for decision making.
You’d know better than the coroner. https://www.google.com.au/amp/s/amp.smh.com.au/national/medi…
There are countless examples of malpractice like this, if you google them.
@Burnertoasty: honestly you can google and find a tragedy anywhere. Also that’s referring to plastic surgery. Plenty of people die during plastic surgery in Australia too…
https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/he-had-many-dreams-secon…
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/plastic-surgeon-who-operat…
PS we’re talking about dentistry here, not plastic surgery.
@HippoHop: It doesn’t matter. It’s medical tourism. Wisdom teeth especially if impacted, mean that you might need general anesthetic. You would be completely nuts getting a GA in a 2nd or 3rd world country like Thailand or Vietnam.
@Burnertoasty:
Actually it does matter, plastic surgery is most often a lot more complex than dental surgery. Hence why plastic surgeons are medical doctors first and specialise later. Whereas dental surgery can be conducted by lesser qualified dentists.Also guess all those Thai and Vietnamese people are nuts to get surgery in their own country. To be honest you’re just sounding a bit xenophobic.
P.S. use of the term ‘third world’ is perjorative.
@HippoHop: Accusing me of being racist because I point out the obvious dangers of medical tourism is just stupid. The medical standards in second and third world countries are not anywhere near the standards required here, and the sheer amount of deaths, serious infections and later corrective surgery that results from medical tourism is astounding. If you want to trust your life to the cheapest option, then go ahead, that decision in itself shows that if something does go awry, it’s not a huge loss to the world, just Darwinism in action.
@Burnertoasty: I didn’t accuse you of being racist…I said you were being xenophobic.
Look we’re just not going to agree on this issue. You believe that surgery in any non-western country is inherently dangerous. I find that idea absurd, as would the people who live in those countries.
But there’s no convincing you so no point wasting my time typing back anymore.
It's not that they're not qualified to do it. It's more of the fact that if shit happens afterwards when you're back in Australia that you're in deep trouble. When you get stuff done elsewhere and have to get the local doctors or dentists to manage the complications it makes it more difficult. They won't have any baseline data to work with and just makes the process longer.
If you get it done locally and complications arise, they can manage it much easier cause they know what they did and they know your medical history and all
Had all 4 of mine out after being put to sleep. From memory it was around 3k.
2015
From memory it was around 3k.
How do you know you're not still asleep?
Yep that's about right under general. Mine was 4k with hospital, anesthetist and surgeon.
Top two done, they were growing out frontwards rather than down. From memory they cost me $8 each - could've been $8 for both but I wanted to be able to chew on, at least, one side whilst they healed. (I know, hand in my badge). It was done in the chair under local anasthetic, (many injections to get it numb enough), it was done by the dentist associated with Chisholm Institute, it was in the 1980s and he tried to sew through my lip whilst doing the procedure. Right time, right place - mostly.
try Jims Dental
This Sydney website claims they can do all 4 for $970 plus only $100 for the anaesthetist after a partial medicare rebate: https://wisdomteethsydney.com.au/
I had one uncomplicated wisdom tooth removed there. Maybe there's an Officeworks-like price matcher in Brisbane?
if that is correct it would actually be very worthwhile flying to sydney.
Have you gotten a 2nd opinion on whether they need to be removed at all? Are they causing trouble?
Wisdom teeth can just stay where they are, unless they're causing pain , getting infected. I've had two upper jaw wisdom teeth removed - each started to affect how I could move my jaw. The ones in my lower jaw are so far below the gum line, they're not going anywhere. I'm in my 40s. The others were yanked about 15 years ago.
Choose the surgeon/ dentist wisely. Ask how they'll protect the nerves around that area during the procedure. It can lead to serious problems & discomfort if they are as much as nicked.
Mine all done under general anaesthetic 30 years ago. Ended up having to stay in hospital overnight because of bleeding and reaction to anaesthetic (nothing life threatening, just for obs.) All three children (aged 19-22) had theirs done under a local anaesthetic, in the chair, at around $800 out of pocket expenses, with Bupa top extras, a couple of years ago. Anecdotally, from my circle of friends, seems that recovery time is much quicker and the aftermath is less painful with local c.f. general anaesthetic. Check with your health fund to see if they have arrangements with particular dentists which might be cheaper. Get a couple of quotes.
I literally just paid for my surgical fees and wont be having them removed for a few weeks, but yeah I had to pay about 2.5k for the moment. Medicare and private health can help you out a bit here, but it still hurts your wallet. I think for me it was bottom two being almost straight horizontal and the top two nearly pushing against the molars. Its not causing pain but it was kind of a situation of, yeah itll hurt you down the line so best we sort it out before its an emergency.
Got mine done for 3 wisdom teeth, all in the bone
2 impacted on lower and 1 upper under GA and coated about 2.2kDidn't thank everyone for their contributions, much appreciated, SiL still hasn't got them done so gently trying to encourage the Sydney fixed price option.
I had 4 removed under GA 13 years ago and it cost me near 4k :(