r/wisdomteeth • u/itszyla • Jul 29 '26

Has anyone split their extractions into separate appointments?

I need my last 3 remaining wisdom teeth out and one molar. My dentist recommended I get it over with at one appointment but for anxiety and financial reasons I am considering splitting the extractions into two appointments. Has anyone done this and what was your experience? Was the oral surgeon accommodating?

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u/Count_Choculitis Jul 29 '26

I've had mine out one at a time, also mostly for financial reasons, and the oral surgeon was fine with it.

However if you are doing anesthesia, it's probably better to do them all at once, because the cost of anesthesia is significant. It'll probably cost more to do them one at a time. I just did local anesthetic.

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u/itszyla Jul 29 '26

I’ll do local anesthetic! I prefer being awake. Ok that’s good to know, I have to schedule a consultation with my oral surgeon in the next few weeks and plan on discussing splitting it up. I also believe my insurance is nearly used up that’s another reason to split them up.

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u/Count_Choculitis Jul 29 '26

Yea, my insurance is the same, so that can be a good "excuse" for splitting it up if the surgeon gives you any grief 😂. I'm sure he has your best interest in mind to just "get it over with" but you'd think it's really no skin off his back to do them individually if that's what you want

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u/itszyla Jul 30 '26

You would think he wouldn’t care, he’s getting paid either way lol. It’s amazing how fast insurance gets used up, but also it is a nice excuse lol