I went to Dr. Payne for my wisdom teeth extractions. I had all four of mine out at the same time. My two at the top were just surgical extractions, but my two at the bottom were both partially impacted.
He does consultations and followups in the afternoons and surgeries in the morning. I went to my consultation and had to watch a little video. The nurse warned me not to be frightened by it, but it gives you a little bit of information about wisdom teeth and the surgery and the post-care. It could be helpful, but I had used the internet before going there to do my research. When that was over, Dr. Payne came in. I had brought my own x-ray and he looked at it and we talked about different options for anesthesia and the risks involved with the surgery. Then the nurse came back in and had me sign all the release forms over everything Dr. Payne and I had discussed. He had those really cool handheld tablets to sign on too!
On another day, I went to a consultation with Dr. Contino. There was nothing bad about either doctor, but I decided to go with Dr. Payne because everyone in his office was extremely nice, he provided me with more information, the office itself was clean and surgical, and everyone in the surgery room is trained in ambulatory medicine, you know, just in case.
I had my appointment two weeks after the consultation. I was a little nervous, but I was confident that he was a great oral surgeon, check his website, he has the credentials! Everyone was very accommodating and I was given a blanket because the room was a little cold. As soon as they set up the butterfly IV, I was out, and the next thing I fuzzily remember is sitting in the car with cotton gauze in my mouth trying to tell my mom things.
After that I was fine. I used and replaced the gauze for an hour and a half after and then I stopped bleeding completely. I didn't feel any pain and didn't take any pain killers at all! I mean, my mouth was stiff and ached a bit, but I wouldn't call it pain. I was a little swollen, but one of the drugs they give you in the IV these days are anti-swelling medicine. I couldn't have asked for a better surgery and it is not as scary as people make it out to be.
If you have to have your wisdom teeth out, I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Dr. Payne. read more