Impacted wisdom tooth surgery

You are quoted on costs before any procedure starts. No two patients are the same — an upper wisdom tooth that has come through fully is usually straightforward, and a lower one impacted under bone is a surgical procedure. Your written estimate is itemised per tooth after the assessment.

Yes. All four are usually removed in a single appointment under general anaesthetic, and you go home the same day. Position and nerve proximity are established with CBCT imaging beforehand.

Before anything is touched, we look at your jaw in three dimensions: the shape of each root, and exactly where the nerve runs underneath. That scan is on the screen next to you. You see what we see. Sometimes it shows the tooth is fine where it is, and we tell you that.

Time, mostly. Session time is charged hourly with a two-hour minimum, and the anaesthetist fee also reflects duration. A single straightforward case sits at the minimum; a full arch at four to six hours, or both arches at up to eight, costs proportionally more. Your surgical plan estimates the duration before booking, which is what makes an accurate quote possible.

No. The dental treatment and the anaesthetic session facility fee are billed by A2ZDental. The anaesthetist invoices you separately, because they are an independent practitioner rather than part of the practice. Knowing this in advance avoids the surprise of a second account arriving after the day.

Because it is not ours to set. The anaesthetist is an independent specialist who determines and bills their own fee, the same way an anaesthetist does for a procedure in hospital. What we can do is obtain their figure for your planned procedure before you commit, so you are deciding with a complete cost rather than an estimate.

It depends on your level of cover and which components it applies to. Hospital and dental cover treat session, anaesthetist and dental fees differently, and some funds cover none of it. Check directly with your fund before booking rather than assuming, and ask specifically about all three components.

Yes. Ring the practice and reception will request the anaesthetist fee for your planned procedure and its expected duration. Written costs for all three components — treatment, session fee and anaesthetist — belong in your hands before you are asked to proceed with anything.