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Not a dentist, just a twat with gid teeth and shit bones so was undergoing a lot of private and NHS dental investigations prior to COVID. My appt for a reevaluation of my other wisdom teeth (got one out after a fuck tonne of back and forth) was for week of lockdown and was cancelled. I managed to get a really lovely maxfac consult otp who was the one who told me about only taking lifethreatening infections that would otherwise require hospitalisation through a&e to keep demand on NHS low (think people who dont have access to dental care or the education on how to use a toothbrush)


I did have my lower right finally removed last September. I was lucky in that it was my first appointment at the dental hospital but I had issues for at least a year before I had been going to my own dentist with pain etc but she told me because my oral hygiene was unremarkable to give it a few more months each time bc as others have said, they really prefer to leave them now unless there are repeated infections of yer flap. After a year or so i finally managed to get a referral to sauchiehall st, another six months on a waiting list, then about 8 weeks notice for the appt. The specialist I finally seen at sauchiehall st were fab, referred to surgery and taken out the same day. The surgeon had a couple students in but I was cooperative, let him take his time and didn't want any sedative or GA so maybe that had something to do with it?

If you think there's an infection, call your dentist. If they won't see you in person, they will likely still offer a teleconsult and if needed then prescribe antibiotics, painkillers and (most importantly) it will be in your records and get the ball rolling in case you do need it taken out further down the line. Good luck bud, hope your tooth doesn't take the piss and you manage to get it sorted with a pill or two. Hope this ramble helps a bit, fwiw I wish I had put a bit more faith in their process before setting my heart on cutting out my skeleton tbh ¯\\\_(ツ)_/¯