RM 400.00 to RM800.00 for Upper Wisdom Tooth Surgery

RM 800.00 to RM 1,500.00 for Lower Wisdom Tooth Surgery

As you probably know with most professional health services there is no fixed price, but a scale of fees established by the government or the Dental Association. There is generally a price range which the professionals adhere to, and this range can be quite wide.

This post is to help you clarify some aspects of the cost of wisdom tooth surgery once you decide to undergo the surgery after being advised by your dentist. To start with your regular dentist would have advised you to get it removed due to a routine dental check-up. If he/she is willing to do the wisdom tooth surgery, then you have no problem. But in many cases if you don have a regular dentist or if a dentist does not do wisdom tooth surgery, he may refer you out. Most people tend to look for a competent professional dentist online once they are in this situation or when they have pain in the wisdom tooth area. If you are looking for a dentist online in the hope to get your wisdom tooth removed these are some of the factors, you want to consider in making your decision.

Typically, most patients who must undergo a wisdom tooth surgery have a lot of anxiety and fear. To better manage this fear and anxiety it would help you categorize your thoughts in 3 critical areas.  1) Pain during the surgery 2) Pain After the surgery and recovery time 3) Cost of the Wisdom Tooth Surgery. Addressing the anxiety of pain during and after surgery is best addressed by the dentist chosen.

This post is specifically written to address the 3rd Factor so you can make a more informed decision in your search for a dentist who does the wisdom tooth surgery up to your expectations. If you have concerns about factors 1 and 2 i.e. pain during and after surgery, do reach out to your dentist at the time of making your appointment and your dentist will reassure you.

Why are the wisdom tooth surgical fees not standard?

There are many reasons for this …top of the list is

Level of Difficulty

Not all wisdom tooth are positioned in the jaw and stuck similarly. Some are situated in more difficult situations then others. Upper wisdom tooth are generally easier to remove hence it is less costly. Lower wisdom tooth are generally more ‘stuck’ (impacted) hence higher fees are incurred.

Lower wisdom teeth are often close to important nerves and arteries hence more dangerous and riskier and demands higher skill levels- that too may incur higher surgical fees.

Skill Level and Experience of Dentist / Oral Surgeon

Generally dental specialist and experienced older dentist charge higher as wisdom tooth demands high surgical skills and comes with a lot of challenges that the experience of the Dentist or Oral Surgeon is an important consideration for your safety and comfort during and after surgery. One should not compromise on the experience level of the Surgeon operating on you.

Options of X-ray, Medication  and materials used

X-ray costs may be a factor as well in the overall cost of the wisdom tooth surgery. Medications too play a part in the costs and the choice of painkillers and antibiotics may affect the cost of surgery. Also depending on the nature of the surgical wound, the suturing material or surgical dressings and post-surgical complications play part in the overall cost of the Wisdom Tooth Surgery. The above mentioned Wisdom Tooth Surgery cost are for Local Anesthetic procedures. If you choose to do it under General Anesthesia the cost will go up considerably. This you must ask your dentist / oral surgeon who is operating on you.

Facility and Location

Generally, if the surgery is done in dental clinic or a hospital setting the cost will vary with the overheads. Furthermore, cost also vary with the location within the KL-Klang valley depending on the overheads of the clinic where the wisdom tooth surgery is done.

This is just a brief overview of what the cost is and how costing is derived for wisdom tooth surgery. It is based on a random survey and does not cover every aspect of the issue at hand. The objective of this post is to give you a general idea. No matter what, if you need a wisdom tooth surgery you must speak to your dentist and if you do not have a regular dentist, then you can search online, and this post hopefully gives you an idea on how to make your decision.