Wisdom Tooth Extraction in Mohali & Chandigarh

Modern wisdom tooth extraction is not painful during the procedure — local anaesthesia numbs the tooth and surrounding bone completely. You'll feel pressure and hear sounds (pulling, occasionally bone removal) but no sharp pain. Post-op soreness for 2–4 days is managed with ibuprofen. If you're anxious, IV sedation makes the entire experience pass like a few minutes you barely remember.

Simple extractions take 10–15 minutes. Most surgical extractions take 30–60 minutes. The most complex horizontal impactions can run up to 75 minutes. Plan for 90 minutes total at the clinic (X-ray, anaesthesia, procedure, gauze + briefing).

Simple extractions ₹4,000–₹6,000. Surgical extractions ₹6,000–₹12,000 depending on impaction type. Horizontal/complex cases up to ₹14,000. IV sedation adds ₹6,000–₹8,000. All four at once: from ₹28,000. Free OPG X-ray on first visit gives you the exact quote.

Most patients return to work on Day 2 (simple) or Day 3–4 (surgical). Pain peaks Day 1–2 and is largely gone by Day 4. Soft tissue heals by Day 14. Bone fill continues for 3–6 months silently. Avoid heavy exercise for 5 days, no smoking for at least 72 hours.

Dry socket is when the protective blood clot in the socket dislodges before healing, exposing the bone underneath. It causes sharp, throbbing pain that hits on Day 3–4 and isn't relieved by regular painkillers. Smokers have a ~12% risk vs 2% in non-smokers. Prevention is simple: no smoking for 72 hours minimum, no drinking through straws for a week, no spitting forcefully, gentle salt water rinses only.

Cool, soft foods only for the first 24 hours: curd, ice cream, smoothies, dal-rice, mashed potato, soft scrambled egg, soup at room temperature. Avoid hot food, hard food, crunchy food, and spicy food for 5–7 days. Chew on the opposite side. Avoid rice grains, popcorn, and nuts — they get stuck in the socket.

No. Don't smoke for at least 72 hours, ideally 7 days. Smoking is the #1 cause of dry socket — the suction action dislodges the clot and the heat damages the healing tissue. If you can't go 72 hours, please tell us before the procedure so we can place a medicated dressing prophylactically.

No, you may not need to. About 30–40% of adults have wisdom teeth that erupt fully and stay healthy — those don't need removal. Extract the ones that are: causing pain, infected, impacted with damage to the second molar, or causing repeated pericoronitis. Preventive removal of asymptomatic wisdom teeth is no longer recommended in most international guidelines unless there's clear future risk on imaging.

Simple: tooth is fully erupted, removed with forceps in 10–15 minutes under local anaesthesia. Surgical: tooth is impacted (covered by gum or bone), requires a small flap incision and sometimes bone removal or tooth sectioning, takes 30–60 minutes. Both are routine at our clinic.

Yes — the default is local anaesthesia, which keeps you fully awake and aware but with the tooth completely numb. If you'd prefer not to remember the procedure, IV sedation puts you in a relaxed, drowsy state where you're technically conscious but won't remember most of it. Bring someone to drive you home if you choose IV sedation.

Yes, we use dissolvable sutures by default — they fall out on their own in 7–10 days. No follow-up needed just to remove stitches. Some complex cases use non-dissolvable sutures, removed at the Day 7 follow-up.

Permanent nerve damage is extremely rare (under 1%). Temporary numbness in the lower lip or chin can occur in lower wisdom tooth extractions where the roots lie close to the inferior alveolar nerve — usually resolves in weeks to months. We use CBCT imaging in high-risk cases (horizontal impactions, deep bony impactions) to map the nerve before surgery and adjust technique accordingly.

Day 2 for simple extractions, Day 3–4 for surgical impactions. If your job involves heavy physical activity, plan Day 5. Avoid the gym for 5 days minimum.

Maybe not. If your wisdom tooth is fully erupted, in good position, cleanable, and showing no signs of decay or gum disease — leave it alone. Extract it if your X-ray shows: impaction with damage to the adjacent tooth, repeated pericoronitis, cyst formation, or unrestorable decay. Pain-free wisdom teeth that look problematic on imaging should still be discussed — sometimes the safest move is removal at a younger age (early 20s) when bone heals faster.