Wisdom teeth and simple extractions are done in this office, so you are not handed a referral slip and a new stack of forms. Dr. Shahir Khalil is a general dentist who holds an IV conscious sedation license, earned through a residency at Miami Valley Hospital, which only a small number of general dentists hold.
That license is what lets complex cases be done in one sitting while you are relaxed. You agree on a stop signal before anything starts, and it is honored. If an X-ray shows a tooth that truly belongs with an oral surgeon, you are told why and referred.
Wisdom teeth that come in sideways or only partway can trap food, swell the gum and push on the teeth beside them, and the trouble tends to grow rather than settle. Here they are removed in this office, with IV sedation available so a nervous patient can often have them all out in a single sitting instead of spread over several appointments.
Learn more about Wisdom teeth extractions (third molar)
A simple extraction starts with digital X-rays on the screen beside you, so you see why the tooth needs to come out before anyone reaches for it. The area is numbed until you feel pressure but no pain, and the tooth comes out in the same visit. Before you leave, you hear what replacing it would involve, including an implant placed here in the same office.
Learn more about Simple extractionsYou do not have to commit to a treatment plan to book a visit. Tell the office what is going on and they will find you a time.
Not always. Many wisdom teeth can be removed safely by a general dentist with the right training, and Dr. Khalil does this work in-house. In Ohio the title of oral surgeon is reserved for dentists with specialty training in that field, and Dr. Khalil is a general dentist. If your X-rays show roots close to a nerve or another case that genuinely needs a specialist, you will be told plainly and referred.
That is up to you. Numbing alone works for most simple extractions. If you are anxious, nitrous oxide or oral sedation can take the edge off, and IV conscious sedation is available for longer or more complex cases. With IV sedation you stay relaxed and breathe on your own, and many people remember little of the procedure afterward. Whatever you choose, a stop signal is agreed on first.
Often, yes. Because IV sedation is done in this office, your wisdom teeth can usually be removed in a single sitting rather than split across several appointments, which means one recovery instead of two or three. Your X-rays decide it, and you will see them on the screen and hear the plan before anything is scheduled.
Yes. Implants are placed and restored here too, so the same team that removes the tooth can talk through what comes next, whether that is an implant, a bridge or a partial denture. Sometimes the area needs time to heal before an implant goes in, and you will hear the timing up front.
No. Plenty of people put off an extraction because they are embarrassed or afraid it will hurt, and you will never be lectured for it here. You will see your X-rays, hear plainly what is wrong, and choose the level of sedation you are comfortable with. The first job is getting you out of pain.