Valencia Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

There comes a few times in life when you need to face your fears, one week ago today, I did just that when I went to Valencia Oral for a tooth extraction. I am the first one to admit that I do not like going to any doctor, especially dentist… The anxiety and fear just builds up and up, until the very moment of it being OVER. At Valencia oral they made me feel so comfortable from receptionist to assistant to doctor… They knew how nervous I was and just took care of me rather than shunning me… I have never felt so comfortable in this kind of environment and best of all guess what? It didn’t hurt or anything, and it was all done in a very quick manner… I truly do appreciate the whole team at Valencia Oral, and will be referring my friends and family to them…

Ok just had my wisdom tooth pulled and all I have to say is, this was the fastest most enjoyable experience! Everyone from the moment I walked in to the procedure itself have been awesome. I chose to do laughing gas which was perfect. Dr. Baker was so fast in and out in 20 mins! Wow, I totally recommend to people who are needing major work but don’t know who to trust. He really puts you at ease. Thank you for everything.

I found Dr. Turley on line when checking my insurance Delta Dental. The office staff were great, friendly and accommodating. Consult and surgery within 1 week.
The office was clean and inviting. Overall I had a great experience for my 15 year son taking his wisdom teeth out.

After my initial calls to inform whoever it would concern that I would be late for my appointment went unanswered, I decided to leave my dental needs shelved as a lesser priority and focused more on finding a place that would actually pick up my calls — not even in a timely manner, but one that would at least pick up calls in general. Being referred by Family Tree Dentistry, had pretty much bought my ticket of confidence in this place, and I was quickly losing said confidence by the on-​and-​off service. After juggling the eventual return call between an understandably upset jaw sending unrelenting waves of pain, and a troll wisdom tooth constantly reminding me of its presence as if saying, «you mad, brah?» I relented, thought ‘meh’ and continued onward to fulfill my appointment.
Maybe it’s because I haven’t been to an actual dentist for the better part of 12 years, but the apparently bygone days of stiff plastic, mouth cutting inserts during x-​rays have been replaced by a rotating 3d imaging unit exclusively scanning the head. That’s pretty neat. After reviewing the x-​ray and giving my mouth a look-​see, we both found out that my lower wisdom tooth was, in fact, infected. The top one jutting out at an awkward angle while the other two sitting opposite in my mouth were twirling their little mustaches and biding their time. Probably.
LET’S DO SOME MATH. 2G’s even. Actually, scratch that, the original price originally weighed in at 2200. But that extra 200 was waved off into the wind. The procedure dictated that an incision had to be made over the gum of the infected tooth, partitioned into pieces and be individually extracted. The awkward angled one was most definitely a, albiet lesser, pain in itself, and the other two simply screamed «Nooo! Our time hasn’t come yet!» Probably. So 500 a pop. Plus services. Plus equipment. Oh, and let’s not forget the medication (antibiotic, steroid for swelling, and for pain).
Before putting me under, they did something I never even knew was even a method –and very grateful for. Asking me to clench my fist while wiping a solution on my vein, I was told to get ready for a cold sensation. Not a pinch. Not a stab. Just a cold feeling. At that moment, they introduced another solution which was, to my surprise, actually chilly, and completely masked the pierce of the syringe. I found myself very quickly not caring about the chemical reaction between the two to cause such a chill. I’m not sure if I had any cognitive faculties left in me to utter «come at me, bro» before I was whisked away, but I sure hope whatever drooled its away out of my mouth was laughably memorable.
I woke up oddly refreshed, reclined in an area for inactive patients passing the time before they wake up, finding pain only when actively setting my still fuzzy mind to hunt for it. From what I (maybe think I) remember, or was told, at one point, I got up and started doing warm up exercises, drug-​dialed a bunch of friends, and walked in a very stumbly fashion. Sheesh, I came in late, and came out like a stumbling drunk. Maybe they had good reason not to pick up.
Oh, and before I forget: confidence restored.

I had all four of my 3^rd molars (wisdom teeth) extracted by Dr. Baker a few weeks ago. The office is very nicely decorated and clean, and the office staff are all very nice. Dr. Baker explained the procedure in detail, along with any risks associated, before taking me back to the OR. It was finished within like 45 minutes and was as painless as possible. A few days later I woke up in horrible pain and figured it was a dry socket (meaning the blood clot fell out) so I called the office on a holiday weekend not expecting to get in touch with anyone but Sherry was extremely helpful and said if I needed anything I could get in contact with her throughout the weekend. I went in a week later and they packed my hurting socket n also removed it a few days later for me no questions asked. All things considered, I’d definitely recommend Dr. Baker to anyone!