Scans and tests your GP or consultant may recommend for Wisdom teeth removal

This is information about which scans and tests may be used to assess Wisdom teeth removal, and what each one is: not a recommendation. Your clinician decides which scan or test, if any, you need. Prices below are typical UK private ranges; enter your postcode to see the NHS wait near you.

Wisdom teeth are the last teeth to come through, usually in your late teens or early twenties, at the back of the mouth. About wisdom teeth removal and NHS waits →

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Dental X-ray (panoramic / OPG)

Before wisdom teeth are removed, a dental X-ray is taken, often a panoramic (OPG) X-ray that shows all the teeth and jaws and the position of the roots. This is an X-ray, not a scan.

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Wait or Pay is independent and is not the NHS. NHS waits are from DM01 diagnostics data. Nothing here is medical advice; your clinician decides which scan, if any, you need.

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