QUOTE(Shazzac @ May 17 2012, 11:59 AM)
How come need to cut open the gum to extract since it's not impacted? My dentist told me that any tooth that grows upright, is ok to be extracted without any cutting/surgery.
my case it's still semi-covered by the gum, didn't came out fully
and the food debris always got stuck in there and difficult to clean, as a result, it will get infected and swollen up few times in a year with free sickness like fevers and headaches

now it's good riddance, one down, another one more to go!

anyway... I asked the dentist to remove both at the same time, so that it's only suffer for once, rather than 2 session of suffering
but he insisted the best procedure is to take out one side only, unless it's a real emergency case
luckily I heed his advice, as I still can chew on the solid food with my other side, else I would have to go for liquid diet for the next few days