Some Crown Point smiles carry a flagged item for years: a third molar angled the wrong way on a dental X-ray, mentioned at every cleaning and never quite urgent. A surgical consultation turns that recurring footnote into a decision, and it is about 35 minutes northeast of the Square.
Glacial Sands OMS is at 1008 Broadway, STE 100, in Chesterton. There, Dr. Bennett reads wisdom teeth on 3D imaging, talks through the findings tooth by tooth, and removes them with IV sedation available when removal is the right call.
What Are Wisdom Teeth?
The third molars, called wisdom teeth, are the final teeth to form. Most people develop four of them, one at the back of each side of the upper and lower jaws, and they typically surface in the late teens or early twenties, long after the rest of the mouth is finished growing.
That late arrival is the root of the trouble. When the jaw has no space left, a third molar can come in tipped toward its neighbor, stall beneath the gum, or emerge only partway. Clinicians call such a tooth impacted, and the partially exposed ones leave a gum flap that collects food and bacteria where brushing cannot reach.
A planned removal, done while the tooth is quiet, is a contained procedure with a recovery most patients measure in a few careful days. The same tooth removed during a flare-up, after infection or damage to the molar in front of it, means a bigger appointment and a longer road back. The difference is timing, and timing is either chosen early or forced late.
Our Advanced Technology
Planning here is image-led. A 3D scan shows Dr. Bennett each tooth’s tilt, root shape, and distance from the lower jaw nerve before surgery is scheduled, and platelet-rich fibrin prepared from your own blood is used at the site to support early healing. More detail lives on our technology page.
Why Get Your Wisdom Teeth Removed?
Appointments from Crown Point usually start with a finding or a feeling. The common triggers:
- Aching, pressure, or stiffness deep at the back of the jaw
- A sore, swollen gum flap behind the last molar that keeps trapping food
- Decay or bone loss beginning on the second molar next door
- An X-ray that shows an impacted tooth or a cyst developing around one
The Crown Point Drive, and the First Visit
Leave the Square on North Court Street, take East North Street out to East 109th Avenue, and pick up I-65 north at exit 249. Ride I-65 to I-94 east, come off at the Chesterton exit, and follow Indian Boundary Road into Broadway. The full trip is about 26 miles and roughly 35 minutes, and after sedation your driver runs the same interstates in reverse, with you back in Crown Point in well under an hour.
The consultation is $150, and that fee covers all X-rays and is credited toward your surgery if you proceed. You leave with three things settled: whether removal is recommended, how sedation would be handled in your case, and the complete price, in writing.
FROM THE SQUARE TO CHESTERTON
Dr. Sonia Bennett
I appreciated that she showed me the scan and explained every tooth before we scheduled anything.
How Wisdom Teeth Removal Works
The consultation pairs a hands-on examination with 3D imaging. Dr. Bennett studies how each wisdom tooth sits in the bone and where it lies relative to the nerve canal in the lower jaw, then walks you through her recommendation one tooth at a time: this one out, this one watched, and the reasoning for each.
Anesthesia is settled at the same appointment. Most wisdom teeth surgery at this practice is performed with IV sedation, selected around your health history and the difficulty of the extractions. Afterward you rest under supervision in recovery until your driver brings you home, medication and written instructions in hand.
Follow-up is part of the service. The practice checks in after surgery, and the aftercare pages on this site cover eating, icing, and activity for the first days in plain terms.
Comfort and Recovery
Healing gets biological help here. Platelet-rich fibrin, concentrated from a small sample of your own blood, is placed in the socket once the tooth is out. It reinforces the clot and supports the first stage of repair, and alongside rest, ice, and soft foods, it helps many patients turn the corner sooner.
Wisdom Teeth Removal for Crown Point Patients
Crown Point families cross the county for the right specialist without thinking twice. If a wisdom tooth needs a surgeon’s read, call or text (219) 964-4321 and book your consultation at Glacial Sands OMS in Chesterton.
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