Impacted wisdom tooth removal in Ireland
An impacted wisdom tooth is blocked from erupting cleanly by gum, bone or the tooth in front. Surgical removal in Ireland costs €350 to €500 for one tooth (€280 to €400 after 20% Form Med 2 tax relief) or €700 to €1,400 for 2 to 4 teeth in one sitting.
How mesioangular, vertical, horizontal and distoangular impactions are removed, and how surgeons protect the lower jaw nerves.
Free, no obligation. One registered dental clinic in your county replies, not five.
Calculate your wisdom tooth extraction, IV sedation & tax relief
Pick the extraction type, whether you want conscious IV sedation, and your tax relief or cover option. Revenue grants 20% Form Med 2 tax relief on surgical extraction of impacted wisdom teeth, but not on routine simple extractions.
Estimated cost guide
€280 to €400 after 20% relief
Clinic price: €350 to €500 · Med 2 refund: €70 to €100
Revenue lists surgical extraction of impacted wisdom teeth (in a dental surgery or hospital) as a qualifying non-routine dental treatment on Form Med 2. On €350 to €500 for surgical extraction of 1 impacted wisdom tooth under local anaesthetic (€350 to €500), claiming 20% back in Revenue myAccount brings your net cost to €280 to €400.
Ask a local clinic for a priceMesioangular, vertical, horizontal and distoangular impaction
| Impaction type | How the tooth lies on X-ray | Share of impacted cases | Typical surgical fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mesioangular (tilted forward) | Angled forward 30° to 60°, pushing into the back of the second molar | Around 45% (most common) | €350 to €500 |
| Vertical impaction | Upright, but trapped beneath thick gum tissue or the front edge of the jawbone | Around 35% | €350 to €500 |
| Horizontal impaction | Lying completely flat (90°) sideways inside the jawbone against the second molar roots | Around 12% | €400 to €500 |
| Distoangular (tilted backward) | Angled backwards into the ascending bone of the lower jaw | Around 8% (most technical) | €400 to €500 |
Protecting the inferior alveolar and lingual nerves
Two sensory nerves run close to lower wisdom teeth: the inferior alveolar nerve (which gives feeling to your lower lip, chin and lower teeth) and the lingual nerve (feeling in the side of your tongue). Neither nerve controls muscle movement.
Before touching a lower wisdom tooth, the dentist takes a panoramic OPG X-ray (€60 to €100). If the root tips overlap the white lines of the nerve canal on the OPG, the oral surgeon orders a 3D Cone Beam CT (CBCT) scan (€140 to €220) to see the exact millimetre clearance in three dimensions. Where the root tips are hooked directly around the nerve, the surgeon may recommend a coronectomy — removing the crown of the tooth that is causing infection while leaving the healthy root tips undisturbed in the bone away from the nerve.
What wisdom tooth extraction costs in Ireland
Our price guide for simple and surgical impacted wisdom teeth, conscious IV sedation, and what 20% Form Med 2 tax relief takes off.
| Job | Typical cost | What moves the price |
|---|---|---|
| Simple wisdom tooth extraction (fully erupted) | €150 to €300 | Routine extraction: does not qualify for 20% Form Med 2 tax relief |
| Surgical extraction — 1 impacted wisdom tooth | €350 to €500 | After 20% Form Med 2 tax relief: €280 to €400 (saves €70 to €100) |
| Surgical extraction — 2 to 4 impacted wisdom teeth (one sitting) | €700 to €1,400 | After 20% Form Med 2 tax relief: €560 to €1,120 (saves €140 to €280) |
| Conscious IV sedation (per session, not per tooth) | €350 to €450 | After 20% relief when part of surgical impacted removal: €280 to €360 |
| 1 impacted wisdom tooth + conscious IV sedation | €700 to €950 | After 20% Form Med 2 tax relief: €560 to €760 |
| 2 to 4 impacted wisdom teeth + conscious IV sedation | €1,050 to €1,850 | After 20% Form Med 2 tax relief: €840 to €1,480 |
| Day-case under general anaesthetic (all-in guide) | €1,800 to €2,500 | After 20% relief if self-paid: €1,440 to €2,000, or covered by private health insurance |
| Consultation and panoramic OPG X-ray | €120 to €220 | 3D CBCT nerve scan when lower roots overlap the nerve canal: €140 to €220 |
Get a wisdom tooth removal price from one local clinic
Tap the extraction type, whether you want IV sedation and your county. Your enquiry goes to one Dental Council-registered dental clinic or oral surgeon covering your county, and they contact you to arrange an X-ray and written plan.
Questions patients ask
Do all impacted wisdom teeth have to come out?
No. Wisdom teeth that are completely buried in bone, pain-free, disease-free and not causing decay on the neighbouring second molar are normally monitored on routine dental X-rays rather than removed preventatively. Surgery is advised when there are repeated gum infections (pericoronitis), food trapping, decay on the second molar, or cyst formation.
How long does surgical removal of an impacted wisdom tooth take?
A single impacted wisdom tooth usually takes 25 to 45 minutes in the chair from numbing to stitches. Removing all four impacted wisdom teeth under conscious IV sedation typically takes 50 to 75 minutes.
Need an impacted wisdom tooth removed or want IV sedation?
One Dental Council-registered clinic or oral surgeon covering your county contacts you. Nothing is booked until you have a written treatment plan.