I have been to a several different dentists/oral surgeons over the past few years and have gotten conflicting opinions. I’m stressed out and confused and curious what others might think. 

I met with an oral surgeon today to discuss a plan for getting my upper left molar and lower right wisdom tooth pulled. The surgeon said we should probably just extract all four wisdom teeth and stressed the importance of getting the upper left one out - but I’m not really sure why? I am absolutely scared shitless and have been told that my lower wisdom teeth are really close to the nerve. I don’t know exactly what this means but it sounds like I should be worried.

And, unfortunately, my biggest concern is cost ☹️ I can barely pay for the upper left molar and lower right wisdom tooth to be extracted, so taking out 3 other teeth is something I’ll have to save up for wait to do. Ideally, I’d take care of everything in one session (for healing purposes and because anesthesia is expensive), but I can split this into two appointments if I really need to.  

Do you agree I really need all 4 wisdom teeth taken out? And is it silly to do 1 or 2 now (along with the upper left molar), and maybe the rest next year? 

Also - I have about 2-4 drinks a week, very rarely smoke, and have no other health concerns 

Which wisdom teeth do I need extracted?