Oral Surgeon - Oak Lawn, IL

"I had my wisdom teeth removed by Dr Malik last year, the first three were easy to remove and I barely felt any pain, it took a few mins each. The last one took almost 45 minutes, I had to be injected so much local anesthesia. At end Dr Malik was about to give up and told me I need to come in another day to get sedated to remove the last one. I asked him to try one last time and he was able to get it out. Looking back this all this pain could have been avoided if Dr Malik was a little patient during the initial consultation to understand why I decided to get it removed then. The reason I was doing it then was the same tooth that was hard to get out, was causing me pain as food was getting stuck around it. During the consultation he didn’t see my actual teeth under a light, he just checked the X-rays and said it should be routine. But it was nothing but routine, if he said this one might be hard to get out and cause you pain. Maybe I would have decided to be sedated for the procedure. We go to a professional to understand our options and decide for yourself. This was not the case here. Also he was more worried about me making noise because of the pain during the procedure so that I don’t scare his other customers in the waiting area. The rest of my experience was positive. The staff was professional."