Silegy Tim, DDS

As a veteran of numerous dental procedures, I would rate Tim Silegy among the best practitioners I’ve encountered. After a thorough evaluation of my problem, Dr. Silegy recommended a course of action and within 15 minutes, we were underway with an extraction. I was thoroughly impressed with his surgical skills and with his sensitivity to my well-​being. He and his assistant made absolutely sure that I was pain free during the procedure. Overall, an excellent experience. Highly recommended.

I had two impacted wisdom teeth removed in December. Dr. Silegy and his team made my experience the absolute best, I would totally go through it again. My sister had 4 teeth removed at a different surgeon nearby. We compared notes, post op instructions and experiences. Silegy was definitely more professional and thorough than the my sister’s surgeon. Choose Silegy!

The worst contractual provisions I have ever seen. I refused to sign their stringent contact and never got far enough to see the Dr for my biopsy consultation. I wasted 3 hours of my time because this office does not share their contractual terms until you arrive for appointment and then they go for that «gotcha» moment. I filed a complaint with Cigna Insurance & next I will file complaint with ADA Board. Even though Silegy is currently listed as «in network» with Cigna the receptionist at the Silegy office readily admitted that their office charges more than what Cigna states the actual cost of the procedure should cost and what Cigna agrees to pay. This office is trying to ripoff my insurance and me! The contract at the Silegy office requires 20% down payment before service is performed and requires patient to leave a credit card (they charge your credit card for full amount if Cigna Insurance doesn’t pay in full within 30 days.). I hope Cigna pulls their affiliation soon so others don’t have to be treated as poorly as I was by Silegy clerical staff. Such a waste of time. If YOU choose to go here they are ripping you off!

About my whole experience…
THE PRE-​EXTRACTION DENTAL EXAMINATION: I was referred to Dr. Tim Silegy by my primary Dentist, in November 2015, when I went in for a consultation that I felt was rushed. A couple weeks later, I called to set up a second consultation; because I still had questions that weren’t covered. I felt that the second consultation went better because Dr. Silegy took the time to listen to all my concerns and answered all my questions. About a month later, I scheduled two teeth for extractions; wisdom tooth #32 and tooth # 31.
DAY OF EXTRACTION (2÷12÷16): When I arrived to my appointment, I signed a form and paid my $ 130 fee. I walked into the surgery room at 11:20am, I was put to sleep within minutes, I woke up at 11:38am, and I was taken into a recovery section for about 20 – 30 minutes. Dr. Silegy and his team made things comfortable for me and I’m very pleased that I didn’t have any permanent damage. Since, my biggest concern was the risk of having permanent numbness in my lip, chin, and tongue. The procedure was quick and I was able to walk to my car on my own!
THE FIRST 48 HOURS: I had numbness that lasted for 9 hours and my throat was really sore. {I took acetaminophen 300mg-​codeine 30mg pills as it was prescribed, which helped with the surgery pain; it didn’t help with my throat}
49 HOURS — 120 HOURS: The real pain started on the third day. My throat and right cheek were really sore and swollen and I had shooting pain that went from my right cheek to my right ear. On day five, I started getting a headache on the right side of my forehead. {Each day I took about three to four 800mg ibuprofen and I would take one 600mg ibuprofen with one acetaminophen 300mg-​codeine 30mg before bed)
121 HOURS — 144 HOURS (2÷18÷16 Day6): Because I didn’t wake up in the middle of the night, like I had everyday since my extractions, I decided to stop taking all medications. The swelling and pain was pretty much gone.
FINAL THOUGHTS: It’s been a month since the extractions and my gum is still not completely healed. Unfortunately, I couldn’t give ⁵⁄₅ stars because I felt that Dr. Silegy should have taken the time to assure I was comfortable and all my questions were answered during my first consultation.

Caroline is the one who gets the 5 stars in our book! Unfortunately, my son got dry socket after having his wisdom teeth removed. Not only did she treat him with expert care to relieve his suffering, but she was kind, concerned, and most importantly, explained every step and answered every question to relieve his mounting anxiety surrounding the whole painful experience. She is first-​rate. We thank you!!! P.

Great experience for a tooth extraction! The staff was knowledgeable and friendly. The doctor was efficient and personable. The procedure was quick and almost painless. I was given excellent aftercare directions and have healed nicely. Thank you! :D

Dr. Silegy is an incredible oral surgeon! When he took out all my wisdom teeth it only took him about 25 minutes and I didn’t even know it was going on. He is super personable and cautious. In a post op appt he discovered a heart murmur that I wasn’t aware of. To take extra precautions he had me get an echo so he felt safe putting me under. I would highly recommend him for getting your wisdom teeth out or any other procedure.

Okay… The dentist did a great job removing 4 of my wisdom teeth and they are heal nicely now. I only give 3 stars because they are greed on getting money. My first day i come to the office, i told them my dentist had sent them my xray through email. But later they still want to take xray for me, so i ask them will it cost me and she said no. A week later when i came for my wisdom teeth pull, she told me they just sent me the bill for the xray because i max out on my insurance. So, i told her the other day they told me it not gonna charge me. Then she told me i already sign the paper and it didnt say no charge. I wasnt happy with their customers service and attitude.
Update: i am happy that Tim would take his time going through my problem and solve it.

Was referred to Dr. Silegy from my dentist due to a fractured tooth. This office got me in right away, they were friendly, professional, and I would definitely refer this office to my friends. Thanks Dr. Tim and Rene!

dr silegy is excellent! !
his front office person melissa was efficient and professional. his assistant brenda was outstanding before, during and after the procedure. i highly recommend this dr as he is excellent and his team is excellent.

Had an implant and bone graft. Dr. Silegy did a terrific job – works fast, minimized the pain, competent and friendly staff, and punctual. Dr. Silegy followed up with a personal phone call to make sure all was well. Excellent care.

I was referred to Dr. Silegy by my dentist to have my wisdom teeth pulled. I actually had my extraction just yesterday and am feeling good (surprisingly!). I was nervous of the thought of being put to sleep as ive never experienced it before, but The assistant Brenda made me feel so relaxed and comfortable. Not to mention their music selection playing in the background (90s radio) was perfect! They were quizzing me on who the singer was and then what seemed like 2 seconds later i was awake and resting on a comfortable lazy boy with an ice pack on my cheek. It was a great experience for someone so skeptical as i am! I highly recommend going to see Dr. Silegy and his staff for any procedure needed, they were excellent!

I was referred here by my general dentist for my wisdom teeth to be removed. He is in the deltacare usa plan.
Place is very nice looking, small waiting room but aesthetically pleasing. They have a panorex, an xray machine that takes an image of your entire jaw in one motion rather than the traditional xrays in most dental offices which was nice.
Spoke with Dr. Silegy and was told my top 2 wisdom teeth would be easy pulls, and the bottom 2 would need to be sectioned or cut out in pieces, the bottom ones were the ones that hurt the most.
Pain lasted about 2 weeks after the procedure.
Anyways very happy with Dr. Silegy, I didn’t know it but apparently he is a renown oral maxillary surgeon and has been featured on that show extreme makeover in which he reconstructed someones jaw.
Would definitely recommend him.
Thanks

I had two of my top wisdom teeth taken out by Dr. Silegy. Everyone there was very friendly and did everything to make me comfortable. It was an overall amazing experience. At first I was nervous but Brenda and another sweet lady (I wish I remembered her name) helped calm my nerves. I’m glad I got my wisdom teeth removed from them. It’s hard to find a place like this that truly cares about their patients not to mention the surgery was fast! Thanks everyone! :)

My boyfriend Andrew had a tooth extracted yesterday by Dr Silegy. We are both dental hygienists and kind of expected it to be a difficult procedure due to the fact the tooth was fractured and infected. The procedure, after anesthesia, took about five minutes. Andrew has no pain today and is very pleased with how simple everything was. Thank you, Dr Silegy and staff!

I took my daughter to Dr. Silegy after she developed an abscess from a fall she had several years ago. Upon taking the panoramic x-​ray he noticed all 4 of her wisdom teeth were ready to be extracted along with treating the abscessed area in the front of her mouth and that was the Best treatment plan since she was already going to be under the General anesthesia. Surgery went Awesome and all the staff took such GREAT care of her! After surgery I recieved very detailed instructions and her prescriptions were called into the pharmacy of my choice. As far as her recovery everything went very smooth, hardly any swelling at all and she was out and about on Sunday watching a softball game (surgery was friday). I would highly recommend this office! FOLLOW THE POST OP INSTRUCTIONS and everything will go Awesome!

I came here to have a molar tooth extraction. My tooth had a crack in it after a root canal I had previously. I was definitely nervous because the only time I’ve had an extraction was for my wisdom teeth and that was a horrible experience. But it went very well! Dr. Silegy was very nice and professional. He explained things well and pulled my tooth out in no time at all. I didn’t feel any pain. The worst part were the numbing shots on the back of my mouth, but that has to be done. Otherwise I was relieved and very pleased with the procedure. Brenda the assistant was also great. She was very helpful, reassuring and kind. I’m glad I came to this oral surgeon. I definitely recommend him.

I went in for a tooth extraction yesterday and had a great experience at Dr. Silegy’s office. I had forgotten my referral, so they patiently waited while I drove home to get it and still let me keep my appointment. I felt like the surgery went as well as could be expected and I am recovering nicely with minimal pain this morning. I would definitely recommend Dr. Silegy as well; he was very kind and put me at ease before my procedure.

Aww I hate seeing these bad reviews! Dr Tim Silegy and his whole staff were INCREDIBLY wonderful to me. I got my teeth pulled out today and the surgery went great. They were quick and precise and made me feel comfortable. I was very anxious but one of the staff ladies stayed and talked with me before and after the procedure. I told them which pharmacy was the best to send my meds too and they did and were ready for pick up right away. They even let me keep my teeth as a souvenir haha long story short, you don’t need to be nervous coming here, your in great hands with Dr. Tim and his staff!

I went in for a consultation for a tooth that decided it wanted to crack off at the gum line. It was an old crown (both my dentist and Dr. Silegy were amused by the old technique employed) that finally gave up the ghost. My dentist referred me to Dr. Silegy.
I came here and read the reviews. Those led to some apprehension, but I slogged on anyway as they were the only «in network» office for my dental insurance of those recommended by my dentist. So I rolled the dice.
My original thought was to window shop… yes, I knew about the consultation fee (others claimed they didn’t… but it was pointed out several times). I figured — since I have a well developed case of «white coat hypertension» (aka fear of people who wear medical garb) — I would rather interview the doctors and pay the $ 100+ for the privilege.
I arrived ahead of my appointment, filled out the reams of forms, and waited. I was seen promptly at the scheduled time. I went into the exam room, had an x-​ray (nice equipment vs the older technology I’ve experienced elsewhere), and sat down and waited for the doctor. Dr. Silegy came in, discussed what my options were (infected jaw or pull it out… so many wonderful choices… which should I choose???). He then discussed coming back or, since there was a cancellation, he could do it right then. Knowing I’ll not want to come back, I selected the «do it now and get it over with» option.
45 minutes later, the ol’ tooth was history. I must admit he did earn his fee on this one as I think the root was wrapped around my ankle. Don’t want to say it didn’t hurt. (It did — but the good doctor made sure I wasn’t hurting any more than necessary — he was very attentive to that). Was my jaw sore afterwards? Yes (go team pain killers). It is now 2 months later and I have no sensitivity in my jaw and it healed up beautifully. I have to wait to go get a gizmo screwed into my jaw for the implant to replace the permanent tooth… that is supposedly the «easy» part. We’ll see.
Fees: Reasonable. With my insurance plan, I’d say it was down right affordable. They took my Visa card at the time of service and handled all the medical billing directly with my carrier. I had zero problems getting them paid through my carrier. I had paid their estimated share at the time of service… it was fairly spot on with no surprises.
Recovery: If you want a relatively painless and successful recovery, follow his instructions! They give you a zipper pouch when you leave. Inside are written instructions as well as some cotton gauze and a few other items. FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS PEOPLE! Reviewers who have harped about dry socket, etc., in their writeup likely didn’t follow the instructions to a «T». Do NOT drink through a straw. Do NOT rinse your mouth with water. READ them an FOLLOW them. If you don’t you could find yourself in a mess.
So, as far as dentists /​oral surgeons go, my experience with Dr. Silegy (all one of them) was superior to any other I have previously had. The last root canal I had was a nightmare… so I do have a basis to measure from.