Wellness

[Sunshine Kate]

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@2blonde wrote:

@Hooty I'm afraid this also sounds like an eventual root canal.  Most likely the pain will get worse over time.  If the cavity was that deep, it seems to me the dentist should have seen that on the x-ray, and advised a root canal and crown in the beginning.

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I would suggest if you need a root canal to go to a endodontist.  My regular dentist said he could do my root canal and I trusted him to do it.

However, I've had nothing but trouble since my dentist did the root canal.  I've only had one root canal, but if I ever need another I'll go to an endodontist. 

[roxiegirl]

I think the problem with dentistry, is no modern technology is being used, and thus there are no preventions for cavities, crowns, root canals, dentures, bridges, implants, etc.

Dentists have been using the same drills, flourides, dental floss, etc.(which don't work, and can cause further damage to teeth and nerves) for years.

I have read and think there are far better and safer treatments that should be used today, such as ozone gas, lasers, and sandblasters.

We need advocates to get Dentists to use safer and more affordable dental treatments that really work, and prevent dental problems.

Looking forward to comments, suggestions,  and actions in the near future. 

[Bridgegal]

@roxiegirl

I've been saying the same thing for decades.   We put men on the moon 50 years ago and dentist are still drilling, filling, scraping and pulling teeth.

You'd think by now we'd have a rinse or treatment or pill that would prevent cavities, plaque and other dental issues.    But of course, that would put dentists right out of business so they sure aren't going to develop one.   Dentistry is such a cash cow.

[novamc1]

I'm not a dentist or someone you should take advice from, but take a look at your gum, and if it looks very red and is sore to the touch, you might have an infection at that site, which of course requires more extensive treatment.

I went through a long ordeal (costing about $6,000) between visits to my dentist and an endodontist over a couple of years............went through root canal work FOUR times on the same tooth. 

It wasn't my dentist's fault.......it was the endodontist who did the root canal.  He kept saying my pain would go away after a while, "that inflammation from the root canal work can take a while to clear up"........meanwhile, the underlying infection never got resolved in the first place--even after multiple rounds of penicillin. 

My dentist had to set him straight on the reason I kept having problems.

Won't bore you with details as to why this all happened.....just  a suggestion that you see  a different dentist and a capable person who does root canal work.  I still have the tooth and have been doing fine for a long time, thankfully.

The dentist advised that if the problem crops up again, just have the tooth pulled and be done with it.

[Q4u]

All I can say is that when you get your bill, go to Google and look up "Dental Codes".  Then check your bill coding with what you have had done.  My last trip to the dentist included a $100 "cavitiy filling" which did not occur.  I've had cleanings and X-Rays only with him and have only seen him 3 times!  I'm now going to a new Dentist.  Oh the reason?  Just a billing error.....  Convenient when the bill I receive only has dental coding on it.  Be honest with me or you and your billing staff are history.....    

[BalletBabe]

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@drizzellla wrote:

Phoenixbrd
I agree completely. I was shocked that root canals last about 10 - 15 years. And then you need implants. My two implants were formerly root canal teeth.

And you know - I bet between the oral surgeon doing the root canal and the crown, the cost of the implant is probably about the same.

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This is not true.   I have root canals on teeth that are 30 years old.   Good Dentists are hard to find, and never go to a new dentist just out of school.  I worked for one many moons ago, and I assisted him as he just opened.  He told me if I ever saw him pick out a pink root it was a mistake.   Well he took out plenty of pink roots.  Once a tooth has a root canal,  it should be capped immediately.  The tooth is dead once a root canal is done, so  there should be nother issues with it.  It is possible to get a cavity under a crown.   Make sure to floss and keep it clean.  New dentists or money hungry ones will do all kinds of x-rays. That is not necessary.  Just a money maker.  

[LilacTree]

If the tooth is in the back and can't be seen, just have it pulled and save yourself some agony and money.  Root canals never last long and it will have to be attached to a bridge eventually which means involving other teeth being shaved down unnecessarily. 

[blackhole99]

My upper left tooth in the back of my mouth needed a root canal 3 yeras ago, I had it done by a endodontist who is quite experienced and has a good reputation. I complained from the beginning that the tooth was still sensitive at the gumline from day one. The endo said it was not his work, but no doubt the tooth next to it was what was hurting because it had such a large filling. My new dentist took one of those fancy whole head shot xrays and said the endo missed a root. I went back to the endo and he said that the area that showed up on xray was a nerve and that he couldn't do anything about it. To make a long story short, I went to a physical therapist because I had a terrible bout with TMJ. The PT worked on my face and even inside my mouth and the constant dull ache I had from that tooth went away, but when I brush near the gum line it's still sensitive. I too have a root canal done by a general dentist that is 35 years old and hopefully I'll go to my grave with it. My sister just had 4 dental implants done and she said it was brutal.