i have an abscess 😭
they wanna do a root canal & crown, orrrr pull it. it’s in the back & it’s a bottom tooth. it wouldn’t be noticeable if they pulled it but i’m so worried about my teeth shifting 😭😭
samueltyler2 · 80-89, M
My son il is and fil was a dentist. Root canal and crown saves the structure of the tooth, the preferred approach. The alternative, extraction and implant is a more expensive and less optimal approach. I once had a bad tooth that had root canal and I continued to suffer, the root canal was repeated, at no cost. Eventually a fracture of one of the roots was discovered leading to an extraction. The oral surgeon suggested watchful waiting before any implant. It was a moose so not seen. I still have the empty space.
Good luck.
Good luck.
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samueltyler2 · 80-89, M
@LaurenRae no, probably 10 years ago.
LaurenRae · 22-25, F
@samueltyler2 hiii I just had the tooth pulled, it’s on the bottom, on my left in the middle of my mouth. Where was your tooth located? was it also in the middleish like mine? SO worried about my teeth moving around and shifting 😢
samueltyler2 · 80-89, M
@LaurenRae the one i had pulled was a lower left rear molar, the next is upper right rear molar. I was raised before fluoride was added to water, and always had a sweet tooth. so i had a lot of cavities and fillings.
YoMomma ·
They should be fine.. i had my back molars removed..
samueltyler2 · 80-89, M
Ask them if that is likely to happen.
LaurenRae · 22-25, F
@samueltyler2 i did. they said yes lol. but i am going to get a 2nd opinion. i know some dentists are just money hungry & wanna do root canals bc of the money lol