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I went to dentist today

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my4boysandsophia

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I have an infection, I had a root canal done but then I was too scared to complete it. Never got the post and crown. That tooth ended up falling apart and weakened the tooth next to it. I have horrible teeth to begin with just about everyone in my family has dentures by 40. They gave me options I can pull the 2 or pull the 1 and do a root canal on the other. My other fear besides the dentist is that after paying for the root canal I will need the tooth pulled anyway. Does a root canal always work? She said try to save the tooth I was soooo scared I didn't think of any questions while there.
 
Sorry to hear of your dental problems - here's the lowdown on root canals. Their success rate really depends on the skill and care taken by the operator:

 
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