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Mercedes
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- Joined
- May 28, 2009
- Messages
- 112
- Location
- SW Herts
I started my treatment plan back in October 2009 full of hope that my dentist would be able to sort out the problems I had with my upper teeth and partial denture.
Now after 15mths and 24 appts, some of which were 2hrs long each, plus the £3,500 I have spent I feel I am going round in circles.
I have posted previously about having to see an Endodontist to have a failed root canal redone and that I was told I had a fungal infection where my partial plate was.
Last week I went back to the Endodontist for a follow up, only to be told that although the fungal infection has nearly gone, I need to see a Periodontal Specialist as I need 'deep root cleaning' and possibly surgery on my gums too before I can have the crown that I only had done last year replaced.
I am now at the stage where I am thinking 'enough is enough' and really don't know where to turn.
I have really severe agoraphobia and have had to plan all my appointments around being able to go when it's dark. Unfortunately the Dental Specialists I have been referred to do not work late and it's quite obvious that they are not able to meet my needs to go there later in the day.
So my only choices now are to see what I can get done between now and the end of March and then wait till the Autumn to get my crown replaced, or to just call it quits and get an upper denture.
I only have 7 of my own upper teeth left, 2 of those have had root canal treatment on them and I have been told one was unsuccessful and the other has a 78% chance of success if I get my gums sorted out and also the crown replaced.
My fears all revolve around my inability to get around in the daytime and I worry endlessly about dental problems during the Summer months or when it's a Bank Holiday. I spent all of Christmas and the New Year in a state of anxiety because I was anxious about my teeth playing up.
I know it's always good to hang onto teeth for as long as one can, but at what stage does a dentist admit defeat and recommend you have teeth removed
Now after 15mths and 24 appts, some of which were 2hrs long each, plus the £3,500 I have spent I feel I am going round in circles.
I have posted previously about having to see an Endodontist to have a failed root canal redone and that I was told I had a fungal infection where my partial plate was.
Last week I went back to the Endodontist for a follow up, only to be told that although the fungal infection has nearly gone, I need to see a Periodontal Specialist as I need 'deep root cleaning' and possibly surgery on my gums too before I can have the crown that I only had done last year replaced.
I am now at the stage where I am thinking 'enough is enough' and really don't know where to turn.
I have really severe agoraphobia and have had to plan all my appointments around being able to go when it's dark. Unfortunately the Dental Specialists I have been referred to do not work late and it's quite obvious that they are not able to meet my needs to go there later in the day.
So my only choices now are to see what I can get done between now and the end of March and then wait till the Autumn to get my crown replaced, or to just call it quits and get an upper denture.
I only have 7 of my own upper teeth left, 2 of those have had root canal treatment on them and I have been told one was unsuccessful and the other has a 78% chance of success if I get my gums sorted out and also the crown replaced.
My fears all revolve around my inability to get around in the daytime and I worry endlessly about dental problems during the Summer months or when it's a Bank Holiday. I spent all of Christmas and the New Year in a state of anxiety because I was anxious about my teeth playing up.
I know it's always good to hang onto teeth for as long as one can, but at what stage does a dentist admit defeat and recommend you have teeth removed