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toothlesswonder
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Hi
First time here so hope I am in the right place!
Last week I had chronic pain from an abcess under a gold crown on my upper tooth (think it is a molar!) I had to see a different dentist at my practice who was less than sympathetic to my dental phobia and after much tutting and sighing and telling me how bad my dental hygiene is she said the gold crown would have to come out in 4 days after a course of antibiotics. Needless to say she made me feel extremely belittled (and I do clean my teeth twice daily and floss!) so much for the effort my dentist has put in to trying to overcome my fears etc. she did this away in 5 minutes.
She asked me if the crown was root filled as she couldnt see on the Xray but I cant remember as I have several root fillings, I would of thought before you go pulling teeth you should know what you are dealing with and if it is the only option.
My concern here is that after 4 days of Amoxycillin the tooth has calmed down, so does the crown and root filling really need to be removed asap as she indicated or have I time to get a secondary opinion?
First time here so hope I am in the right place!
Last week I had chronic pain from an abcess under a gold crown on my upper tooth (think it is a molar!) I had to see a different dentist at my practice who was less than sympathetic to my dental phobia and after much tutting and sighing and telling me how bad my dental hygiene is she said the gold crown would have to come out in 4 days after a course of antibiotics. Needless to say she made me feel extremely belittled (and I do clean my teeth twice daily and floss!) so much for the effort my dentist has put in to trying to overcome my fears etc. she did this away in 5 minutes.
She asked me if the crown was root filled as she couldnt see on the Xray but I cant remember as I have several root fillings, I would of thought before you go pulling teeth you should know what you are dealing with and if it is the only option.
My concern here is that after 4 days of Amoxycillin the tooth has calmed down, so does the crown and root filling really need to be removed asap as she indicated or have I time to get a secondary opinion?