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zeppygirl
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Hello,
Hoping someone could give me some help and hope here!
I saw the dentist about 5 days ago, due to a broken molar. The filling came out about 4 months ago, however I haven't suffered any severe pain. Upon looking at the x-ray, he said the tooth was abscessed, and that it need a root canal, or extraction. As he looked at the xray again, he said that the pulp may not have been effected yet. He cleaned the decay, and said that the pulp was not damaged, and that he could fill the tooth, and hope for the best. He put me on amoxicillan, filled the molar with a composite filling, and an indirect pulp cap, and sent me on my way. He was a wonderful dentist, and I had no pain at all. My fear is since the tooth was abscessed, how successful will the filling be? Won't the abscess come back after I quit the antiobiotics? I'm just fearful of the pain that comes along with an abscess, and if I should have just gotten the tooth extracted. I have had some minor, painless swelling around the tooth, is that an abscess? There is no pain, or really any sensitivity......Very confused!!!
Hoping someone could give me some help and hope here!
I saw the dentist about 5 days ago, due to a broken molar. The filling came out about 4 months ago, however I haven't suffered any severe pain. Upon looking at the x-ray, he said the tooth was abscessed, and that it need a root canal, or extraction. As he looked at the xray again, he said that the pulp may not have been effected yet. He cleaned the decay, and said that the pulp was not damaged, and that he could fill the tooth, and hope for the best. He put me on amoxicillan, filled the molar with a composite filling, and an indirect pulp cap, and sent me on my way. He was a wonderful dentist, and I had no pain at all. My fear is since the tooth was abscessed, how successful will the filling be? Won't the abscess come back after I quit the antiobiotics? I'm just fearful of the pain that comes along with an abscess, and if I should have just gotten the tooth extracted. I have had some minor, painless swelling around the tooth, is that an abscess? There is no pain, or really any sensitivity......Very confused!!!
