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JasonD
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Hi all,
A couple weeks ago I posted here about having a nasty abscessed tooth that finally ruptured. I still only have about 50% mouth opening capability in the past two weeks. I've been to an oral surgeon and he analyzed x-rays, but the x-rays didn't really pinpoint any abscess or which tooth it may definitively be at all. He was perplexed really.
So, he thinks it is tooth #18 which is the rear bottom left molar. He saw one black dot at the root on one of the x-rays that lead him to believe that. However, his confidence level is only at 75 to 80% that it is definitely that tooth.
He says if he pulls that rear molar, then things will be ok. However, if he has to pull the tooth next to it, the bottom teeth in my mouth could start to shift that way and we could start having problems.
So, the main question I meant to ask him I forgot to ask, which was, can I opt for a root canal as opposed to getting teeth pulled to resolve this bacterial infection that is causing the abscess?
I am having a CT scan done Tuesday to try and get a better resolution display of what is going on with the tooth in question.
If any of you have had a nasty abscess and had it resolved by either method, please let me know your experiences.
Thank you in advance.
Jason
A couple weeks ago I posted here about having a nasty abscessed tooth that finally ruptured. I still only have about 50% mouth opening capability in the past two weeks. I've been to an oral surgeon and he analyzed x-rays, but the x-rays didn't really pinpoint any abscess or which tooth it may definitively be at all. He was perplexed really.
So, he thinks it is tooth #18 which is the rear bottom left molar. He saw one black dot at the root on one of the x-rays that lead him to believe that. However, his confidence level is only at 75 to 80% that it is definitely that tooth.
He says if he pulls that rear molar, then things will be ok. However, if he has to pull the tooth next to it, the bottom teeth in my mouth could start to shift that way and we could start having problems.
So, the main question I meant to ask him I forgot to ask, which was, can I opt for a root canal as opposed to getting teeth pulled to resolve this bacterial infection that is causing the abscess?
I am having a CT scan done Tuesday to try and get a better resolution display of what is going on with the tooth in question.
If any of you have had a nasty abscess and had it resolved by either method, please let me know your experiences.
Thank you in advance.
Jason
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