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chloemask
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About 4 years ago I broke my left front tooth its its feeling like the worst mistake of my life. I get very anxious about the pain and going to the dentist for help with it.
The story is, I broke it and had effectively a big filling on the bottom half, as only a small amount of the nerve was exposed, and the dentist seemed to believe that she had saved the tooth (she also treated me like an idiot for falling down the stairs and breaking it, quite mean as I was only 17 and it was an accident). Anyway, until around April 2020 all was fine then got very bad toothache. I had antibiotics to get rid of infection. In the summer I saw a dentist who said it was abcessed and had been dying since it broke. Managed to get a root canal (NHS) and then a zirconia crown fitted (private) which my dentist who i then trusted recommended as it was a front tooth.
Coming to now, toothache again. I didnt expect it, my dentist didn't explain that a root canal has the potential to fail..
And I'm in a different city now and don't have my previous NHS dentist here, and I cant go back as its 5 hours away, dont drive, work full-time, lockdown, etc. The NHS waiting list here is years long, I managed to find a private dentist with space a few weeks ago. Saw him was very nervous but he calmed me down and he gave antibiotics, he thought that the root canal was a little high and there is a very small infection in a gap. He said that if an infection happens yearly and I just need antibiotics every so often he thinks that's alright to leave, and if it happens more often then to rethink... a few weeks after this appt and the antibiotics -the pain is back the same as before, not too bad but I know it will get worse. I am going to call the new dentist first thing Monday. But I am SO anxious about what ifs and cant stop googling, also if I am wasting the dentists time as the pain isn't too bad now but I feel strongly it will get worse again.
What are the options for my tooth - could the root canal be redone through the crown or will i need to pay for more treatment and a new crown? Or will it be something more, ive been researching implants and root tip removal? Has anyone that had any of these procedures had relief?
With money and going private I am so concerned but I dont feel like I have an option but to just pay for whatever the dentist recommends for, does anyone have any advice about feeling like that too
I am only 21 and I am so afraid of losing this tooth or looking awful as its the front one, or having pain and discomfort for all my life, it makes me feel awfully down and when I get pain which reminds me I cant stop thinking about this fear of more dentistry. Also with the new lockdown will dentists be closing again i am scared of being left in pain
Any advice welcome thanks for reading if anyone does as its long post xxx
The story is, I broke it and had effectively a big filling on the bottom half, as only a small amount of the nerve was exposed, and the dentist seemed to believe that she had saved the tooth (she also treated me like an idiot for falling down the stairs and breaking it, quite mean as I was only 17 and it was an accident). Anyway, until around April 2020 all was fine then got very bad toothache. I had antibiotics to get rid of infection. In the summer I saw a dentist who said it was abcessed and had been dying since it broke. Managed to get a root canal (NHS) and then a zirconia crown fitted (private) which my dentist who i then trusted recommended as it was a front tooth.
Coming to now, toothache again. I didnt expect it, my dentist didn't explain that a root canal has the potential to fail..
And I'm in a different city now and don't have my previous NHS dentist here, and I cant go back as its 5 hours away, dont drive, work full-time, lockdown, etc. The NHS waiting list here is years long, I managed to find a private dentist with space a few weeks ago. Saw him was very nervous but he calmed me down and he gave antibiotics, he thought that the root canal was a little high and there is a very small infection in a gap. He said that if an infection happens yearly and I just need antibiotics every so often he thinks that's alright to leave, and if it happens more often then to rethink... a few weeks after this appt and the antibiotics -the pain is back the same as before, not too bad but I know it will get worse. I am going to call the new dentist first thing Monday. But I am SO anxious about what ifs and cant stop googling, also if I am wasting the dentists time as the pain isn't too bad now but I feel strongly it will get worse again.
What are the options for my tooth - could the root canal be redone through the crown or will i need to pay for more treatment and a new crown? Or will it be something more, ive been researching implants and root tip removal? Has anyone that had any of these procedures had relief?
With money and going private I am so concerned but I dont feel like I have an option but to just pay for whatever the dentist recommends for, does anyone have any advice about feeling like that too
I am only 21 and I am so afraid of losing this tooth or looking awful as its the front one, or having pain and discomfort for all my life, it makes me feel awfully down and when I get pain which reminds me I cant stop thinking about this fear of more dentistry. Also with the new lockdown will dentists be closing again i am scared of being left in pain
Any advice welcome thanks for reading if anyone does as its long post xxx