Do deep fillings ever work

[Makemefeelbetter70]

Do deep fillings ever work or will they always need root canals?

 

[Brittany48]

I received three deep fillings in July of 2014 on two bottom molars and a top molar and haven't had any pain or issues with them thus far.

 

[Makemefeelbetter70]

I received three deep fillings in July of 2014 on two bottom molars and a top molar and haven't had any pain or issues with them thus far.

were they near the nerve of your teeth?

 

[Angeldove]

Most of my molar teeth had deep fillings put in around high school/beginning of college. After 10 years (and not taking care of my mouth), I now need root canals in most of them. I'm not sure what the result would have been if I properly cared for my mouth though. Still no regrets - root canals are the last step before needing to get the tooth extracted.

 

[carole]

Thank you for your reply. Do you mind me asking how long after you had your deep filling did you need to have a root canal?

I had a deep filling on a back tooth and it lasted nearly 7 years before needing a rct. Don't be afraid of a rct they are not as bad as people think they are. I would rather have another rct than another deep filling anyday. A lot less drilling involved.

 

[Angeldove]

I had a deep filling on a back tooth and it lasted nearly 7 years before needing a rct. Don't be afraid of a rct they are not as bad as people think they are. I would rather have another rct than another deep filling anyday. A lot less drilling involved.

Agreed! I was nearly falling asleep during my last root canal because of how well the dentist did it- drilling and putting in a filling bothers me way more.

 

[vicki]

I had a deep filling on a back tooth and it lasted nearly 7 years before needing a rct. Don't be afraid of a rct they are not as bad as people think they are. I would rather have another rct than another deep filling anyday. A lot less drilling involved.

As Carole said; root canal treatment is nothing to be afraid of. Before I had my first root canal (about 5 years ago now), the dentist I was seeing at time, knew how terrified I was and persuaded me to have the treatment by telling me that it wasn't that much different to a filling; the only difference from my point of view, was that it would take a bit longer because they have to go a bit deeper.

Five years on and I've actually ended up having 8 root canals, so you could say I'm used to it now . I didn't believe the dentist I saw five years ago, but actually he was right - once you're numb, it's more or less like a long filling appointment. Sometimes treatment is done over two or three appointments, but they're all pretty much the same.

I always used to think that people falling asleep during a root canal appointment was a myth, but I've fallen asleep a couple of times myself, so it does happen !!

 

[PinkKitty]

I have a very deep filling which my dentist said could fail at any time, and that was more than 10 years ago. I was advised to have a root canal by a terrible HMO dental place, and the endo they sent me to was a major part of adding to my dental phobia. My pre-HMO dentist was the one who did the deep filling because I was terrified of the idea of a root canal after fleeing the endo's office. I suspect the tooth will need a root canal within a couple of years, but thankfully I have a wonderful dentist who showed me root canals can be painless and are nothing to fear. You may luck out with a deep filling, but if RCT is the best option and you find a dentist you can trust, you'll be pleasantly surprised.

 

[comfortdentist]

yes deep fillings often work