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And I am back again, uff!!
Two years ago I had a root canal on a lower molar that has been very traumatic.
It lasted several hours, dentist was super tired, and I had horrible pain the night after.
The tooth never completely stopped hurting, was showing some inflammation at x-ray, so one year later the dentist retreated one canal.
After 10 months I still bave pain.
I asked a second opinion and got a scan today which showed a granuloma (? Gray area at the apex).
The dentist told me treating the tooth for the third time isn't likely to solve it.
Being a back molar he told me the apicoectomy would be difficult and painful.
He suggests an extraction and putting an implant.
He gave me a 5 days course of antibiotics as I have some pain, and extraction will be in 3 weeks.
This is my fourth implant and I am <45 yo
The other three are upper teeth though.
I am scared of the lower tooth extraction (and usual alveolitis). Thanks God I quit smoking and vaping, but still scared).
I am unhappy of the antibiotics also. The granuloma has been there for 2 years so I hope it will stay quiet other 3 weeks.
A part of me wants to ignore it, as I lived with the discomfort for two years waiting if it would solve (advised by the dentist).
But I know it's now very unlikely and I risk a cyst or abscess.
Sigh
I don't know what I am asking, I need maybe to know if it's a right choice.
Two years ago I had a root canal on a lower molar that has been very traumatic.
It lasted several hours, dentist was super tired, and I had horrible pain the night after.
The tooth never completely stopped hurting, was showing some inflammation at x-ray, so one year later the dentist retreated one canal.
After 10 months I still bave pain.
I asked a second opinion and got a scan today which showed a granuloma (? Gray area at the apex).
The dentist told me treating the tooth for the third time isn't likely to solve it.
Being a back molar he told me the apicoectomy would be difficult and painful.
He suggests an extraction and putting an implant.
He gave me a 5 days course of antibiotics as I have some pain, and extraction will be in 3 weeks.
This is my fourth implant and I am <45 yo
The other three are upper teeth though.
I am scared of the lower tooth extraction (and usual alveolitis). Thanks God I quit smoking and vaping, but still scared).
I am unhappy of the antibiotics also. The granuloma has been there for 2 years so I hope it will stay quiet other 3 weeks.
A part of me wants to ignore it, as I lived with the discomfort for two years waiting if it would solve (advised by the dentist).
But I know it's now very unlikely and I risk a cyst or abscess.
Sigh
I don't know what I am asking, I need maybe to know if it's a right choice.
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