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jen2605
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I had a really deep cavity filled a couple of years ago in a lower molar. The tooth actually broke because of the decay, which is what finally made me go to the dentist after 10 years of being too scared. I actually only needed that tooth filled, and one other filling, but I found having the fillings really distressing.
Anyway, when the dentist did the filling, she said the cavity was very deep and she was surprised that it hadn't caused any significant pain. She put something in the bottom of the cavity (I think to protect the root??) before putting the filling in (pretty huge amalgam one).
She told me at the time that there was about a 50:50 chance of the filling not being enough and me needing a root canal, but everything seemed to settle down and it's never caused me any problems since.
I went for a check up yesterday and she did x-rays and again commented on how deep that filling was and asked if it was causing any problems. I said no, and that I was lucky to have avoided a root canal, and she told me that it still might need a root canal in the future.
Why would I need a root canal when the filling seems to have sorted it and it's been 2 years? I'm scared, I thought that the filling was bad enough, but I thought that was it over now! I'm going to try to cut down my sugar intake and improve my dental hygiene because she warned me that I have several early cavities that could need fillings in 6 months - will that help with the deep filling tooth too?
Anyway, when the dentist did the filling, she said the cavity was very deep and she was surprised that it hadn't caused any significant pain. She put something in the bottom of the cavity (I think to protect the root??) before putting the filling in (pretty huge amalgam one).
She told me at the time that there was about a 50:50 chance of the filling not being enough and me needing a root canal, but everything seemed to settle down and it's never caused me any problems since.
I went for a check up yesterday and she did x-rays and again commented on how deep that filling was and asked if it was causing any problems. I said no, and that I was lucky to have avoided a root canal, and she told me that it still might need a root canal in the future.
Why would I need a root canal when the filling seems to have sorted it and it's been 2 years? I'm scared, I thought that the filling was bad enough, but I thought that was it over now! I'm going to try to cut down my sugar intake and improve my dental hygiene because she warned me that I have several early cavities that could need fillings in 6 months - will that help with the deep filling tooth too?