P
plasmaticdw
Junior member
- Joined
- Feb 12, 2021
- Messages
- 4
- Location
- UK
Hi,
I'm been stung by bad dentist advice and practice before. My dentist thinks that my tooth is infected, says the infection is quite close to infecting another tooth, where I'd be in need of treating two teeth instead of one.
She tested if my tooth was sensitive to something cold, then took an x-ray to check. My tooth was sensitive. The thing that makes me lack of confidence in going through with her suggestion is that she doesn't know what could have caused the tooth to be infected. Since she says she can't see a reason, saying the tooth isn't particularly unhealthy.
She also described a tooth like this as a "tooth on borrowed time" and losing my teeth is something that causes me a lot of anxiety, I've had nightmares about it at times. And going through this root canal sounds like it destines my tooth to be extracted at some point, she quoted around 15 years it could be develop problems again.
If its going to affect another tooth, I suppose I won't have any choice but to get it done. But I want to be sure I'm making the right decision before I do, as I also cannot see the infection on the x-rays. I'd appreciate it if someone could point out where it is. It is on one of my front teeth.
I'm also not feeling any pain or troubles at the moment with my tooth, so I also really just don't want to cause the pain associated with a root canal for no reason as well.
Any advice or information to give me some more confidence in this would be appreciated.
I'm been stung by bad dentist advice and practice before. My dentist thinks that my tooth is infected, says the infection is quite close to infecting another tooth, where I'd be in need of treating two teeth instead of one.
She tested if my tooth was sensitive to something cold, then took an x-ray to check. My tooth was sensitive. The thing that makes me lack of confidence in going through with her suggestion is that she doesn't know what could have caused the tooth to be infected. Since she says she can't see a reason, saying the tooth isn't particularly unhealthy.
She also described a tooth like this as a "tooth on borrowed time" and losing my teeth is something that causes me a lot of anxiety, I've had nightmares about it at times. And going through this root canal sounds like it destines my tooth to be extracted at some point, she quoted around 15 years it could be develop problems again.
If its going to affect another tooth, I suppose I won't have any choice but to get it done. But I want to be sure I'm making the right decision before I do, as I also cannot see the infection on the x-rays. I'd appreciate it if someone could point out where it is. It is on one of my front teeth.
I'm also not feeling any pain or troubles at the moment with my tooth, so I also really just don't want to cause the pain associated with a root canal for no reason as well.
Any advice or information to give me some more confidence in this would be appreciated.