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root filling or pull it?

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scifiemz

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right so ive been told that i need a root filling, but im afraid of needles so need a bit of info so can make my choice weather to fill or pull , so questions.
1) why do you have to have two visits for a root filling? why not one? two means more needles which i cant deal with
2) if you have a crown do you need two visits for this too( have been told this), do you need numbing for them as well? if so dose that mean four trips in total and numbing for all of them? ( want to scream just thinking about that one)
3) pulling, i know that is over in one trip but I'm a reenactor, if i have it pulled and have a gappy smile i will quite reenacting as couldn't stand to have my photo taken. i know you have three options for this, bridge ( how nasty is this?) a implant ( not going to happen is £2000) or a denture ( noooo im 34 not 74, a work friend has one and is constantly having to take it out wile eating which makes me feel ill)
so what do i do,i need more info so can choose , but the long and the short of it is, if i have the tooth pulled and have a gap i will lose a hobby i love and that has over the last few years become my life. :(
 
Having a root canal is not horrible (I have had multiple. The visits should be as follows:
Visit 1: dentist will start root canal, clean out the tooth, and the put an antibiotic inside your tooth to milk all infection (you do not want to have infection left in a root canal tooth, because that will cause the root canal to fail).
Dentist may also take some pictures of your tooth for the lab to see the anatomy of your tooth for when they make the crown. As well as impression to make the temporary crown (depending on if the dentist makes their own crowns or send them to the lab depends on if they will need additional inpresssions)
Visit 2: dentist will complete the root canal and fill the tooth. Dentist will also take an impression of the root canal tooth and surrounding teeth for the crown.
Visit 3: when your crown is in (can take a couple of weeks for the lab to complete the crown) and your tooth has settled down from the root canal (it only takes a couple of days for your mouth to not be sore), the dentist will afix your permanent crown, and you are then free to use your teeth as normal.

I would avoid extraction unless you are willing to get a implant, bridge, or a flipper (for just 1 tooth, it would not be a denture). A flipper is like a small retainer with one tooth on it, and it can look very natural!

Hope this helps, and best wishes!
 
Having a root canal is not horrible (I have had multiple. The visits should be as follows:
Visit 1: dentist will start root canal, clean out the tooth, and the put an antibiotic inside your tooth to milk all infection (you do not want to have infection left in a root canal tooth, because that will cause the root canal to fail).
Dentist may also take some pictures of your tooth for the lab to see the anatomy of your tooth for when they make the crown. As well as impression to make the temporary crown (depending on if the dentist makes their own crowns or send them to the lab depends on if they will need additional inpresssions)
Visit 2: dentist will complete the root canal and fill the tooth. Dentist will also take an impression of the root canal tooth and surrounding teeth for the crown.
Visit 3: when your crown is in (can take a couple of weeks for the lab to complete the crown) and your tooth has settled down from the root canal (it only takes a couple of days for your mouth to not be sore), the dentist will afix your permanent crown, and you are then free to use your teeth as normal.

I would avoid extraction unless you are willing to get a implant, bridge, or a flipper (for just 1 tooth, it would not be a denture). A flipper is like a small retainer with one tooth on it, and it can look very natural!

Hope this helps, and best wishes!

thank you, still seems like a large amount of time to feel anxiety for ( could be a month) were as the pull and forget it means its done and gone ( no more treatment there ever) and it would be very simple choice, but i don't want to have to give up reenacting and im getting married next year. which would make for horrid photos. root still doesn't sound like a bucket of laughs spesh if it takes hours to do. what would you choose? pull it no replacement give up your hobby, or root and weeks worth of treatment?
 
What tooth is it? A front tooth can often be root treated in one visit, depends how badly infected it is. Crowning a root treated tooth doesn't need local anaesthetic, front teeth that have had a root treatment don't always need a crown.
 
What tooth is it? A front tooth can often be root treated in one visit, depends how badly infected it is. Crowning a root treated tooth doesn't need local anaesthetic, front teeth that have had a root treatment don't always need a crown.

its a back/side tooth pretty big x
 
so i decide in my mind that i was going to get the root filling, and then today happened.
i was sent to community dental as they are meant to be great with phobias , and so they maybe but i went in only to be told they wanted to pull my tooth out ,they didn't do a x ray and told me they couldn't find mine from the other dentist, cant believe they wont fill it, i've had a other dentist ( dentist that i didn't feel confident with) say he would,but she wouldn't even think about it. i told her having it pulled ment i would have to quit reenactment as couldn't stand to have everyone stare at me but she just didn't care, why do all dentist hate me and just want to make my phobia worse!!!!!
 
so i decide in my mind that i was going to get the root filling, and then today happened.
i was sent to community dental as they are meant to be great with phobias , and so they maybe but i went in only to be told they wanted to pull my tooth out ,they didn't do a x ray and told me they couldn't find mine from the other dentist, cant believe they wont fill it, i've had a other dentist ( dentist that i didn't feel confident with) say he would,but she wouldn't even think about it. i told her having it pulled ment i would have to quit reenactment as couldn't stand to have everyone stare at me but she just didn't care, why do all dentist hate me and just want to make my phobia worse!!!!!

Did she say why? That is odd that the first decision is to extract, without an x ray to know what the roots look like.

One of my lower left molars has really curvy roots, and my endodontist (who is one of the best in the area) told me that if anyone tells me it needs a root canal, not to do it. She said the chance of success would be very low and it would be better to extract.

If it is a back molar, would it really show much when you talk? My husband is missing a first molar on the bottom, and you can't even tell unless he laughs with his mouth wide open.
 
i was sent to community dental as they are meant to be great with phobias , and so they maybe but i went in only to be told they wanted to pull my tooth out ,they didn't do a x ray and told me they couldn't find mine from the other dentist, cant believe they wont fill it, i've had a other dentist ( dentist that i didn't feel confident with) say he would,but she wouldn't even think about it.

I did a quick Google search for this and it looks as if it's the community dental services in Suffolk have some very stringent criteria for sedation referrals (see excerpt below), so I don't think she hated you:

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"Referrals for IV or Inhalation sedation must meet the following service criteria:

General
  • All patients will first attend an assessment appointment.
  • Referrals for extractions must be accompanied by clear, recent radiographs showing the tooth, root, and surrounding tissues. Referrals for restorations should be accompanied by a bitewing of the relevant side
  • Patients will need an escort for their treatment session.
  • Normal NHS fees apply

Dental

  • The provision of appropriate preventative advice remains the responsibility of the referring practitioner.
  • We offer simple restorative care and extractions only.
  • We do not offer sedation for crown and bridge or denture work.
  • Anterior endodontics will be considered only in exceptional circumstances. We do not offer molar endodontics under sedation, but will extirpate a tooth so that the referring practitioner can finish the endodontic care. Please include a periapical radiograph with your referral."
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They do offer root canal treatment according to other pages on their website, just not in conjunction with sedation it seems :(.

Did the dentist you see at the CDS think it was feasible to save the tooth (without sedation)?
 
Did she say why? That is odd that the first decision is to extract, without an x ray to know what the roots look like.

One of my lower left molars has really curvy roots, and my endodontist (who is one of the best in the area) told me that if anyone tells me it needs a root canal, not to do it. She said the chance of success would be very low and it would be better to extract.

If it is a back molar, would it really show much when you talk? My husband is missing a first molar on the bottom, and you can't even tell unless he laughs with his mouth wide open.

every one says they cant see it , but I feel they can and think everyone is watching me, im now thinking about not having the big white wedding of my dreams because of it , the idea of everyone watching me and taking photos makes me feel ill as don't really want to show my face at the moment
 
I did a quick Google search for this and it looks as if it's the community dental services in Suffolk have some very stringent criteria for sedation referrals (see excerpt below), so I don't think she hated you:

----
"Referrals for IV or Inhalation sedation must meet the following service criteria:

General
  • All patients will first attend an assessment appointment.
  • Referrals for extractions must be accompanied by clear, recent radiographs showing the tooth, root, and surrounding tissues. Referrals for restorations should be accompanied by a bitewing of the relevant side
  • Patients will need an escort for their treatment session.
  • Normal NHS fees apply

Dental

  • The provision of appropriate preventative advice remains the responsibility of the referring practitioner.
  • We offer simple restorative care and extractions only.
  • We do not offer sedation for crown and bridge or denture work.
  • Anterior endodontics will be considered only in exceptional circumstances. We do not offer molar endodontics under sedation, but will extirpate a tooth so that the referring practitioner can finish the endodontic care. Please include a periapical radiograph with your referral."
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They do offer root canal treatment according to other pages on their website, just not in conjunction with sedation it seems :(.

Did the dentist you see at the CDS think it was feasible to save the tooth (without sedation)?

which would be okay but I phoned this dentist two weeks ago and asked
'' I heard that you only pull teeth out , is that true.''
'' oh no completely not.''
so I feel like ive been totally lied to, that was the reason I phoned and asked. I cant remember if I said I needed a root , but im pretty sure I did. I just don't feel like I can trust them now, andf the idea of having a tooth pulled makes me feel ill, the idea of all that pain, and the sound, no thank you I would rather have tooth ache
 
every one says they cant see it , but I feel they can and think everyone is watching me, im now thinking about not having the big white wedding of my dreams because of it , the idea of everyone watching me and taking photos makes me feel ill as don't really want to show my face at the moment

I understand where you are coming from. I fought for a full year to save my front upper tooth, because I couldn't even imagine trying to live with a flipper, even for a short time. I finally had to give up, and I am so self conscious! It is obviously very visible, and even though everyone says the flipper looks real, I have a hard time being okay with it. I notice every little thing that is wrong, like it is slightly lighter than my other teeth, and the shape at the bottom is weird, because the dentist ground off the corner to make it fit with my surrounding teeth better and not be so tight. I hate those things, but no one else can tell. I feel like I talk funny, but my husband says I don't.

Sorry to ramble, but the point is that you are always going to be more critical amd notice way more than anyone else. If you get it out, most likely no one would even be able to tell. It would take you time to get used to it (I am still not there yet with mine and it has been a month, but it is getting better), but it would not be the end of the world, like it feels now. Believe me, I know from experience. You can read my story in other posts for more info if you want.

I hope you can find someone to do a root canal, as keeping the tooth is always the best option if possible.
 
I'm sorry to hear they weren't clear about what to expect at your appointment prior to showing up. I hope you can find a dentist or endodontist that will work with you to get a root canal (assuming your tooth is a good candidate for one).

the idea of having a tooth pulled makes me feel ill, the idea of all that pain, and the sound, no thank you I would rather have tooth ache
Having recently had a molar removed I can say it shouldn't be a painful process. The worst bit was getting numb (this was for an upper molar, a lower one should be easier) but after that it was painless and only took about 20 minutes (including time to get numb). Depending on your tooth (if its simple or surgical extraction) the sound shouldn't be too bad. At most I heard a pop when the tooth was being lifted out and then some sounds from the drill while they took what was left of the roots out.
 
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