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Shackleton
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Last week I had a 6 month check up with my NHS dentist. Prior to that I'd had a root canal done on my right side molar (2nd down from canine). I've have been having short-duration, mild to moderate bouts of aching there pretty much since it settled down now. I've been dreading going back for fear of more bad news, so put it off until the check up. No other signs of problems, just a random, short "ache" that came and went, sometimes several times a day sometimes none. It wasn't that bad tbh. Sometimes it came with cold food/drink, sometimes on it's own.
I explained this to her and she took an X-Ray. She said that it wasn't clear on the x-ray but she THOUGHT a canal may have been missed, and said that the only way to tell was to "open it up and have a look" (she is a general NHS dentist, and a fairly new one at that I believe, she also seemed to be in a bad mood).
Another thing she mentioned, which is the title of the thread, was the presence of some sort of infection in the gum/bone in that area "that sometimes happens after a root canal". She said this last part several times, with an emphasis on it being fairly rare. A bit alarmed, I pressed her on this, as an infection in the bone is something I don't think is to be taken lightly.
At this point she clammed up, started to downplay it, and just seemed very vague. The inference was there was a "pocket" of infection outside of the tooth, the word "bone" was definitely mentioned. She prescribed me with 3 days of metronizadole, 400mg. At the end of the appointment I asked her for the name of the condition, which in fairness she did relay to me after some difficulty, but I was a tad anxious so I forgot before I had left the surgery. It involved the word "peri" though I'm sure.
Surely the jaw-bone is either infected or not? Anyways, I'm due back to see her Monday.
I am going to see a private Endodontist on Tuesday!
I explained this to her and she took an X-Ray. She said that it wasn't clear on the x-ray but she THOUGHT a canal may have been missed, and said that the only way to tell was to "open it up and have a look" (she is a general NHS dentist, and a fairly new one at that I believe, she also seemed to be in a bad mood).
Another thing she mentioned, which is the title of the thread, was the presence of some sort of infection in the gum/bone in that area "that sometimes happens after a root canal". She said this last part several times, with an emphasis on it being fairly rare. A bit alarmed, I pressed her on this, as an infection in the bone is something I don't think is to be taken lightly.
At this point she clammed up, started to downplay it, and just seemed very vague. The inference was there was a "pocket" of infection outside of the tooth, the word "bone" was definitely mentioned. She prescribed me with 3 days of metronizadole, 400mg. At the end of the appointment I asked her for the name of the condition, which in fairness she did relay to me after some difficulty, but I was a tad anxious so I forgot before I had left the surgery. It involved the word "peri" though I'm sure.
Surely the jaw-bone is either infected or not? Anyways, I'm due back to see her Monday.
I am going to see a private Endodontist on Tuesday!
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