Damn root canal
- Thread starter ruxCYtable
- Start date
Yeah, the tooth was crowned shortly after the procedure in March or April.
So, just got back from the dentist. The x-ray showed a canal that wasn't sealed properly, whatever the hell that means. Anyway, the dentist says he can fix it, but my dental insurance has maxed out for 2010, so I've been given an ample supply of pain meds to get me through the rest of the year.
I have had 2 root canals redone after several years. No big deal because the nerve is gone.
That sucks... wonder if there is any kind of warranty on the messed up root canal procedure? You paid him well for it and he messed up, if the world was fair he'd have to fix his mistake.
Not sure if there's any way to tell if it was his mistake or not. I like the guy and he's always taken good care of me before now so I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt. He didn't charge me anything for today's appointment so that was nice.
From my understanding of the procedure, they cut into the back of your tooth and make a "door" into your root so they can remove the root. I would imagine that not being sealed means that the "door" was not put back into place correctly.
I hate the dentist and all the dentist stands for. Getting my wisdom teeth out while in college was pretty much my #1 worst experience in college. Dry socket is not my friend.
This whole discussion has given me the heebie jeebies.
This whole discussion has given me the heebie jeebies.
I have very deep roots (some at over 30mm) and I've had 3 root canals.
Two gave and currently give me no problems at all.
The other one still bothers me almost 6 months later as it was so deep the surrounding tissue got very inflamed and they say it's still getting back to normal (doesn't seem like it should take that long to me).
So they are no fun. But to be fair the one I complain about I barely notice at all now. The first month after was rough with that one as that tooth was going to get used no matter how hard I tried to avoid it.
Two gave and currently give me no problems at all.
The other one still bothers me almost 6 months later as it was so deep the surrounding tissue got very inflamed and they say it's still getting back to normal (doesn't seem like it should take that long to me).
So they are no fun. But to be fair the one I complain about I barely notice at all now. The first month after was rough with that one as that tooth was going to get used no matter how hard I tried to avoid it.
I haven't been to the dentist in quite awhile, and I've now apparently got a cavity in my lower left wisdom tooth. The inside of it started to fall out, and I'm terrified at having it repaired as I don't know what it will entail. I don't know what a cavity looks or feels like as I never had one as a kid (31 years old now). The tooth is not painful right now unless I chew food with it, pressure on it hurts but hot and cold don't seem to affect it much.
I'm really hoping that it isn't necessary to get a root canal for it. I'm hoping that it is something that can simply be filled. For those of you who had to have root canals done, what was the reason for it? What caused it to get to that point? Really hate going to the dentist, due to fear of the unknown.
I'm really hoping that it isn't necessary to get a root canal for it. I'm hoping that it is something that can simply be filled. For those of you who had to have root canals done, what was the reason for it? What caused it to get to that point? Really hate going to the dentist, due to fear of the unknown.
Never had my wisdom teeth taken out as my jaw had the room to hold them without problems. They're not impacted. The pulp may be exposed but I'm not sure.
