Root Canals

My girlfriend had it when she was 7 and she was the youngest person in the world to get it

my cousin sister is being treated for it since she was a year old

If you want to you can. I am still waiting to have my appointment , so i would preferr being awake and not asleep because who knows what can happen.

caries is more common in females because 3 points

less saliva production in females,during pregnancy chemical composition ofsaliva changes

increase in estrogen harmone during pregnancy and lactation results in increased caries

changed food habits in pregnancy

You may want to ask your dentist if he or she can give you something for anxiety beforehand. Claustrophobia is pretty common. I'm sure they'll help you! ~ T

You could do that, but I would not recommend it.

First, you need to find out WHY the crown came off. If it is because of new dental decay, you want to have that taken care of by a dentist before you need a root canal.

Second, super glue is not very effective as a dental cement. The crown will probably come off very soon again.

Third, when a crown is placed, the dentist needs to check the bite. If it is off, even by a fraction of a millimeter, it can cause untold misery.

Just see a dentist. If the crown can be re-cemented, the dentist can do it properly and quickly.

A tooth can be mildly sore two months after root canal therapy, because of the stress that the tooth has undergone. If the pain is more severe, it would be good to check it with a dentist, because the crown might need more adjustments, or there might be still some infection remained from the root canal.

It's best that you check with the Dentist/Oral Surgeon that implanted it to be safe and sure.

there shouldn't be pain

Yes, it must be redone.

usually a dull throbbing pain that hurts without stimuli and gets progressivly worse more sensitive to hot and cold will usually make it feel better, especially right after something hot

My Doc said you can smoke after 2 Hrs of the treatment..

Dry socket occurs usually due to the dislodgement of the blood clot that forms after extraction. It may also occur due to traumatic extraction in the dentist has done too much scooping of the extraction socket. That socket becomes very painful and sensitive to food and even air. In your case, it looks like dentist has not done the job,but the tooth has fallen out on its own. Did u see the entire root come out as well? There are chances that only the top(crown) portion of tooth that was hollow and decayed tooth may have fallen out, and root is still inside. In that case the remaining tooth maybe be sharp and hurt you. The pain you have may also be bcoz of infection in that tooth. In any case the best bet would be to see a dentist.

You should have had the crown replaced and that lovely little pus is a sign of infection which means they are probably going to have to pull the tooth or perform another root canal.

what could have happened is that the root canal was not done properly, or the tooth was so damaged that the root canal did not work. In this event, the tooth may have to be pulled (its what happened to me about a week ago)

Is replacing bonded tooth with a crown necessary to prevent root canal?

Absolutely, and I've got a brand new root canal to prove it. Pain and sensitivity to hot/cold under a crown typically means further decay under the crown, leading to inflammation in the canals. Now, it could also mean some of the cement has worn away and air is getting under there or that somehow some food has becom impacted under the crown. Only a dentist can tell you for sure. Two pieces of advice: Don't let it wait. I can tell you that if it is a root canal problem, the pain can become literally unbearable if you let it go too long. And don't worry too much about root canals; there isn't a baby bigger than me when it comes to the dentist, and while the procedure is no walk in the park, it'll correct the problem and eliminate the pain. Good luck.

If our childrens teeth fall out (the baby teeth) should they have to get root canals? Is the dentist pulling our leg telling us they have to have one? What do you think? Anyone? Dentists? Anyone out there with similar experiences? Thank You and Have A Blessed Day

Not sure what you mean by damaged tooth. But a tooth that no longer has a nerve root will turn gray if not filled or capped. it can take from months to years depending on many factors, but it will turn if not treated properly.

Root canals can and are done without anesthetic if a tooth is known to be dead. This can usually be determined *before* the root canal is started. To answer your question, if a tooth is dead and asymptomatic, you may be able to have the procedure without anesthetic but the main reason would be to avoid having a shot and hours of numbness, rather than to "see if you feel pain." I would see an endodontic specialist if possible.

It could be, but never let a dentist do a root canal without anesthetic, even if the nerve is removed there is still tissue there which feels pain. I know, I had it done by a dental student. She thought that because the nerve was removed (the week before) I wouldn't feel pain, and her supervisor thought she had given me a local anesthetic.

If the dentist was prepping the tooth for a crown, the tooth was not 'healthy'.

More than likely, the decay that necessitated the crown was closer to the nerve than was first realized, and when the dentist removed all the decay, the nerve was exposed and a root canal became necessary. This was NOT the fault of the dentist.

The fact that the nerve was exposed during the prep is actually a good thing for the patient. It would have been worse if the crown had been seated and permanently cemented in place and then the nerve symptoms became apparent. Then the brand new crown would have had to been drilled through to perform the root canal procedure or the tooth would have to be extracted and the crown would be lost as well.

As a patient, it is very easy to jump to conclusions and assume your dentist did something wrong when a complication like this arises. However, this type of unavoidable complication is fairly common. That is why your dentist is trained to manage the situation and perform the root canal as he did.

Your dentist did not 'cause' you to need a root canal. He simply revealed the fact during the prep, and it sounds like he handled it appropriately. You should appreciate the professional care you received under the circumstances instead of accusing him of causing you harm.

And yes, if his fee is $800 for the root canal, which actually sounds a bit low to me, you ought to pay it and be glad your dentist is competent enough to save a tooth that would certainly be lost without his skill.

Leave it and put up with the pain and face the possible consequences (up to and including death), or remove the tooth.

You can usually expect to pay less for a root canal at a dental school than you would pay at a dental office.

It is unlikely that you will die from an infected tooth. If it abscesses, you may wish you were dead. Having said that, yes it is extremely remotely possible that you could die from an untreated infected tooth.

One time my dentist left the numbing shot in my mouth, and then he left the room for a good 15 minutes. He told me to hold really still and that if I moved, the needle would fall out and that he would have to re-poke me. I didn't move a muscle, but is was the longest 15 minutes of my life!! I had to lay there with a needle stuck in my cheek, propped up against my lips!

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