Re: Need Help With Recurring Infection

From: The Real Paul (no_at_no.no)
Date: 08/05/04 

Date: Thu, 05 Aug 2004 19:52:58 GMT

Or, it could be a combination endo/perio lesion for which the treatment of
choice would be to extract the tooth.

It the pus draining from a pimple-like boil on the outside of the gum or
does the pus seem to come from up and around the gum line?

"Mark & Steven Bornfeld DDS" <bornfeldmung@dentaltwins.com> wrote in message
news:2nfgm4FdjliU1@uni-berlin.de...
> 8675309 wrote:
>
> > I have a capped (alive) tooth that has been ging me trouble for the past
> > 2 years. It occationally gets infected and my outer gum swells with pus.
> > If I take antibiotics the swelling and pain goes away. I've been to
> > several Dentists but they all tell me a different story. One said the
> > crown was leaking. Another said it was plaque. Another just wanted to
> > pull it. And another said it needed root canal, a post and a new crown
> > (big money). I don't know who to believe. I've been able to live with it
> > but something's got to be done but I'm really untrusting. Every Dentist
> > I've seen so far I get the feeling they're lying to me or something. Any
> > suggestions?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Stephen
>
>
> Find a dentist you can trust. If Joel were here, he'd ask if you could
> get an x-ray and post a link to it.
> I trust you are correct when you say there is an infection. It takes
> more than a leaky crown or plaque to make an infection. The origin of
> the infection is probably from either the tooth or the gum--the
> appropriate treatment depends on which, and we don't have enough
> information here to make a determination.
>
> Steve
>
> --
> Mark & Steven Bornfeld DDS
> http://www.dentaltwins.com
> Brooklyn, NY
> 718-258-5001

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