Re: haven't seen dentist in 7 years
From: Steven Bornfeld (dentaltwinnospam_at_earthlink.net)
Date: 11/12/04
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Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 16:21:33 -0500
Ron Wilson wrote:
> "Dr Steve" <nospam@home.net> wrote in message news:<CWTjd.17997$G6.17408@newssvr15.news.prodigy.com>...
>
>>>Hi all,
>>>Well on Saturday the tooth I'd had root canaled on Thursday started
>>>aching. So I started taking aspirin and called my dentist who
>>>promptly prescribed some penicillin for me. Is it normal for my tooth
>>>to be hurting the way that it was? The tooth feels best right when I
>>>wake up since it's been resting all night. However, if I go out to
>>>dinner with my girlfriend or friends it starts to kill me by the time
>>>I get home and I need to take more aspirin. There's also an ever so
>>>slight swelling on the side that had the root canal. It's not getting
>>>more swollen, but it's not getting less swollen either. My dentist
>>>said, when he wrote the rx on Saturday, that it may take a day or two
>>>for the penicillin to kick in. Is this normal?
>>>
>>>
>>>Right now I have a temporary filling and the second half of my root
>>>canal won't be till Friday. I might call him tomorrow touch base if
>>>it's still hurting or swollen.
>>
>>Your description is not typical of most RCT, but frequent enough to be
>>occasionally expected. Most RCT is done in one appointment today, but
>>perhaps your tooth was weeping pus from the inside and needed time to
>>"dry-up", which would be more likely to act up afterwards like you describe.
>>Antibiotics typically take 2-3 days to show a big change in infections.
>>Don't forget to take the entire prescription, even if your tooth seems
>>better before then.
>>
>>
>>~+--~+--~+--~+--~+--
>>Stephen Mancuso, D.D.S.
>>Troy, Michigan, USA
>>....................................................
>>
>>This posting is intended for informational or conversational purposes only.
>>Always seek the opinion of a licensed dental professional before acting on
>>the advice or opinion expressed here. Only a dentist who has examined you
>>in person can diagnose your problems and make decisions which will affect
>>your health.
>>......................
>
>
>
> Hi All;
> I just wanted to thank you for your good advice again and give you an
> update. I went back this morning to my DDS to finish up the root
> canal on the #19, and discuss why it had been having issues with the
> infection, and pain ever since the root canal. When he opened the
> temporary filling back up he went in and looked around and found that
> the root is fractured at the part where the 2 roots meet (begins with
> the letter "M", I forget how you say it), and it was fractured enough
> that blood was even coming out from it when he proded it with the
> file. So the new route is a referral to an oral surgeon next
> wednesday for extraction, and to start the process of getting an
> implant for #19. I guess this makes sense as I see a lot information
> about teeth often needing to be extracted when the root is fractured.
>
> In the meantime I'm still on penicillin and taking aspirin until the
> appointment (though I only need 2 aspirin per day now whereas I was
> taking 8-10 aspirin last weekend). I do have a pistil forming on the
> inner gum next to #19.
>
> He did an x-ray of the tooth immediately in front of #19 and
> apparently its abscessed also, though the decay isn't nearly severe as
> #19 was so he has higher hopes for it. I'll be having a root canal
> done on that tooth now :( The charge for the first root canal is
> being reversed since it wasn't successful which is good because
> apparently the implant is going to hit me up for $3600.
>
> I have a question though...apparently I'll be without a #19 tooth for
> a good 4 months! Is this true? Granted, #19 is far back and probably
> not visible during casual conversation, or even smiling and moderate
> laughing, but I'm concerned about how apparent the lack of a #19 might
> be during intimate moments.
>
> I have a gf of 3 months, and I'm not sure how to approach her with
> this, or if our relationship is ready for it.
What's the issue--is she paying for it?
Seriously, I can't imagine this being a relationship issue, even for a
dentist! ;-)
Steve (but my wife's teeth are good)
I guess it'll truly be
> a test of where we stand. Anyhow, regardless of how I handle this
> with her, is there any *reasonable* way to temporarily replace the
> missing #19 while I wait 4 months for the implant? The doctor showed
> me some temporary dentures that look like retainers and they look
> absolutely awful and intrusive. I guess if it was a front tooth that
> was to be missing I'd get one of those, but it's not. Is there
> anything else less intrusive for temporarily replacing a missing tooth
> aside from those retainer looking devices?
>
>
> Thanks so much.
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