Re: "Hot" tooth - Myths or Reality?


"Mark & Steven Bornfeld" <bornfeldmung@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> letsconnect wrote:
>> I came across the following posts on a dental board and was wondering
>> what the general take on this subject is:
>>
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>> MaryAnn
>> posted 07-27-2005 10:09 PM
>> I've heard stories of people who have had root canals on abcessed teeth
>> that required up to 20 shots to barely get numb. I've also heard that
>> dentists don't perform root canals until the infection clears up
>> because the anesthesia won't work at all. Why is that?
>>
>> .
>> Jeffrey L. Wissot, DDS
>> posted 07-28-2005 07:07 PM
>> Popular myths. RTCs can, and should be initiated despite acute symptoms
>> for a safer, more predictable course of treatment.
>> ----------------------------
>>
>> Myths or reality? (I realize that the 20 shots statement is a bit of an
>> exaggeration, but generally speaking?).
>>
>
> By the time the tooth has abscessed fully, anesthesia is usually not too
> big a problem. The "hot" tooth is one with an acutely inflamed (but still
> vital) pulp.
> Some of these are very tough to numb conventionally, but if I must enter a
> tooth like this an injection directly into the pulp hurts like the devil
> but usually achieves instant anesthesia.
>
> Steve

Maybe this will shed some light on the subject:

http://www.nti-tss.com/mxv/53.html


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