Re: crown a wisdom tooth?
- From: Joel M. Eichen <joeleichen@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2005 05:39:20 -0400
On Thu, 13 Oct 2005 14:44:48 -0600, "Shhinda" <shh@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
>A while back my husband (age 45) developed a cavity in one of his wisdom
>teeth. His dentist suggested he have oral surgery to remove all of his
>wisdom teeth (no problems with any of them other than the 1 cavity). He
>balked at that idea, and I did some research and concluded that if you have
>your wisdom teeth as an adult, keep them. He decided just to have the
>cavity filled, but procrastinated. Fast forward a year or so and now the
>dentist says he needs a crown. Wouldn't it be silly to crown a tooth that
>they previously said should be removed? And if so, wouldn't it be ok (less
>expensive as well) just to pull that one tooth since it is not impacted in
>any way instead of undergoing oral surgery on all four teeth?
>
>Any input would be greatly appreciated.
>
>
How is the nerve? Ususally delay causes root canal problems.
Joel
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