Re: Root Canal Gone Bad - New Thread


>
>Usually when performing root canal treatment, it is not always
>necessary to remove all the "decay" that has affected the coronal part
>of the tooth (the part that can be seen in the mouth); if the root
>canals can be properly cleaned then the rest of the decay can be
>eradicated in the restoration appointment for a crown. This is done in
>some cases because if you end up cleaning all the decayed tooth
>structure, you may end up with little to put those rubber dam "clamps"
>on trhe tooth.
>

I will agree with all that gorge said, except about the decay. I
never begin any RCT until I get all the decay out.

Amatus

On 22 Oct 2005 01:03:56 -0700, "George Chatzipetros"
<chpetros@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

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>Sherry via MedKB.com wrote:
>>
>> The endodonist found, by x-ray (which the dentist took plenty of, by the way),
>> that my dentist had missed a canal and set up an appointment for him, the
>> endo, to redo my root canal. I went just this past Wednesday and, I must
>> confess, that I was horribly terrified as I had already endured a root canal
>> that caused nothing but problems. He was taking pictures of my tooth with a
>> microscope as he was working. As soon as he started drilling, I smelled this
>> putrid odor emanating from my tooth. It was disgusting!!! He hasn't
>> finished doing the root canal yet. I go back on November 2. He showed me
>> the pictures he had taken of my tooth and I was appalled. He was explaining
>> to me that there was decay inside my tooth and it had gotten infected. I
>> asked if the decay had come from the missed canal and he said that it hadn't.
>> It was kind of implied that the dentist had failed to remove that decay. I
>> thought that was the whole point of a root canal....to clean the tooth up and
>> to fill the canals!?! He told me that if I ever had to have another root
>> canal done to make sure that I come back to him or go to another endodonist.
>
>Hi Sherry,
>Usually when performing root canal treatment, it is not always
>necessary to remove all the "decay" that has affected the coronal part
>of the tooth (the part that can be seen in the mouth); if the root
>canals can be properly cleaned then the rest of the decay can be
>eradicated in the restoration appointment for a crown. This is done in
>some cases because if you end up cleaning all the decayed tooth
>structure, you may end up with little to put those rubber dam "clamps"
>on trhe tooth.
>
>> Why the heck did this dentist perform a root canal if he didn't know how to
>> do it right? Why not just refer me to a specialist to begin with? Was it
>> just for the money, 'cuz it was rather an expensive procedure? So far I have
>> racked up around $5,000 in doctors bills and lost wages. I'm a poor girl and
>> I can't afford to be someone's guinea pig.
>
>It is true that root canals are difficult and unpredictable. Even a
>specialist cannot offer you a 100% chance of success, like with all
>surgical procedures in medicine, but because he's doing root canals all
>day for the rest of his life, a specialist is usually more accomplished
>in doing them (the keyword here is "usually").
>Also, I might say that the endodontist's remarks "come back here or go
>to another endodontist for all your root canals" seem like shameless
>advertisement of their specialty to me. I know GPs who do marvellous
>root canals and endodontists who do crap.I always dislike that
>attitude, that they are somehow superior to "mere mortal" GPs.
>
>>
>> I immediately began to feel better once all that crap was out of my tooth.
>> That's why I believe in focal infection. The inside of my tooth WAS infected
>> and I could sometimes taste that nasty stuff so I know it was leaching out of
>> my tooth. And that WAS what was making me sick. All the proof I need is
>> that gunk is gone and I feel sooooo much better. No more pain and burning
>> behind my eye, no more dizziness or light headedness, no more tingling in my
>> face, no more pain radiating up and around my head, no more anything.... the
>> only symptom I have left is a little soreness in my cheek right above the
>> tooth and that's because it was just worked on the other day. I am not tired
>> and I actually have some energy today that I haven't had the past four months.
>> And I got a good night's sleep last night.
>
>Glad to hear that!
>But I think you have misinterpreted the focal infection theory, which
>was discredited in the 20s after leading to the loss of many restorable
>teeth and threatening to leave many nations toothless and dependent on
>vast amouts of mashed potatoes for sustenance.
>Focal infection states that an infection in your tooth can cause
>problems in entirely different parts of your body. For example, you can
>get arthritis or liver problems from your failed root canal. What you
>had seems very natural to me. You had an active infection in your
>tooth, and this infection caused symptoms coming from surrounding
>areas, like the eyes, the face and the head. Very reasonable and hardly
>proof of focal infection.
>
>George

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Amatus

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