Re: root canal vs. extraction

If you are cracking teeth, you MUST be a forceful clencher at night while
you sleep, (no noise so don't ask your partner if they hear you grind). You
need an NTI first (most likely from your description).

I can take off any crown without hurting what is underneath. You simply cut
a slot through *just the crown* from one side to the other and peel off the
crown. However, the tooth underneath is sometimes rotten.

Perhaps you might want to have the crown removed first to evaluate the
condition of the tooth under the crown, then,,,,,,,,,,,,, proceed further.

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Amatus

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<mags1939@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Aug 7, 7:12 am, "Amatus Cremona" <Nic...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Your image is a bit blurry.............. Hard to see.............. Move
a
bit to the right............. Open a a bit more...................

Oh sorry, I cannot see you through the monitor. {silly sarcasm :-) }

No way to be specific for your case without seeing you in person. Most
teeth will move if there is no longer a tooth opposite it in "biting
relation" and will tip sideways if the tooth is removed in front of it.
Some teeth will begin to move in a few months and some will take years.
Most people are better off keeping a decent tooth with RCT and crown.
You
could always pay for a second opinion from another dentist.

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Amatus

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I am having problems with an upper back tooth (#2), which has
previously been crowned. My dentist says I need a root canal and new
crown. But I feel at my age (68 years old) that an extraction would
be as sensible as putting all the work and expense into another root
canal - I have already had three root canals, a number of crowns and a
bridge on my teeth. My dentist says that removing that upper tooth
might cause problems with the lower tooth below. Is this something
that I should be concerned about or is he just wanting to do the root
canal work? I do have a TMJ problem and sleep with an upper splint -
would extracting that upper tooth cause of problem with my splint in
the future? Would appreciate any information anyone can give me in
this regard.


Thank you for your reply. My problem is: the endodontist will do a
root canal only - drilling through the present crown, then I would go
back to my general dentist to have the old crown removed and prep work
for the new crown. They tell me there is a chance the tooth could be
damaged under the crown or broken when the old crown is removed. In
which case, I would have to go to an oral surgeon to have the tooth
extracted anyway. My general dentist will not do either procedure
because the root of this tooth is too close to my sinuses. Hence my
dilemma. I have gone throug this once some years ago with a different
tooth: had a RC, then a week or two later while on vacation began
experiencing terrible pain in that tooth. It turned out the tooth had
a small crack in it, which was not seen with my xrays - the crack
expanded into a big fracture running clear down through the root.
After going through the RC, I still had to have the tooth extracted
and a false tooth put in attached to a crown on an adjacent tooth.
That makes me "gun shy" along with the extra cost and time involved in
having the root canal. Any more advice?



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