Re: root canal vs. extraction


Agreed.


On Wed, 8 Aug 2007 07:28:52 -0400, "Amatus Cremona" <Nicola@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

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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