Re: opinions wanted on filling gone bad


"Newbie" <nox@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Is there any possibility that our predecessors named it
"irreversible pulpitis" for a reason ?

And when it 'blows up' at 11:26 PM on a Friday, don't expect
a quick response for *emergency* treatment.

Keep some penicillin and morphine handy.




And if you do manage to get a dentist to treat you at that
inconvenient time for a problem that you 'sat on',
expect to not only have your tooth opened and cleaned out
but your wallet too.

Best wishes, since *luck* has nothing to do with it....


On Thu, 27 Sep 2007 11:39:31 GMT, "Amatus Cremona" <Nicola@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

Studies show that the ultimate fate of the tooth is not effected by the
use
of a medicated temporary filling. All it does is buy you some time.
Sorry.

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Amatus

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"willydog" <vette98dude@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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ok thanks. I ended up getting the filling taken out, and a medicated
temporary filling put in it's place (at no charge). Last resort to
RCT. It does feel better - but we need to give it 2 weeks or so. The
endiodontist wanted to do a root canal, but I opted to give the a
replacement filling a second crack. The RCT involves 2 hrs in the
chair, plus it's split into two sessions, plus I would need a crown,
plus plus plus... Why would I want to go right to an RCT? The
endodontist was ready to start an emergency procedure, but there was
really no symptoms for an emergency. Also I always get comments on my
40 year old calcified nerve in my front tooth from the endodontists.
They want to rip it right out, but I always explain that it's been
like that for 40 years. If it's not broke, don't try to fix it. So
that would be my one gripe with the endiodontists is not to use scare
tactics, but to present a balanced amount of information. I did like
the disclaimer regarding RCT failure rates and the such, and the
explanation of the fees. However, my tooth is not going to explode on
an airplane, although I'm sure there are some rare stories in this
regards. The "banging heads while kissing" is a legitimate scenerio.
Could a dead calcified nerve in the front tooth (dating back to early
childhood) really cause a problem should the tooth get
traumatized? .

By the way, the original cavity that initiated the filling was not
that bad. It was on my x-rays going all the way back to 2003. But it
was certainly "on the road" to trouble - but could have gone a year or
two more. Even the partner agrees with that, and he is telling me that
what is happening with me is "rare", and he sees it about "once a
year". I asked him point blank if maybe the prep triggered the problem
and he said it was a possibility. So anyway, I got to sleep for the
first night without advil. woohoo! Man, you don't know how good that
feels. This medicated filling has lifted my spirits. Cheers, ta.





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