Re: Decapitated tooth

On Sep 25, 8:46 am, Mark & Steven Bornfeld
<bornfeldm...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Centre Parting wrote:
My RHS upper pre-molar (I think previously crowned) has broken off at the
gum line, leaving the full root in situ.

I think it must have been route-canalled too - as there's no pain, just a
gap.

I'll be going to my dentist just as soon as I've saved the bucksheesh.

In the meantime, I was wondering what options he's likely to offer me.
And wondering how the hell he's gunna get the root out - if that's what he's
likely to do.

The tooth had been filled many times and was now undersized due to loss of
tooth-wall.

        Getting it out is generally not a problem.  Saving it depends on the
condition and bulk of the remaining root.
        Sometimes if the tooth is to be saved it is necessary to do what we
call a "crown lengthening" procedure--removing some gum and occasionally
some bone surrounding the root to expose enough root structure to
replace a crown without burying the edge of the crown too far under the
gumline.
        OTOH, these days we are more likely to remove questionable teeth if
implant placement is an option.

Steve

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Mark & Steven Bornfeld DDShttp://www.dentaltwins.com
Brooklyn, NY
718-258-5001

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