I am in a situation where I am pretty much forced to have a tooth extracted.
The tooth (36 Canadian) had a root canal more than 20 years ago.
I pulled the crown off the tooth a little more than a year ago while flossing.
It was the second time the crown had come off and this time my dentist
told me he couldn't replace it.
From the start (when the root canal was done) the endodontist had filed the tooth way down to little
more than a tiny stump, just coming above the gum line.
Now with all the time that has gone by the tooth has decayed to where it is barely visible and sits below
the gum line.
I have an appointment with my dentist to extract the tooth on Tuesday but am a little concerned as
a layman. I have two concerns.
The tooth cannot be gripped unless some digging is done between the tooth and the gums.
Since the tooth has been without a nerve for such a long time I'm, concerned that it may break
during the extraction. I believe there are four chambers.
My dentist tried to re-assure me last visit by saying all should be OK and even if it were to break
he could leave the piece there if it was small and couldn't be accessed!
A year ago, when I first started getting opinions on this tooth, another dentist was also prepared to
extract it and had no concerns about doing the work.
Should I have concerns, or should this be routine? Any advice?
The tooth (36 Canadian) had a root canal more than 20 years ago.
I pulled the crown off the tooth a little more than a year ago while flossing.
It was the second time the crown had come off and this time my dentist
told me he couldn't replace it.
From the start (when the root canal was done) the endodontist had filed the tooth way down to little
more than a tiny stump, just coming above the gum line.
Now with all the time that has gone by the tooth has decayed to where it is barely visible and sits below
the gum line.
I have an appointment with my dentist to extract the tooth on Tuesday but am a little concerned as
a layman. I have two concerns.
The tooth cannot be gripped unless some digging is done between the tooth and the gums.
Since the tooth has been without a nerve for such a long time I'm, concerned that it may break
during the extraction. I believe there are four chambers.
My dentist tried to re-assure me last visit by saying all should be OK and even if it were to break
he could leave the piece there if it was small and couldn't be accessed!
A year ago, when I first started getting opinions on this tooth, another dentist was also prepared to
extract it and had no concerns about doing the work.
Should I have concerns, or should this be routine? Any advice?