Is it common for patients to have around 10 root canal teeth?

[JcMac]

Is it common for patients to have around 10 root canal treated teeth?

I mean, I know it's not common, but is it like, a rarity? Because I know it's no rarity whatsoever for a person to miss 10 or more teeth, even relatively young (20s, 30s), so why does it seem more rare for people to have many RCTs? Is it because of cost? But in my country they seem to have a fairer cost (I'm in a dental tourism country) and it still seems rare.

Because afaik rarely does a tooth need an extraction when it starts hurting with a cavity, most of the time it just needs RCT right?

I have 7 right now and need 2 more, and will probably need more in the future.

Also, 6 of them were due to sensitivity and sometimes slight pain, not cavities/infection, as well as the 2 on the list. I'm guessing this is even less common?

 

[Dr M]

Sensitivity is not a reason for a root canal. If you had lots of root canals based on this, then most likely you might have been over-treated. The amount of root canals present in your mouth is very subjective. It depends on the finances of the patient, the amount of tooth structure left, the patient's informed decision etc.

 

[JcMac]

Sensitivity is not a reason for a root canal.

I mean, sure, not by itself, but when it's caused by a filling too extensive or too close to the pulp, and doesn't get better with time, then I think it does, right?

But yeah, seems like a money issue then. Although in my country it really doesn't make sense, because an extraction is 50 bucks and a RCT is 150 (in general dentists). Not to mention money spent on prosthetics afterwards.

I don't regret at all my treatments, since even the last 2 where the pulp was vital according to the colt test, I pushed for it anyway, and in both the pulp was visibly inflamed when RCT was being performed, with one of the cases being so inflamed that it took 7 shots of anesthesia and it still hurt.

And on most of the 5 left, the pulp was non-vital according to cold test, so no doubts there.