Good afternoon everyone
About 18 months ago I had RTC on an upper molar. It took multiple visits, during which the original dentist handed over to a different one. At the time, it was remarked upon that I had one extremely long root which was not the central one. Anyway, it all eventually got done.
About 6 months ago, I noticed a "pimple" on my gum. It seemed to be pus-filled, but quickly went away. Then it came back...and now it is almost a permanent fixture. I must add that unless I actually press hard on the site, I feel no pain. However, sometimes when I am exercising and my heart rate goes up I can hear a 'clicking', almost like the sound you get in your ears when you dive into water and 'equalise' the pressure in your ears.
Anyway, I went to the dentist, and she put a think needle in through the pimple and it clearly came out alongside this long root on the X-ray. Also on the X-ray is an odd bulge half way down this otherwise smoothly tapering root. She says there is overfilling and she needs to perform a surgery through the gum to remove the overfilling. I have been doing some reading (I am a biologist) and it seems this is nothing unusual.
Can anyone tell me a little more about this procedure and how successful it is likely to be? I assumed the pimple was infection, but the dentist insists it is mainly inflammation caused by the overfill. Wouldn't antibiotics work just as well?
Thanks
Becca
About 18 months ago I had RTC on an upper molar. It took multiple visits, during which the original dentist handed over to a different one. At the time, it was remarked upon that I had one extremely long root which was not the central one. Anyway, it all eventually got done.
About 6 months ago, I noticed a "pimple" on my gum. It seemed to be pus-filled, but quickly went away. Then it came back...and now it is almost a permanent fixture. I must add that unless I actually press hard on the site, I feel no pain. However, sometimes when I am exercising and my heart rate goes up I can hear a 'clicking', almost like the sound you get in your ears when you dive into water and 'equalise' the pressure in your ears.
Anyway, I went to the dentist, and she put a think needle in through the pimple and it clearly came out alongside this long root on the X-ray. Also on the X-ray is an odd bulge half way down this otherwise smoothly tapering root. She says there is overfilling and she needs to perform a surgery through the gum to remove the overfilling. I have been doing some reading (I am a biologist) and it seems this is nothing unusual.
Can anyone tell me a little more about this procedure and how successful it is likely to be? I assumed the pimple was infection, but the dentist insists it is mainly inflammation caused by the overfill. Wouldn't antibiotics work just as well?
Thanks
Becca