Q. ello, I was recently obliged to have a bottom far rear molar tooth root canal treated, but when I went to an NHS dentist afterwards for a crown he told me that wouldn’t be necessary for six months. Now I read that uncrowned root canal teeth are at risk of fracturing especially with a heavy bite like mine. What is your opinion given that I would be hard pushed to finance private crown treatment having already laid out, what for me is a very large sum of money (£560) for the canal work. Also, after four weeks the treated tooth is still sensitive to the touch (though no actual toothache as such). Is this a cause for concern? Thanks for your advice
A. The consensus recommendation from Europe & USA is to procceed to a crown sooner rather than later. This view was adopted over 10 years ago, prior to that a delay of 12 months was suggested to confirm evidence on radiographs of healing. I would be concerned if the tenderness was getting worse or not resolving
Dr Rob Tennet
St Johns Dental Practice
www.e-dentalpractice.co.uk
Tel: 0121 643 0610
18 Bennett’s Hill
Birmingham B2 5QJ
Related Questions
Tags: crown, crowns, dental crown, dental crowns, dental pain, molar. tooth, NHS, nhs crowns, nhs dentist, root, root canal, root canal treatment, sensitive teeth, USA+dental, USA+dentist
© 2008 cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk |