Posts Tagged ‘root canal’

I know i need a root canal (lower 7 left)

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008
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Hi Dr I know i need a root canal (lower 7 left). It is now making me ill , sinus infection, the week before bad headaches and now bad shoulder pain!. Tooth not hurting but playing havoc with immune system. Shall i keep it or remove it is the question?? no teeth in front of it. Is it possible to have dentures if I do remove tooth. (today though nagging ache coming through my ear!). what type of dentures can i have – not really keen about implants! besides too expensive. thanks

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They are lots of variables to … (Click here to read the rest of the answer)

Dr Rob Tennet St Johns Dental Practice 18 Bennett’s Hill, Birmingham, B2 5QJ Web: www.e-dentalpractice.co.uk

one of my back teeth has broken down to the gum

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008
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One of my back teeth has broken down to the gum. I do not have any pain but my dentist insists on root canal treatment in order to fit a post for a crown. Do I really need root canal treatment or can the tooth be built up to fit a crown?

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Teeth can be pain free because… (Click here to read the rest of the answer)

Dr Rob Tennet St Johns Dental Practice 18 Bennett’s Hill, Birmingham, B2 5QJ Web: www.e-dentalpractice.co.uk

I fell flat on my face at the weekend and have broken two of my top front teeth

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008
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I fell flat on my face at the weekend and have broken two of my top front teeth. I went to my dentist today and because one of them only has a small peice of tooth left in the gum and is quite painful she has said that I need a root canal and then it will need to to capped. She states that there is nothing they can do as a temporary fix and my first appointment for the root canal is 2 weeks away and then I will have to wait another two weeks for the trestment to be completed. The other tooth is slightly longer and she thinks that she can just fill it which concerns me as there will be a lot more filling than tooth and as it is my biting tooth Im worried the filling may fall out all the time and look a bit rough. Id rather pay more and have another cap or do you think a filling would surfice? The last thing I want is a dodgy job done, I want to look like I did before the fall! Is it true that there is no temporary measure they can do as I cant really have a month of work and there is no way I can go out in public like this!

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White fillings can work very w… (Click here to read the rest of the answer)

Dr Komal Suri Smile Design Dental 33 High Street, Wendover, Buckinghamshire HP22 6DU Web: www.smiledesigndental.co.uk  Tel: 01932 223 479 View My Profile Dr Suri

what are the signs of a failed root canal treatment

Monday, October 20th, 2008
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What are the signs of a failed root canal treatment – I have been advised that a 3rd canal in my tooth cannot be located (lower Molar 6) Part of the remaining tooth is totally black – can this be disguised with the permanent filling I`m to go back for in 6 weeks time – (why do I have to wait so long with a temporary filling – (no discomfort no pain ) Many Thanks for your time

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There is no general requiremen… (Click here to read the rest of the answer)

Dr Rob Tennet St Johns Dental Practice 18 Bennett’s Hill, Birmingham, B2 5QJ Web: www.e-dentalpractice.co.uk

how long does Root Canal Treatment last

Sunday, October 19th, 2008
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I have done Root Canal Treatment about 13 years ago and about 6 years ago, my filling came out. I had the tooth to be fill up again by a dentist. However recently I started to have pain again and had my tooth checked by another dentist. The dentist took an X-ray of my teeth and from the x-ray, it indicates that my tooth that was treated with RCT had little swelling, hence caused my tooth aching again and the pain was unbearable at times. The dentist advised me to have another RCT treatment again. I was wondering isnt it RCT treatment can last life time? Your advise is highly appreciated. Thank you.

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Nothing can last a life time- … (Click here to read the rest of the answer)

Dr Julian Caplan – Director on the board of the BACD View My Profile Dr Caplan

I have had a Root Canal of one of my front tooth

Tuesday, October 14th, 2008
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I have had a Root Canal of one of my front tooth six year ago. I have recently started to feel extreme sensitivity in the other front tooth (not the one treated). Both of the teeth were crowned at the time of RCT. What can be the possible cause and how should I go about it?

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You will need to be assessed b… (Click here to read the rest of the answer)

Dr Julian Caplan – Director on the board of the BACD View My Profile Dr Caplan

I have been going to a private dentist for 3 years

Saturday, October 11th, 2008
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I have been going to a private dentist for 3 years now and i am always there having something done as she always tells me something needs doing and i trust her, she did let slip she is having a hard time financially and now i have begun to look at certain things, for example, she has done 4 fillings for me, 3 of which have needed to go to a route canals with in a year, now only 2 years on she is telling me i need to extract the two teeth that she done the route canal and crown on and have a false tooth implant, which costs a lot of money! My husband goes to her too, today he was told by her that the route canal and crown she done for him 10 months ago now needs to be extracted and false tooth put in place! I had a filing done 15 years ago that is fine and a route canal and so is the same for my husband! Something seems wrong here, all the work she has ever done on me and my husband has failed somehow, should I change dentists? or am i just unlucky?! Please help.

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It sounds like you have lost c… (Click here to read the rest of the answer)

Dr Justin Glaister Umbrella 11 Harley Street, London, W1G 9PF Web: www.umbrellasmiles.com Tel: 020 7612 9810 View My Profile Dr Glaister

I have had two crowns already fitted on the same middle

Saturday, October 11th, 2008
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I have had two crowns already fitted on the same middle back tooth within a year and I still have a problem! when I touch my tooth I have a sensation up into the gum and can feel the presure which I don’t feel on any other crowns. I have had the nerve removed on this tooth. My dentist doesn’t understand this but I don’t want to put up with it for 10 years or so!

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Well even if you have had the … (Click here to read the rest of the answer)

Dr Safeer Butt S3 Dental – Synergistic Smile Studios Clinics in Kent, Surrey & Sussex Web: www.s3dental.co.uk Tel: 020 8398 6322 View My Profile Dr Butt

how long does a root canal last

Saturday, October 11th, 2008
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Hello Doc, thanks for the good work done here, l really appreciate, l would like to ask how long will a tooth whose root canal has been cut last when its still in its good shape? my other question is would aroot canal surgery affect the success of an implant. and finally if l got an implant how long do l expect to stay with it. thank you.

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When a tooth is root filled it… (Click here to read the rest of the answer)

Dr Julian Caplan – Director on the board of the BACD View My Profile Dr Caplan

If a crown is fitted to a back tooth which has not

Thursday, October 9th, 2008
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If a crown is fitted to a back tooth which has not had root canal work and is heavily filled, how does it attach to what is left? As the tooth is filled I don’t understand how any sort of post to anchor the crown can be made. Many thanks.

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It all depends on the type of … (Click here to read the rest of the answer)

Dr Komal Suri Smile Design Dental 33 High Street, Wendover, Buckinghamshire HP22 6DU Web: www.smiledesigndental.co.uk  Tel: 01932 223 479 View My Profile Dr Suri