Posts Tagged ‘root’

It has been 2 days after finishing the RCT and i still have continuous tooth ache is this normal?

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009
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Dear Rob Tennet, I had cavity in one of my upper jaw tooth and just did my RCT. i had three visits in total for this treatment. During the first visit, dentist removed and cleaned my tooth with different tools and temporary filled it, i still had toothache after it. During the 2nd visit, the dentist still found infection and again used the tools to clean the infection, after that my toothache was almost finished. In the last visit, the dentist did permanent filling and before that did various long procedures to finally end it. From that day onwards i am having continuous tooth ache and cannot touch that teeth normally which i use to do before. Hence its 2nd day after finishing the RCT. Is this normal? I can easily drink HOT and COLD Stuff but cannot chew and bite easily. I have started taken Ponstan. Please advice if its abnormal. i am tensed as i think the dentist is on vacation these days.

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

I have NHS tax Credit Exemption Certificat can you give me a root canal treatment for free?

Saturday, May 23rd, 2009
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I have NHS tax Credit Exemption Certificat and I want to ask you : I need a root canal on my crown can give me for free???? Thank you very much! kind regards

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Dr Andrew Moore Advance Dental Clinic 104 Moulsham Street, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 0JG Web: www.advancedentalclinic.com Tel: 08443 87 87 88 View My Profile Dr Moore

i find my self clentching my jaw and pushing my tongue into my bottom teeth whats next step

Thursday, May 21st, 2009
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I have had a problem with my 2 front bottom teeth for just over a year. It comes on worse a times of stress, I find myself clentching my jaw and pushing my tongue into my bottom teeth on a regular basis, even weight training brings on pain. It hurts so bad i can feel the nerve pulse. My dentist has refused to give me a root canal filling or even take the teeth out even though I think both would help. What is my next step I am at my wits end with this as the pain is too much??

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Dr Andrew Moore Advance Dental Clinic 104 Moulsham Street, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 0JG Web: www.advancedentalclinic.com Tel: 08443 87 87 88 View My Profile Dr Moore

i cant really see any point in having damaged and crocked tooth can i have implants done

Thursday, May 21st, 2009
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Hi Dr Moore. I had a rather freakish accident on christmas eve a couple of years ago where a shoe from a collegue of mine ended up smashing into my front teeth from very close range. This resulted in the damaging and loosening (almost knocking out) of one of my 2 central teeth in my upper jaw. I had emergency dental treatment at the hospital where the loose tooth was attached to its neighbour and allowed to heal naturally. Unfortunately and unsurprisingly this now means that the tooth is crocked. Moreover the tooth became infected started to die. Since then i have had a root filling carried out by my local dentist. On a recent visit to the dentist i conplained that the tooth was again becoming uncomfortable and the dentist informed me that the filling had failed as the infection had returned and the root was wasting away. He told me that the best thing to do was to see a specialist privately (i’m an NHS patient currently) and have another root filling. My problem with this is that i can’t really see any point in having a damaged, crocked and TWICE capped tooth filled only for it to not look very nice. I have in the past had both my central upper teeth capped and have been looking into having both these teeth replaced with implants. The trouble is that it seems to be a mine field when it comes to cost, proceedure and healing time. Could you please shead some light on this for me? Many thanks,

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Dr Andrew Moore Advance Dental Clinic 104 Moulsham Street, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 0JG Web: www.advancedentalclinic.com Tel: 08443 87 87 88 View My Profile Dr Moore

Is it possible to have just a crown on my tooth without a root canal? can it cover half the teeth

Thursday, May 21st, 2009
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Hello Dr. Moore: I went to the dentist yesterday and told him I had an occasional sensitive feeling in my lower left molar when I chewed certain food like a piece of muscle in meat. He took a look at the molar and said there was a vertical fracture in the back of the molar that went to the gumline. He said it probably needed a crown. I knew nothing about crowns, so when I researched on the internet it says that usually the perform a root canal on a cracked tooth before putting on a crown. Is it possible to put just a crown on my tooth without a rootcanal? Also, I read that porcelain crowns tend to cause unequal biting pressure on the opposite side tooth causing quicker wear. So I was thinking the best kind of crown would be a high noble metal crown. Is a high noble metal crown gold? One other question, does a crown have to cover the entire tooth down to the gumline or can it just cover like half or 3/4 of the entire tooth?

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I would root canal the tooth f… (Click here to read the rest of the answer)

Dr Andrew Moore Advance Dental Clinic 104 Moulsham Street, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 0JG Web: www.advancedentalclinic.com Tel: 08443 87 87 88 View My Profile Dr Moore

i had a bits of plague and it was untreated by the NHS dentist can it be retreated for free

Monday, May 18th, 2009
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Hello, I am 21 and i have 2 children and receive a benefit, I can not afford private treatment so i have to rely on the NHS. I was seeing an NHS dentist for several monthes and 3 teeth needed work. One inperticuar was giving me lots of pain and when i went to him he never cleaned my teeth, he never drilled the teeth or took decay (i now realise that he should have done that for treatment to work). so he just kept putting filling material over the tooth and it kept coming off coutless times, he must have put filling over the tooth at least 5 times and everytime the fillig came off more of my tooth came off leaving a big hole, then he filled it again and i told him after this time i was still getting pain but he just said rinse it with mouth wash. i was told by the receptionist when i wanted to make an appointment that they had left the NHS, i was left with the same problems but bigger and an emergency dentsit said that the tooth should be removed due to absess formed and there was two other teeth that were undertreated too and treatment never worked that he did. I was told i had bits of plaque in my gums by another dentist (NHS) who did a cleaning for me but the other dentist never did this, just let it get worse, is there any way i can get that tooth replaced for free? like an implant? because i wouldnt feel comfatable with wearing an removable onebecause i feel if the dentist treated the tooth properly in the first place it wouldnt have resulted in this happenening. is there any way i can claim compensation for the correcting of these problems? because he had a duty of care and didnt provide the proper standard of treatment or are there any hospitals that will give me free treatment if they know my situation? i have been so depressed since this happened, i am sorry for the long read but need advice and would be grateful. Also just to add do they give dental payment plans to people on benefits? Thanks i would be grateful for your time and advice

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Dr Andrew Moore Advance Dental Clinic 104 Moulsham Street, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 0JG Web: www.advancedentalclinic.com Tel: 08443 87 87 88 View My Profile Dr Moore

should i have a apicetomy of the root to save my teeth can you please give me any advice

Monday, May 18th, 2009
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Hi, I am a 23yr old female and approximaltely 2yrs ago one of lower central teeth got infected. I consequently had a root canal procedure. Following this i was asymptomatic, however I revisited my dentist to have that tooth bleached as it had become off colour. My dentist performed a bleaching procedure which involved inserting bleach within the tooth and I was told to return a week later to have it reroot filled. However following this my tooth area became painful and within 2 days i returned to have the bleach removed and the tooth dressed. Approximately 2 weeks later my tooth was still irratating and this resulted in an abcess again. I was given antibiotics and referred to the dental hospital for oral surgery (apiceptomy??). Approximately 2-3 months later when i visited the dental hospital, I was by that time completely asymptomatic. The consultant present felt the the surgery was not the best option for me at that stage and advised me to return to my dentist to have a reroot filling. He did offer another alternative of watching the tooth and taking a series of x-rays (to watch the chronic infection?) to see if it would recover itself (although he felt this may not be the best option). When i returned to my dentist (this is last summer), we decided to try the non-invasive technique and watch the tooth over a period of time. January of this year, I became symptomatic again with gental throbbing in my gum area around the tooth. I returned to my dentist and he advised that as there was no change on the x-rays and that there was no visible swelling or abcess to continue to watch the tooth. In march I had a severe mouth ulcer and as my dentist was closed i visited a different dentist for advise. On hearing my history he felt it was better for me (now being asymptomatic) to actually have the apicetomy done otherwise I would risk loss of my tooth. I revisited my original dentist who dismissed this idea. I am now left feeling very confused and as this is one of my frontal teeth I am worried about the outcome of this situation. Can please give me any advice.. 

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Dr Andrew Moore Advance Dental Clinic 104 Moulsham Street, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 0JG Web: www.advancedentalclinic.com Tel: 08443 87 87 88 View My Profile Dr Moore

i have amelogenesis imperfecta and can i get a crown fitted to a tooth that has no roots?

Monday, May 18th, 2009
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I have amelogenesis imperfecta, I’m 23 and currently have temporay composite buildups on front 8 teeth (top) and front 10 teeth bottom. I have 7 Gold crowns at the back, with 3 more to come when my wisdoms settle. I have a few questions, Can a crown be fitted to a tooth that has no roots? What would you reccommend crowns or veneers as a more permenant treatment? And why? I understand both crowns and veneers need replacing, considering my age, how many times can this be done? And finially do crowns and/or veneers go under the gum (to cover all discolouration) or will there be a line between gum and fitting? there is currently a clear line as my gums have receeded since my tempory composites were done. Many Thanks

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Dr Andrew Moore Advance Dental Clinic 104 Moulsham Street, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 0JG Web: www.advancedentalclinic.com Tel: 08443 87 87 88 View My Profile Dr Moore

should i have gum graft done first as i am concerned about a small hole between the teeth

Friday, May 15th, 2009
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Dear Dr Moore 4 years ago I had gum graft on the gum on the top left hand side above my canine and the front tooth to the right. The graft didn’t take so I had it done again and this time it went well. The two teeth were gappy between caused by the recession. The graft went well and the surgeon sort of bonded the two teeth together at the back to make the teeth less gappy. However I was not able to floss in between them at all. I brush gently around the gum area. A year ago I had the graft done again as the gum receded again, however the surgeon told me it didn’t work as he didn’t take enough skin from the roof of my mouth. I haven’t as yet gone back as it took a while for the roof of my mouth to feel normal again. I am going to make an appointment. However recently in between the two teeth at the top a small hole has appeared and where previously there was gum I am now able to push floss through. This wasn’t there before and despite brushing maybe it is because small particles of food have got stuck there, because of the bonding between the teeth and not being able to floss, I don’t know. When I look at it, it sort of looks a bit black and I can’t work out if this is just the hole against the white of the teeth looking black or whether it is the bottom of the gum. Anyway I recently went to the dentist and hygenist and now have been told I need to have a root canal and then crown on my top right hand back molar. Also a very very old filling had come out which I need to have replaced and possibly a crown. On the other top hand side the dentist said there is some decay which needs sorting. I do brush and floss every day and recently gave up social smoking (I was not a heavy smoker). Two questions really: Should I have the gum graft done first by the specialist as I am concerned about this small hole. Is this likely to get worse quickly? or stay the same if I push floss through and keep the gum in the small hole clean? whilst I get the other work done? I just don’t want it to get any worse so it becomes beyond repair. Or should I have the root canal, crowns, decay treatment etc done first? The dentist suggested getting the root canal, crowns etc done and said when I had the gum done she would take the bonding off the teeth and recontour them, hopefully then I will be able to floss between them and stop the problem reoccuring. Also I was quoted £3000 for the root canal,crown, white filling – I thought it seemed quite pricey and was considering getting another quote from The British Hungarian Medical Service, who I found on the internet, even their London prices were cheaper than my quote. Am I able to ask my dentist for my panoramic xrays and dental treatment to use when seeking another quote? is this acceptable? Sorry if I’m rambling! I hope I’ve made sense and you can advise me. I look forward to your reply. Many thanks.

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Dr Andrew Moore Advance Dental Clinic 104 Moulsham Street, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 0JG Web: www.advancedentalclinic.com Tel: 08443 87 87 88 View My Profile Dr Moore

one of my front teeth is going black how can i fix it and i am based in manchester

Friday, May 15th, 2009
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Hello,a few years ago a banged my two front teeth, i had a crown on one and the other seemed fine up until a year ago when it started going black, it is now black helf way down it on my front tooth,which is so distressing for me. i went to see an NHS dentist who said he would not be able to carry out the work, he said the canal in my tooth that is going a black colour is widening therefore the metal rod that would be put inside would not be able to as it may just come out(he advised this after x-ray) he said i may need a bridge. now i cannot afford to pay all of this in one go, but do not have the best credit i have never been bankrupt but do have a ccj that i am paying. please could you advise me if there is a scheme where i can pay bit by bit without finance or if i could get finance from somewhere as i am advised i will loose the tooth very soon. i am based in manchester

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Dr Andrew Moore Advance Dental Clinic 104 Moulsham Street, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 0JG Web: www.advancedentalclinic.com Tel: 08443 87 87 88 View My Profile Dr Moore