I had a large filling from childhood fall out. The dentist removed a very small amount of decay & placed another filling, which came loose again. There was no decay, but I was told I needed a crown since the fillings wouldn't hold. During crown prep, the dentist mechanically exposed my pulp. He placed a temp crown and treated the tooth with Dycal. I'm concerned that I'll need a root canal. Should I get a 2nd opinion/get him to pay for any endodontics I may need? How should I treat the tooth?
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I would let the dentist that did the crown know of the open margin. This actually happened to me and my prior patient wanted her current dentist to fix it. I took a look at the x-ray proof and refunded her insurance portion as well as her portion in full so she didn't have to deal with the...
Occasionally, after a root
canal, a post is placed into the canal of the tooth. Not sure if this is true
in your case, but if it is, there is a possibility that the post is loose. Hyper-occlusion (heavy hitting of the
opposing tooth) may cause a loosening of the post, and therefore,...
From what you have explained, I would not invest money in restoring this
root, and that is all that is left of the tooth. Placing crowns on the adjacent weakened tooth
may not be cost effective in the long run.
An implant or implants may be a better option. Here’s my reasoning. The teeth a...
