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Root canal now 4 months later tooth has an abscess

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jonnypro
jonnypro

I got a root canal done on #19. Got a crown and cap paid extra to get it in the same color. Now 4 months later I has a little pain so went to the dentist( I switched insurance so I had to switch dentist) for an X-ray. The lady looks at the X-ray and says we need to pull the tooth. I just got a root canal 4 months ago now it needs to be pulled!!!!!! Didn't I get the root canal so something like this wouldn't happen??? I have no pain whatsoever now it is not sensitive to hot or cold and it does not hurt at all!? I know that an aprico or a re root canal can be done. My insurance will not cover a dental implant which will cost me $3500. I am still paying off the rootcanal md now it has to be pulled. Doesn't sound right. I have these X-rays in a odd if you would like to see them.

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  • manda08392
    manda08392 jonnypro

    Posted

    Look, it's entirely possible that the first dentist either didn't fully clean out the infection when doing the root canal or didn't fully fill the root (my husband has long roots and this happened on 4 of his teeth) leaving space for a new infection to grow.

    However, I find it unlikely you will need to pull the tooth. You WILL need to get it worked on though. You may not feel any pain right now but if there is an infection then you only have a couple of months before it gets bad enough for you to feel the pain. Teeth often need work well before they hurt; when they hurt it's going to cost money.

    So here's what you do. You go to an endodontist, they will x ray tooth 19 to verify there is infection, they will drill a small hole into the crown, usually from the back, clean out the infection and put a temporary paste over the hole. 2 weeks later you will return for them to x ray and verify that the infection is gone and the tooth is healing and then give you the go ahead to return to a regular dentist to get a permanent filling in the crown where they drilled.

    I don't know what your insurance is, on ours this normally costs about $200 for all of the visits, follow ups and the repatch of the crown. You do not need to lose the tooth and you do not need to get an implant. I would recommend going to a completly different dentist for the repatch or even for a second opinion and referral to an endodontist because it sounds like your new one is not a conservative dentist and is just trying to bill as much as possible.

    Hope this helps.

    • jonnypro
      jonnypro manda08392

      Posted

      Also when I went into the dentist office my first impression when I say in the chair was not good. Semi old equipment that looked dirty. There wasn't protective plastic on certain things that would have been on my previous dentis's equipment. As soon as she looked at the X-ray she said without hesitation the tooth needs to be extracted. When I went to the specialist mind you it is the same group just a different location the lady said the same thing so in actuality it wasn't a second opinion they were just backing up their coworkers decision amd not undermining it. That would have probably stirred some stuff up in the office. This sat I have an appointment with a family friend that is a dentist so hopfully I can get this resolved.
    • manda08392
      manda08392 jonnypro

      Posted

      I think you will get some better answers or at least a referral to an endodontist. Good luck!
    • manda08392
      manda08392 jonnypro

      Posted

      The dark shadows are a sign of infection but I've seen worse so this seems fixable.
    • jonnypro
      jonnypro manda08392

      Posted

      And it can heal when it is drained. Antibiotics will also help. This is like getting a cut on your finger and getting an infection and a doctor just saying right off the bat to cut it off. Thank you for easing my mind a little. 😁
    • jonnypro
      jonnypro manda08392

      Posted

      I just got back from a family friend that is a dentist office and he said I had a gum absces. He did see the darker spot in the x-ray that he took but he said it didn't look to be anything serious to come back in six months for an x-ray to see if it clears up he said he is a dentist, he is here to save your teeth not to just pull them he said to come back in six months for an x-ray to see if it clears up on his own. You did not charge me for anything so I am going to send a gift certificate to his house for him and his wife to go out to dinnerIt's the least I can do I also had a high spot on the root canal tooth he shaved it down a little bit and the bite is 1000 times better. Thank you for your advice 😄
    • manda08392
      manda08392 jonnypro

      Posted

      Sure. I hope he gave you antibiotics for the infection.
    • jonnypro
      jonnypro manda08392

      Posted

      The other place that was going to pull the tooth have me a weeks worth of amoxicillin just finished it yesterday. When I looked at the X-ray it seemed like we're the dark spot was it was getting lighter on the top left of it. So that should be a good sign.
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