Hello, I am going to the dentist this week because I have an abscessed gum outta nowhere..i was wondering what I can do to help with pain and swelling until I go, and I was wondering how much is this roughly gonna cost? I probably need it drained and cleaned so the cost of that would be helpful..i cant afford a root canal right now so im probably jus gonna get done what I can to get by until I can pay for the root canal..thank you for your time and advice..
Root canals run $750-1500. Front teeth are less expensive than molars. Antibiotics will delay one but treat the symptoms and not the cause.
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I have been told by my dentist that I need to have a root canal on one of my front top teeth b/c of nerve damage. He also said I should just get a root canal on my other top tooth (nothing wrong w/ it) just so the color will match the tooth w/ nerve damage. Is this true and is there anything else that can be done?
No. No. No. No. Bleaching. Or porcelain veneers. Or resin veneers. Or porcelain crowns.
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I was told that I need a root canal on a tooth that I have no pain or problem with. I am on disability with no dental insurance and have to take out a "Care Credit" plan to pay for it. Is this dentist trying to pull something over on me, or, is this something that I can wait to have done until I actually start to experience any pain with the tooth? Thank you.
You may have a nonvital tooth that shows up on an xray as an abscessed area. Technically you should have root canal treatment done on a tooth like this but I have seen this type of thing many times when taking routine xrays and can't say for sure how long it existed before I found it on the xray. You probably are not in any immediate danger of a blow-up. If you swell or start experiencing pain you need to get to a dentist.
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why does a root canal get infeceted 3yr.s later
Missed canal, broken instrument in canal, not all the contents of a canal removed, overinstrumented canal, perforated tooth, fractured tooth, leaky final filling. Lots of reasons.
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CAN YOU HAVE 2 ROOT CANALS COMPLETED IN 1 DAY?
Yes. If there is no swelling and pain isn't extreme I'll complete multiple root canals in a single visit. It also depends on how long you can sit.
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Had a root canal on upper front eye tooth done 5 months ago by a endodontics specialist. Symptoms still remain ( tenderness, feels odd, fragile like it might break off). I've had 2 x-rays done and they couldn't see the problem. Do vertical fractures show up on x-rays? Could the specialist have caused the fracture? Does the tooth ever recover from a fracture, can it be fixed? This tooth is a bridge for a fake tooth.
Thank you!
Vertical fractures rarely show up on x-rays. If a fracture shows up on an x-ray it can be seen clinically negating the reason for taking the x-ray. It is unusual for a canine to have a vertical fracture though. A tooth does not recover from a vertical fracture. The fracture just gets larger unfortunately. It's possible that the tooth has a second canal--unusual but it can happen.
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My husband had a root canal a year ago and that tooth just started hurting. Dentist says when they did root canal a piece of his tooth brook off and is now floating around. They want to cut out tooth piece by cutting in his gum and jawbone to grab tooth piece and do then put in bone graft and sitch up his gum.
Does this sound right? Is it safe? What are the risks?
Root canal teeth do break and it sounds like your husband had a partial vertical fracture. If it had been a complete vertical fracture the tooth is not restorable.
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How is a vertical fracture diagnosed if it doesn't show up on an x-ray? Can a root canal cause a fracture? After a root canal would a second canal show up on an x-ray if symptoms persist?
Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!
Root fractures are generally diagnosed via symptoms. The main one is when you bite at a certain angle do you get a sharp pain? A second symptom is swelling. Another is a perio pocket which is measured by your dentist. This requires local anesthesia. Once you are numb your dentist can take a perio probe and go around your tooth. If the probe sinks down into the "sulcus" by 7-10 mm you can be pretty sure there is a fracture. I just diagnosed a fracture doing this last week. Root canal treatment causes a tooth to "dry out" which results in more brittleness of the root.
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My8 yr old had trauma to tooth#8. At first and 2nd visit to endodontist he had sensitivity to cold spray test. Following visit he felt nothing. Endodotist recommended root canal. :( His apex is not fully closed. Apexification. Im so upset... cosmetically.. will he loose his tooth? Or is it going to be saved because of root canal? Will his tooth discolor? Is it better to have endodontist perform this or general dentist? I'm reading on your website about vertical breaks. Tooth fragments in gums, instruments left behind.. this scares the ship out of me. I think I'm going to need laughing gas. After procedure should I have tooth built up? Or wait????
First off--slow down. An endodontist or a general dentist can perform the necessary root canal treatment. I prefer to fill the canal with calcium for 6 months to see if I can get apexification. It's easier to fill the canal if the end of the canal is not open. At 8 years old the canal shouldn't be wide open anyway and could probably be filled without a lot of difficulty. If it's not fully closed the calcium should help--it can't hurt. My son fractured his front tooth when he was 11. I did root canal treatment on the tooth and eventually placed a porcelain crown on it. He is now 31 and still has the tooth.
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iwent to dentist to have root canal, but he could not do it because the nerve was hard it would not open. why?
It may have been very calcified. This usually happens as we age. Another cause could be a large filling. The pulp of the tooth where the nerve is located will many times recede away from an area of decay and the filling that is placed when the decay is removed. I have just recently referred two of my patients to an endodontist because I couldn't get into the canals of the teeth. A specialist can usually find these canals.
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had a root canal in Feb. or March never healed right pain in side and root area went back was put on antibotic and a rinse still problems I don't want to pay 900.00 for a crown since I have problems with the root canal it does have a temp filling but the tooth was fractured, is my best option to have the tooth extracted, I hate to lose the tooth but I can't continue this and have used all of my insurance for the year.
If you have a vertical fracture of the tooth you will lose it. You can try a temporary crown to see if that helps, but if the fracture is traveling down into the root it won't help. Don't do a permanent type crown if the tooth is painful. You could also try seeing an endodontist if your family dentist did the root canal. A minor canal may have been missed or some other mistake may have been made. If an endodontist did the root canal you can be fairly certain that it was done correctly and then you are probably looking at a fracture.
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I have a calcified tooth and zero decay in my teeth/mouth but in my bottom right jaw i have a painful abscess an xray shows and comfirms that. Even though my tooth is completely calcified the endo wants to try a root canal then if it doesnt work she will immediately move on to an apico. If the tooth is calcified and endo is saying root canal seems impossible and an apico will probably be in order why the heck try a root canal anyway???? Oh and abscess was from trauma
I'm not a big fan of apicos on lower molars because of the proximity of the mandibular nerve. Calcified canals can be slowly negotiated. When you can save a tooth other than a wisdom tooth that is usually the best option. You keep the original tooth and it is less expensive in the long run with less complications.
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I had root canal 5yrs ago crowned.now it's infected again.should I have another root canal ,will I need another crown will this happen again the pain was worse than having both of my children! I'm not a wimpy had no drugs for delivery I don't want teeth any more,the pain was terrible.my teeth are bright white and straight,scared to death total time of pain combined close to 5 weeks.my family wants me to keep my tooth I begged my dentist to pull it gave antibiotics pain med. Sent me home.Terrified I'm to go back Tue. June 9 th.Any words
Of advice!!!
You can try redoing the root canal or extract the tooth and do a 3 unit bridge or an implant plus crown. If the tooth is fractured the root canal will not be successful. The root canal can be done through the crown.
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My daughter is 12. I took her to the dentist because she had a tooth ache and the dentist told me that she needs a root canel. but every
dentist I take her to said she must be 13 to get
a root canel. What do I do in the mean time. She's in pain and need the tooth pulled or fixed.
What do I do and where do I go for Help for her.
I've done root canals on kids less than 12. In fact, I did one on my son when he was 11 when he fractured his front tooth playing football. He still has the tooth and he's now 30. If the root of the tooth isn't completely formed it's hard to get a good fill into the tooth. Calcium hydroxide can be placed in the canal(s) until the root(s) closes and then the tooth can be completely treated. This could be true for 2nd molars or maybe premolars but at 12 all the anteriors with the possible exception of the canines and the first molars should be completely formed and shouldn't be a problem.
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My top front tooth is hurting so bad.Ive been to the dentist they gave me PreviDent 5000 plus.My fount tooth started to hurt really bad after i ate a Popsicle.My fount tooth hurts when my tough touches it and when i brush it.How long will i been pain for and how can i make this pain go away with out taking the tooth out
You may need root canal treatment if the desensitizing gel doesn't work.
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What is it if your face an gums swell
Infection, probably a tooth that is abscessing.
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when you have a root canal done, does the filing automatically come with the cost? it seems as though additional costs are given at various times & almost sure I was told, no,no,no don't worry about bringing any money in as the filing is included in the cost. this dentist never hands the bill over but summits to the insurance company then I'm sent home & later get a bill in the mail.....you owe for this?? now you owe for this & this.... for what??, thought it was included.
In general the filling is separate from the root canal treatment. When an endodontist does a root canal he places a temporary filling and your general dentist and you decide on how to restore the tooth. When I do a root canal and place a filling I don't charge for the filling. However, if I place a post and build-up I charge for this. Same thing if a crown is involved. The more complicated the restoration the more likely I am going to charge for it.
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I'm having my lower right back molar done next week with a root canal and a crown. Do I need antibiotics? I really hate to take them.
Thank you
If you are swollen you are likely to need an antibiotic.
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Background
upper bridgework including reconstructed canine with post inserted and root canal treatment (all performed one month ago over 9 days) Subsequent abscess at root of reconstructed canine.Failed root canal diagnosed. Lanced and healing
Question
What are my alternatives, endodontically to avoid future abscess?
Would bridge have to be removed if surgical apicoectomy required?
I want the least invasive procedure so what are my options? Many thanks
If apicoectomy plus retrograde filling is successful then you will be ok. If it fails you will lose the canine and have to have the bridge redone. This will be a little hairy because the lateral incisor is not a good tooth to end a bridge on. I am assuming that your canine is the end support (abutment) tooth? If it is in the middle of the bridge you'll be okay without redoing the bridge. I have a feeling that this is probably not the case, however. Implants may be an alternative if you lose the canine.
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