root canal treatment - NHS and private costs & pros and cons

hethmar

How did you make the solution up love as Peroxide can be quite dangerous cant it. What ratio did you have to use?

Savvy_Sue

I'm just thinking :eek: :eek: :eek: here.

And wondering if the mouthwash is masking problems rather than 'curing' them. Especially the bad breath thing.

but I'm no dentist, so let's wait and see what they say ...

Toothsmith

I don't know what happened there, but peroxide mouth wash WON'T cure an apical abscess (The thing that is cured by root fillings).

So either there wasn't an apical abscess present, and somehow something like a perio abscess got misdiagnosed (Perio abscesses can still be painful, but are generally treated by cleaning around the tooth - and peroxide mouthwashes can help) or there is still an abscess there that will come roaring back one day.

Personally, I think a misdiagnosed perio abscess is the most likely explaination

Toothsmith

hethmar wrote: »

How did you make the solution up love as Peroxide can be quite dangerous cant it. What ratio did you have to use?

You don't mix it yourself - you get peroxide mouthwashes off the shelf. Colgate do one called Peroxyl.

hethmar

Thanks toothsmith. I know my dentist told me not to use the ones I had because they were too acidic.

loveandlight

posted by Toothsmith
I don't know what happened there, but peroxide mouth wash WON'T cure an apical abscess (The thing that is cured by root fillings).

So either there wasn't an apical abscess present, and somehow something like a perio abscess got misdiagnosed (Perio abscesses can still be painful, but are generally treated by cleaning around the tooth - and peroxide mouthwashes can help) or there is still an abscess there that will come roaring back one day.

Personally, I think a misdiagnosed perio abscess is the most likely explaination

I don't mind at all now what it was as two different dentists both backed each other up and all I know is I am a very happy person as I have saved myself £750.00 and have absolutely no probs at all with my teeth now.

In fact, my teeth and gums feel healthier now since using the Hydrogen Peroxide mouthwash than they have ever done before.

That's why I said earlier it's not for everyone but it certainly worked for me!

MammaT

Hello, this is a bit of a long one but I could really do with some guidance. I currently have a tax credit exemption form.

I had an NHS dentist 4 years ago who removed a tooth (4th along top right) and gave me a gold crown that has never fitted on a lower right molar. I felt so uncomfortable with him that I never went back. Last year I went to my children's dentist who is private but treats children on the NHS and he examined me and quoted £1200 for a bridge for the gap, a root canal treatment on the tooth that will anchor the bridge, replacement of the crown, another small filling and a clean and polish. I couldn't afford this but felt happy with what he said.

I've now found an NHS dentist and she said that she could do all the work except the bridge on the NHS as bridges were not available on the NHS and she quoted £800 for this to be done privately.

I looked on the NHS information site and it says I should have been given an NHS leaflet and asked to sign a form and should have been given another form with details of the treatments proposed. I've got nothing but a printout of the £800 quote and I asked for that. I've done a bit of research now and it seems that many dentists are not doing all the treatments they should under the NHS but they often tell the patient why, i.e. lack of time etc, I just fell a bit uncomfortable with this new dentist as she didn't even bother to explain that it wasn't worth her while doing complex NHS treatments on me just telling me that I couldn't get a bridge on the NHS.

Sorry this is a bit long but am I right and should I be able to get a bridge on NHS? Should I go back and complain? Should I get her to do what she will on NHS and then go to the private dentist I like for the bridge?

I thought it was a simpler system now but I'm confused and also feel let down if this dentist has not been completely honest with me over this.

Happy_shopper

Thanks for the advice on this thread - I'm due to have a root filling soon and the posts here answered some of my questions and made me see that it's quite a common procedure. My question (and forgive me if this had already been answered; I haven't read every page) is about the length of time I should wait between treatment appointments. I've been told I need two appointments - one to drill down to clear up the infection in my tooth, and one to perform the filling. Because of when I (and the dentist) are able to fit it in (I don't live near the dentists and the dentist doesn't have many appointment slots in a week), I've booked the two appointments 10 days apart. I'm now anxious that I haven't left enough time between them but I worry if I cancel the later appointment now, I won't be able to get another for ages. What is the least time I can leave between appointments? What's the most time I can leave? I'd be grateful for other people's advice and experiences. Thanks in advance - I'm really anxious!

Olympika

Happy Shopper - I had 8 days between my appointments for the RC. I am no expert but my guess would be 10 days would be fine. HTH.

hethmar

Well, surely the receptionist would have known the treatment you were going to have? She would have known how far apart the appointments should be.