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

Toothsmith

The dentists you've seen so far have done the right thing for the tooth as they've seen it.

The first dentist tried to settle it down the 'nice' way with antibiotics before she began treatment on it.

Obviously, that didn't work this time, so the dentist you saw via NHS direct had to try it the harder way! As you said - the reason we normally try to settle the tooth down first is because anaesthetics sometimes don't work too well on 'hot' teeth. As you found out!!!

But - the fact he got in there meant that the presure now has somewhere to drain to, and the tooth will calm down now.

Chances are it should be fine by the time you see your own dentist again, and treatment should be pretty uneventful from now on.

Good luck!

xxvickyxx79

Thanks for the reply toothsmith.

Im still worried about the Root Treatment at the moment, i went throught 10 days of pain and couldnt stand going through it again. Im going to speak to my dentist tomo morning, well hopefully if she has time and tell her my concerns.

I have some preassure up thr front of my face at the moment, it feels kinda weird, it goes front my front right hand teeth up to my nose, is it to do with my abcess ??? Im hoping it is and not a problem with another tooth

Also can i ask another question SORRY, im brushing my teeth 2-3 times a day at the moment and using Oraldene mouthwash, i have noticed the gum around my abcessed tooth is sore and bleeding slightly, is this part of the abcess ???

Sorry Sorry Sorry

Thanks again tho

xxx

Frances63

Hi Vicky, Just wanted to say don't worry about the root canal. I had this 2 years ago and it didn't hurt.

The pain in the tooth I'd had before the treatmnt was excrutiating though! All through the night! If I'd had a hammer handy I would've knocked myself out! So you've been through the hard bit.

My dentist injected me with a local anaesthetic for the root canal treatment and it did the trick. He gave me green glasses to wear (as in sunglasses but shaded green) and they steamed up :rotfl: ...so something was going on with my body, but I didn't feel any pain.

Good luck, you'll be fine.

xxvickyxx79

Thank you for the reply Frances

When you say local anaesthetic is that the same as what the numb you with for a filling ??? I have had a few fillings before and know that they dont hurt.

xxx:eek:

Frances63

Yes its the same.

hethmar

Honestly, if you have read all the posts on here you will see that the general consensus is that a root filling is not that bad at all, and definitely not the agony you will have been through with the abscess.

Just go through the process knowing that half an hour later you will be out of the chair and going home, hopefully with a saved tooth. I have several teeth missing, down to a very bad dentist when I was young - they didnt muck about filling then, it was whipped out. Your teeth do move a bit when there is a gap, but you will still have a gap. If its the only one then dont worry about it and yes,you will still be able to eat :rolleyes:. At my now mature age and with some spare cash in my pocket at long last, I am contemplating some implants to fill those gaps.

The worse is over for you :j

Olympika

^^ what hethmar says!

I would DEFINITELY choose RC over an extraction. The local anaesthetic injection for a RC is not bad at all, I only had one. I would say talk talk talk to your dentist and explain your concerns.

tirednewdad

I have some preassure up thr front of my face at the moment, it feels kinda weird, it goes front my front right hand teeth up to my nose, is it to do with my abcess ??? Im hoping it is and not a problem with another tooth

Also can i ask another question SORRY, im brushing my teeth 2-3 times a day at the moment and using Oraldene mouthwash, i have noticed the gum around my abcessed tooth is sore and bleeding slightly, is this part of the abcess ???


Without seeing the problem it would be difficult to tell. I would ring up your dentist and ask them.
The pressure you are describing is probably to do with your abscess providing the infection occurred in a tooth in the rough area of the pressure.

The bleeding gum can hapen it is probably to do with the abscess. If the gum starts to swell up then i would see your dentist.

It can't hurt to give them a ring, even if it just for advice

hethmar

Im not a dentist, as Ive mentioned before, but Ive had so many rootfillings and abcesses (gawd knows why, honest Ive looked after my teeth) - I should think what you are describing is the sort of numbness you feel after the initial head banging throbbing has finished as the abscess swells up. If you are on anti biotics that will go in about 48 hours or so.

civicwalker

A Specialist Endodontist has recommended "removal of old restorations and root fillings, location of canal anatomy with re-root canal therapy and placement of bonded core restorations" (in two adjacent molars).
"Ideally, these teeth should subsequently be provided with cuspal protection by your dentist" (mine is a NhS dentist).

Am I correct in assuming this means ideally have two crowns fitted?

How much extra does two crowns cost on the NhS and is this essential or merely desirable?

Thanks in anticipation.