dental advice

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Went to the dentist after a looong time. I have been told I need an extraction, root canal and a crown fitting and 4 fillings.
Options given are nhs and private.

Question is what is the advantage of having white fillings

What order should i have the work done.

Dentist i saw was very young, been in practice 2years so a bit nervous about him being experienced enough......

the tooth to be extracted is not actually loose or anything

welshdent

Aesthetics, white fillings are bonded to the remaining tooth and are potentially more conservative as do not require a mechanically locking cavity shape to be prepared and may also impart some additional strength to the tooth by nature of the bonding properties. BUT amalgam has a very good track record of success in molar teeth. It generally last longer and has a better resistance to wear. Additionally it is far less technique sensitive and does not require the same level of isolation and dry field that composites need.

The order to be honest depends on how the dentist feels they need doing - if you are being treated on the NHS it makes no difference to the costs to you but ay make a substantial difference in costs to the dentist providing it. I know I normally schedule things to run according to lab times and finishing off where possible with the fitting of the final lab work i.e. crowns. You need a lot of work, all of which will require significant surgery time and this proper clinical time management by the treating dentist. If you are having work done privately hence there being a cost issue to you then I suggest asking the dentist what they feel is most pressing to deal with as they have the benefit of seeing you personally and diagnosing you. Generally we try and arrest active disease first i.e. decay and gum disease first which can progress if left to make things worse and management harder.
Age does not make a dentist better or worse IMHO. In my experience attitude and ethics do plus a commitment to learn. For all you know they have an amazing moisturiser
We have all been through a bare minimim of 6 years training before having the arm bands off. They have diagnosed a lot for you there and if you follow this board you will see they are offering a treatment that many on here are being directed to only having done privately. Give them a chance because they have earned it from what I can see and know from experience.
I happen to know a dentist with some 30 years experience that I would not let remotely near my mouth but I know a dentist barely a year out that I wouldnt hesitate to have treat me.

lollol

Thank you for taking the time to respond. Very helpful.
One more question he asked me to buy colgate floriguard. Is it of much use? At the moment I am using corsodyldaily which I just bought myself

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Oh and another thing would a hygienist appointment help as my breath is bad but I think its more to do with the decay.
He told me that if he oes a basic clean it would only be about 5 minutes as aopposed to 30mins that a hygienist would have

brook2jack

Corsodyl will not prevent decay, it stains teeth if used longterm. Fluorigard has extra fluoride in it to prevent decay. But I would really have a look at your diet as this obviously needs to be addressed with so much decay going on.

Bad breath can be caused by decay and inadaquate cleaning eg not flossing.

Brian_Mitchell

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