Root canal on tooth

djpailo

Will have a root canal on my canine tooth via the NHS. I have read that molars are are rarely done on the NHS because they are more complex and root canals on molars should usually be following by having a crown too. Will a root canal on a canine tooth need a crown?

Toothsmith

Depends on how much damage there is to the tooth. Your dentist is best placed to advise you on this.

donnac2558

I had a root canal done on the NHS lower back molar and no it was not crowned.

Katapolt

i have had an embarrassingly large amount of root canals done on molars due to a poor bite pattern that was never picked up as a child/young adult.

All of these have now been crowned after breaking.

I ended up going private for it, and the dentist explained to me when a root canal is done it makes the tooth brittle, so over time is more susceptible to damage, although i think i only had to have mine crowned because it was only at this point the bite issue was discovered, so i was basically grinding them at an angle.

djpailo

Thanks for the info guys. I will let you know how it goes. Its a shame the tooth will go grey but oh well. I am more concerned about avoiding losing the tooth right now.

djpailo

Had the appointment, and the dentist said I needed to see a specialist. They are trying to look for one through the NHS. They drilled the hole but said the nerve was destroyed and bone had developed or something.

They said it would probably cost a few hundred, anyone got any ideas? Does that sound about right?

brook2jack

Root canal specialists on the NHS are virtually non existent. For the great majority of people the only way they can see a specialist is privately and that will cost £400 to £600 on average.

djpailo

brook2jack wrote: »

Root canal specialists on the NHS are virtually non existent. For the great majority of people the only way they can see a specialist is privately and that will cost £400 to £600 on average.

Damn, that is a lot of money. I guess if it needs to be done...


I will see who the dentist recommends...hopefully this can all be done within a month if its private.

djpailo

Okay guys....I think she has drilled a hole on my lateral incisor instead of my canine tooth which I pointed to was the issue. The canine tooth is also a slight shade darker (greyer). Is this normal???

Toothsmith

Canine teeth are naturally darker than the incisors. They are thicker and have more dentine, so are less translucent, which makes them look darker.

I'm sure the dentist won't have gone into the wrong tooth. X-Rays taken beforehand would have shown where the problem was far more accurately than your 'feeling' - plus, if it was a perfectly healthy tooth she'd gone into, root filling it would have been dead easy! The complications she was describing could only happen in a poorly tooth!

Old_Grey_Mare

djpailo wrote: »

Had the appointment, and the dentist said I needed to see a specialist. They are trying to look for one through the NHS. They drilled the hole but said the nerve was destroyed and bone had developed or something.

They said it would probably cost a few hundred, anyone got any ideas? Does that sound about right?

I saw an endodontist and has x-rays and a scan. The treatment took an hour and a half and cost £800.