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2017/03/21 17:33:46 (permalink)

Root canal, or extraction?

I have 4 weeks to decide.
 


 
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Re: Root canal, or extraction? 2017/03/21 17:35:44 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby jamesg1213 2017/03/21 18:07:03
If it's out of the way and somewhat unnecessary (i.e. depending on which is your natural chewing side) I'd say extraction.
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Re: Root canal, or extraction? 2017/03/21 17:39:00 (permalink)
It's right up top right, which is my usual chewing side, but I'm thinking the same.

 
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Re: Root canal, or extraction? 2017/03/21 17:47:01 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby jamesg1213 2017/03/21 18:07:06
How timely.  I just had one extracted a week or so ago.  Many years ago, I had a root canal and crown done on it. $$.  A few years later, it needed to be re-root canaled. $$.  Then it started up again.  Ended up it was cracked underneath.  No choice but to extract. $$.
 
I spent a lot of time, $$ and experienced much grief.  If I could have a do-over it would have been extracted the first time around.  In the long run it would have been cheaper and more permanent to do that and go with an implant.
 

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Re: Root canal, or extraction? 2017/03/21 17:49:48 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby jamesg1213 2017/03/21 18:07:31
Ouch......I'd hate to be in your shoes.
 
I just had a deep cleaning which required anesthetic injections and it was very unpleasant (to say the least)......I can take pain anywhere on my body, just not in the face.

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Re: Root canal, or extraction? 2017/03/21 17:55:46 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby jamesg1213 2017/03/21 18:07:33
It's the same with cancer, just cut it out.  I say extraction.

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Re: Root canal, or extraction? 2017/03/21 18:10:26 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby jamesg1213 2017/03/21 18:35:30
I chose extraction when I was broke and had no dental benefits.  15 years later, i still think it was the right choice.
Now that i've got 50% dental coverage, it would be hard to decide.
 
If I could afford it, i'd probably vote for root canal.  If it would be too costly for comfort, extract.
 
I guess it also depends on whether the gap would be visible.  

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Re: Root canal, or extraction? 2017/03/21 18:15:58 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby jamesg1213 2017/03/21 18:35:34
Visibly missing teeth can be a good thing.  When people see missing teeth they don't expect much from you ;)
 
I've had 50/50 dental for all of mine.  It adds up though.

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Re: Root canal, or extraction? 2017/03/21 18:18:19 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby jamesg1213 2017/03/21 18:35:37
Will National Health pay for it? And it's maintenance? Do it.
If not, yank it.
My $1,000 root canal broke in half and I can't afford to get it repaired. If it starts bothering ne, I'll have it pulled and I'll put it on the mantle; it cost more than all my guitars combined!

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Re: Root canal, or extraction? 2017/03/21 18:36:17 (permalink)
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Will National Health pay for it? And it's maintenance? Do it.
If not, yank it.
My $1,000 root canal broke in half and I can't afford to get it repaired. If it starts bothering ne, I'll have it pulled and I'll put it on the mantle; it cost more than all my guitars combined!




No, I'd have to pay for it.

 
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Re: Root canal, or extraction? 2017/03/21 18:50:13 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby jamesg1213 2017/03/21 18:51:47
As much as they give you anesthesia for the treatment, Root Canal is still painful as they need to know they have got all the root by probing to the bottom of the canal and into your jaw.

Personal experience says extraction is the less painful route James.

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Re: Root canal, or extraction? 2017/03/21 18:55:24 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby jamesg1213 2017/03/21 19:10:45
Whatever your decision, if this guy is doing the job, run away
 

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Re: Root canal, or extraction? 2017/03/21 19:03:18 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby jamesg1213 2017/03/21 19:11:02
The Best Answer was given and then taken away.
(Strummy must have called James and said he's on his way......)

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Re: Root canal, or extraction? 2017/03/21 19:10:59 (permalink)
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The Best Answer was given and then taken away.
(Strummy must have called James and said he's on his way......)






 
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Re: Root canal, or extraction? 2017/03/21 19:39:25 (permalink)
You're British so you're not expected to have nice teeth anyway.  "Yank" it! 
 
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Re: Root canal, or extraction? 2017/03/21 19:51:57 (permalink)
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You're British so you're not expected to have nice teeth anyway.  "Yank" it! 
 
(Wait, is Super Glue an option???)


 
Very good Craig.
 
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Re: Root canal, or extraction? 2017/03/21 20:02:38 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby jamesg1213 2017/03/21 20:03:51
I vote extraction. Hell James, at our age, stuff is gonna start falling out on its own soon enough. No sense in prolonging the inevitable. You can always get an implant for ease of chewing.

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Re: Root canal, or extraction? 2017/03/21 20:25:13 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby jamesg1213 2017/03/21 20:39:18
I've had four or five root canals, and a couple of those teeth had to be pulled several years later. I don't regret the root canals, because they weren't very painful and I was able to keep the teeth for a while longer. My extractions probably caused more pain and trauma than the root canals. The worst pain by far is the abscess, which is resolved by either root canal or extraction.
 
My regular dentist (here in the US) does most of my work, but I've had a couple of root canals and an extraction done by specialists. The endodontists (root canal specialists) were amazingly fast and efficient. I had an extraction done by a specialist who used the handle of the tool to push the tooth back and forth until it was ready to come out. When he finally used the forceps, there was no resistance. The rocking felt like a medieval torture, but that method reduces the risk that the tooth will break during the process. If that happens, you may be in for a flap procedure, the worst treatment.
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Re: Root canal, or extraction? 2017/03/21 20:38:54 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby jamesg1213 2017/03/21 20:39:22
The process of the root canal itself isn't bad.  It's the agony leading up to it that sucks.

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Re: Root canal, or extraction? 2017/03/21 21:06:54 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby jamesg1213 2017/03/21 21:20:14
I had a root canal but It was on a cap and I didn't want to lose the cap. Good luck and don't be afraid to get pain medication.

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Re: Root canal, or extraction? 2017/03/21 21:15:11 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby jamesg1213 2017/03/21 21:20:09
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The process of the root canal itself isn't bad.  It's the agony leading up to it that sucks.

 
Not to mention the agony that follows when the bill arrives.
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Re: Root canal, or extraction? 2017/03/21 21:26:06 (permalink)
Extractio.... sorry, I thought you were refering to the FSF.
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Re: Root canal, or extraction? 2017/03/22 08:11:40 (permalink)
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As much as they give you anesthesia for the treatment, Root Canal is still painful as they need to know they have got all the root by probing to the bottom of the canal and into your jaw.
Personal experience says extraction is the less painful route James.

Good luck.



In my experience pain is not an issue anymore. Numbing works so darn well. I've had two root canals done, and two years ago a front tooth implant including a bone transplant from the cheek. Before each of the several operations I took one pill of ibuprofen, and afterwards 1-3 of them. I can't say I experienced actual pain at all except for a few seconds at a time. The first injection was always the worst.
 
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Re: Root canal, or extraction? 2017/03/22 12:17:15 (permalink)
Extraction removes the tooth and the problem.
 
Root canal essentially kills the tooth by removing the nerve and the blood supply. Then they pack it with mixtures of who knows what and cap it with a crown and leave the dead body part in your body. What other surgeon leaves dead parts in your body?  Nope... just have it pulled. 

As others have pointed out, the root canal isn't necessarily the end of the problems. My dentist always talks to me about having this or that procedure done..... "You know Herb, you have some gum recession going and and we should look at ......"  And normally the proposed solution is multi-thousands of dollars.......

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Re: Root canal, or extraction? 2017/03/22 12:18:29 (permalink)
I've got a bottle of whiskey, some spare Tramadol and some pliers in me shed...

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Re: Root canal, or extraction? 2017/03/22 12:44:26 (permalink)
I had this tooth filled 18 months ago, very deep filling, almost half the tooth I reckon. The dentist filled it slightly too high though, and my 'bite' hasn't been right since.
 
I've had no pain, the filling eventually just fell out last Friday, and to be honest my mouth has felt more comfortable without it.
 
New dentist reckons there's infection in there, but I can't feel anything. I'm inclined to wait and see what happens with the temporary filling she put in yesterday, then make my mind up before the appointment next month.
 
I don't think I could take, or afford, 3 hours of root canal/crown work though, so if it's bothering me by then, it's coming out.

 
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Re: Root canal, or extraction? 2017/03/22 13:02:38 (permalink)
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Re: Root canal, or extraction? 2017/03/22 13:05:25 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby Mesh 2017/03/22 13:29:26
Thanks Mesh. I might get a bit chilly wearing that though.

 
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Re: Root canal, or extraction? 2017/03/22 13:12:52 (permalink)
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The process of the root canal itself isn't bad.  It's the agony leading up to it that sucks.

 
Not to mention the agony that follows when the bill arrives.




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Re: Root canal, or extraction? 2017/03/22 13:20:00 (permalink)
If you extract it, can they put in one of those titanium replacements? You'll be bad-ass bling for all eternity, and the envy of the other skulls.
 
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