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Not in the physical sense. It's a dentist I haven't been to before who was recommended. The hygienist was very nice and did a good job, but let's say they're not up to date on the equipment, so lots of scraping. They took x-rays and found 2 cavities. Here's the part that bothered me: after the x-rays, cleaning, and exam, the dentist swanned in and looked at the x-rays, asked me if I was in any pain, and told me one of the cavities is nothing, he can fill it and don't think twice about it. But the other one has decay under a deep filling and it's very close to the nerve chamber. His plan is to try to fill it because he thinks he can - he wouldn't try if he didn't think he could do it. He gives it a 50/50 chance and if it penetrates the pulp, he'll pull it. So I said wait a minute, I'm going to come in and either get a filling or lose a tooth? And I won't know which until it happens? Yep.
Am I crazy or is something wrong with this plan? Shouldn't there be some option between the filling is too deep and I have to pull the tooth?
If the filling would be too deep I would think a root canal could be done to save the tooth? I had to have a root canal due to a deep cavity/filling. The filling did last me about 10 years but eventually I needed it done (my dentist had pre-warned me it was likely). Many general dentists wont do root canals, but I'm surprised he didn't mention it and recommend a specialist.
I'm not a dentist, so I could be totally off base. I'd get a second opinion
Not in the physical sense. It's a dentist I haven't been to before who was recommended. The hygienist was very nice and did a good job, but let's say they're not up to date on the equipment, so lots of scraping. They took x-rays and found 2 cavities. Here's the part that bothered me: after the x-rays, cleaning, and exam, the dentist swanned in and looked at the x-rays, asked me if I was in any pain, and told me one of the cavities is nothing, he can fill it and don't think twice about it. But the other one has decay under a deep filling and it's very close to the nerve chamber. His plan is to try to fill it because he thinks he can - he wouldn't try if he didn't think he could do it. He gives it a 50/50 chance and if it penetrates the pulp, he'll pull it. So I said wait a minute, I'm going to come in and either get a filling or lose a tooth? And I won't know which until it happens? Yep.
Am I crazy or is something wrong with this plan? Shouldn't there be some option between the filling is too deep and I have to pull the tooth?
Ask the dentist about getting a root canal rather than pulling the tooth.
Second opinion. Best thing we ever did and then we changed dentists. I don't like dentists that are all about the money. You can tell pretty quickly those types. And ask around who your friends go to.
My old dentist said he had two cavities himself but is waiting as long as possible to take care of them. Once the integrity of the tooth is impacted with a filling, it isn't long before you need a crown. . .And crowns don't last forever. I could see where he was coming from because all of my crowns are on teeth that had fillings.
Second opinion. Best thing we ever did and then we changed dentists. I don't like dentists that are all about the money. You can tell pretty quickly those types. And ask around who your friends go to.
My old dentist said he had two cavities himself but is waiting as long as possible to take care of them. Once the integrity of the tooth is impacted with a filling, it isn't long before you need a crown. . .And crowns don't last forever. I could see where he was coming from because all of my crowns are on teeth that had fillings.
How does this prove the dentist is "all about the money"? What financial gain would the dentist have by letting cavities on HIMSELF get bigger?
Second opinion. Best thing we ever did and then we changed dentists. I don't like dentists that are all about the money. You can tell pretty quickly those types. And ask around who your friends go to.
My old dentist said he had two cavities himself but is waiting as long as possible to take care of them. Once the integrity of the tooth is impacted with a filling, it isn't long before you need a crown. . .And crowns don't last forever. I could see where he was coming from because all of my crowns are on teeth that had fillings.
The integrity of the tooth is already compromised by decay, which the dentist knows, so I find this hard to believe. The dentist may have been referring to a pit or something, but I highly doubt it was decay.
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