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My 2nd to last lower left molar needs to be extracted due to a failed root canal last year. The broken tooth has been like this for a good year or so now. It has been slightly bothering me lately, so I went to see my dentist on Monday. He said it does not look infected, just inflammed. It does look slightly irritaed around it, kinda swollen around it, but nothing of a serious swelling or drastic. I am heading out of town on vacation on Thursday, so I am going to have him look at it one more time before I go. I am too nervous to have it pulled 3 days before I go on vacation, I am terrified of having a dry socket develop while I am away. He said if it continues to swell or becomes infected, I would start antibiotics and then have it pulled.
If by chance it starts to get infected while I am on vacation, and I start the antibiotics, will the meds help heal it until I get it pulled on 6/3 or wold it be recommended to have it pulled a certain amount of days after having the antibiotics started?
Another question I have is it is not visible sight, therefore I was not having any plans to replace it with a implant. He said the two teeth on the sides of it are virgin teeth, so he recommends a bone grafting until I get an implant. 1) If I get a grafting and I choose never to replace it, is that OK? 2) I am really uncomfortable with using a human bone grafting, kinda freaks me out with diseases and all, are there ever issues/complications due to this?
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I had my first two fillings today, and also some sealants put on. I am not sure if the sealant was the same thing used as the fillings, but I had 4 of those put on in places were tiny holes were forming, to prevent cavaties.
I try to use as much natural products in my own, and for myself, so after smelling the strong odor that came from the filling/sealant (white filling), I researched what is in it..and now scared because it said that BPA has been found in saliva from using this white filling. I know there was worry for metal fillings and mercury, now there are concerns for BPA (cancer causing agent), in the dental products used. The dentist did quickly wipe my teeth down, but I did not get the gargle with water until about 5 min or so after he finished (as he was discussing a possible tooth pull). Am I at risk now for the work that I had done today? Are BPA free one's used at all? If so, can I find out from the dentist what product was used, to know my risk. Not much I can do about it now, but I seriously wasn't worried that this would have been the case....I just trusted it was safe, if used regularly.View Thread

I had developed an infection under my molar that had previously had a root canal done on it. This caused the tooth to decay, and the cap to fall off. I have had only fragments of the molar left for a year now.I was planning to get it removed once flu season is over. I have a tiny bit of tooth on one side and the other had a slight piece of a tooth, the rest is in the gum. I have been gargling with warm salt water daily. I bit on it the other day (I never chew on that side),and noticed that the tooth sunk a bit into the gum and now the one side that had a tiny piece of a tooth, is into the gum, the other side is the same. It's not hurting me. Is that possible?
Also, seeing as this is the bottom first molar, what can I expect bleeding wise? My dentist doesn't want to stitch it, and I am terrified of it getting a dry socket, and having this large hole (food gets in there as it is). I can't afford a replacement tooth, so I plan to just let it heal over. Is it possible for it to be stitched? My wisdom teeth were all stitched up.
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They took an xray and said that the tooth was not infected (my question too- I had a digital xray in Nov, again in Jan, and today) is all of this radiation in such a short period dangerous??He said I have to very tiny cavaties on my left bottom teeth. And two deeper ones on my top left. (My first cavaties at 34:)
He said that the tooth is not infected *(although the hygenist said my gums were red and inflamed (could that explain why it looks like my tooth is getting smaller intot he gum?)- his plan of action is for me to come back 7/19 I go again, for a sealant to the tiny one's on the right. The next visit I will be doing the novicane on the left one's as he wants to clean them out before he fills them, and then the third visit he wants to do the extraction. He said I could do it all at once, but he feels it would be better for me to wean into it all. Do you think that sounds right to suggest? He did suggest doing to saving the bone in the event that I want to come back in a few years for a replacement, instead of needing a bone graft done the road, or not having the option at all. Is it safe in your opinion to let the tooth just sit there until possibly end of July, early Aug, at my last visit for the extraction?View Thread


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