pull it. but make sure they do the cavitation properly. you get a temporary partial for 2 or 3 months, then you can get a bridge or permanent partial.
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there are things that can kill some of the bacteria in root canals, but those bacteria have to be removed from the cavity. the souce of the bacteria cannot be removed unless the tooth itself is removed. as far as abcesses, they do not reverse is the general of thumb. i have heard of people saying they had an abcess and did various things and they don't have them any longer, but i cannot comment on that because i have not seen any actual cases and go with what i have been taught and have experienced.
it is your own tooth, but it is dead. they remove 1/3 of the roots. that makes it dead. the other 2/3 are in the dentin, but they have no nourishment anymore and therefore do not have life.
Dead Tooth
in a Gold Coffin
Buried in Bone
Just Inches from your Brain
The aim of Root Canal Therapy is to ‘save’ a tooth which has become infected or dead, in an attempt to make it functional and pain free.
After scraping out the inside of the tooth the dentist will attempt to disinfect the tooth and the canals to eliminate any source of infection. The canal is then filled with a combination of cement and Gutta Percha in an attempt to completely occlude these canals. This is supposedly to prevent any microorganisms from entering the tooth either through the crown or the root.
If you consider pain control, mechanical function and aesthetics to be the limit of good dental treatment, then you will have "SAVED" the tooth.
If systemic effects are included in your concept of dentistry, than all that has happened, is that you have kept dead, infected tissue, buried in the bone, within a couple of inches from your brain.
For some obscure reason we are all conditioned to think that teeth are not a part of the body, but that they are inert calcified material, and that they are sort of dead anyway. Dentistry is the only one of all the medical & para-medical professions that thinks it is a good idea to keep dead, gangrenous tissue in the body.
One eminent Endodontist says:
“It is wrong to speak of (Root Canal Therapy) as a dead tooth; it is more correct to describe such a tooth as non-vital or, better, pulpless. Even though the central blood supply to the tooth has been lost, the tooth itself still retains its connection to the body via the periodontal membrane and the cementum.”
The Oxford dictionary defines ‘non-vital’ as “Fatal To Life”. It defines ‘Dead’ as “No longer Alive”. It is like saying that even though the blood supply to your leg may be completely cut off, it would be wrong to suggest that the leg is dead, because it is still connected to your body by your hip joint!
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They drill a hole in the tooth and file out 1/3 of the roots which reside in the canals. Root canals began many years ago when a dentist thought he might be able to save a tooth doing this. So, he practiced on rabbits in his basement. it worked, but bacteria reside in all of them and most have to be pulled eventually anyway. Root canals were not founded on a legitimate scientific methodology, nor do they represent a natural process. (Most Curezonians are very picky about what goes in their body, food-wise and medically). Taking out those 1/3 roots kills the tooth. When a tooth dies it becomes brittle; Thus, the need for a crown to keep it from chipping or cracking.
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Removing the Infected/Inflamed Tissue Special files are used to clean the infection and unhealthy pulp out of the canals. Irrigation is used to help clean the main canal (called lateral canals). |
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Filling the Canals The canals are filled with a permanent material, often gutta-percha. This helps to keep the canals free of infection or contamination. |
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Rebuilding the Tooth A temporary filling material is placed on top of the gutta-percha to seal the opening until the tooth is ready to be prepared for a crown. A crown, sometimes called a cap, is made to look like a natural tooth, and is placed on top. |
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Extra Support In some cases, a post is placed to give the crown extra support. |
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Greybuffalo, I had a tooth that I need a root canal on. After the canal, for about a year and half I had nothing but problems with the tooth. it hurt off and on like crazy. I went back to the dentist and he couldn’t figure out why it was bothering me. Eventually i ended up going to a Endodontist that looked down the tooth and found a small secondary canal that was missed. She refilled the canal and it seems to be doing pretty well.. I wouldn’t pull your tooth! go to a Endodontist and have them look down the tooth with a microscope. They will be able to see if your tooth is cracked or if there is a secondary canal, and any other problems that might be going on that isn’t allowing your tooth to clear an infection with treatment. I feel your frustrations, but take your time and make sure you see a professional about this :)
of course your abcess will go down with silver. that is because it is an antibiotic. it was the first antibiotic before penicillin. that is where we get the term "born with a silver spoon in their mouth". wealthier people could afford silver and they used to suck on the spoons. those people did not get sick often or if they did, they could beat infection easier.
as for your abcess, the bacteria do not go away and eventually they will get stronger and the silver will not work any longer. Torrie
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