Question:
I know I have a tooth that needs attention, it definitely needs a
root canal or an extraction. It's a large bottom molar. I was wondering if
it would be better to have it extracted and have a prosthesis made or get
the root canal. I would love to avoid the root canal but need to be able to
eat and without that tooth it's going to be difficult. Is it possible to eat
with false teeth? How much do they cost? Do false teeth hurt couldn't be as
bad as a root canal, I have flashbacks from the last one)?
Answer:
I actually have had 4 teeth pulled in order to
have my teeth straightened and there are annoying spaces between them now,
and there is only one molar left on the bottom right side because I had a
bad tooth extracted (instead of a root canal). I will tell you that at this
point chewing anything other that soft things is very time consuming. If I
chew on my left side it is very painful (because of the bad tooth) and if I
have it extracted I don't think chewing will be very easy. I am scared to
get another root canal, the last one was soo painful I dread the though of
another, I'm sorry if I'm not making much sense I just don't really know
what to do....I would also rather avoid the cost of a root canal, I can live
without that tooth if I can get something put in it's place for eating (and
I would have something made to replace both missing molars) I know
absolutely nothing about having a prosthesis, it just seems like such a
nice, painless option.
Aren't you glad its not your finger that was hurting? You'd be deciding to
either cut it off of go in debt a bit. You could always get a fake finger
though.
I love the ladies who come in with $150 worth of fake finger-nails on, but
tell me they can't afford to spend $95 on one tooth.
My guess is that a prosthetic tooth retains more of the normal function
of a natural tooth than a prosthetic finger does of a natural finger--at
least in 2005.
I think Allison clearly stated her bad experience with her prior root
canal. Addressing that legitimate anxiety is likely (I think) to be
more fruitful than making facile, unfair analogies.
I would have the root canel. Take a couple tranquilizers and ask for
extra novicane and you may just fall asleep durring the the Root Canel.
Better to have a tooth there then none and false teeth ? Never rush to them.
I have seen people look like a completly different person after geting False
Teeth.
ll root cancel fillings have the potential to casue bad health. This is
because, althought the nerve has been removed, bacteria still colonise in
the minute tubules of a tooth. These bacteria produce toxins which enter the
body causing potential harm.
An area of residual infection which is left under the gum, usually
following, but sometimes a long time after an extraction can cause problems.
Symptoms can be coincided with the energetic links to the body as well as
localised problems.
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Root Canals. A tooth has miles of tiny canals running through the root. A
dead
or root filled tooth will have bacteria in these canals. There is no way of
removing the bacteria once they are in there.
http://www.toothwisdom.net/
Toxicity from Root Canals
The next subject to be discussed are root canals and their possible source
of
toxicity. Approximately twenty five million Americans undergo root canal
therapy every year in an effort to prevent the loss of teeth that have
abscessed. The root canal is the left portion of the tooth which houses the
vital organs such as the nerve and blood vessels. The dentist endeavors to
clean and sterilize this canal and fill it with a sterile, non toxic inert
material. This usually renders this tooth serviceable and non painful;
however,
the entire inner hard core of the tooth is made of dentin which has several
million dentinal tubules. These tubules allow the circulation of lymphatic
type
fluid to circulate from the vital organs of the root canal to the outside of
the tooth. This is a viable circulatory phenomenon which has a purpose. It
services the periodontal ligament as well as the sensory aspect of the nerve
and blood centers in the root canal. If the body chemistry is healthy, the
flow
of lymphatic fluid is from the root canal to the outside of the tooth. This
creates an irrigation for the tooth and usually prevents the accumulation of
plaque to form. When the body chemistry is not healthy, then the circulation
is
from the outside of the tooth to the inner root canal. This allows for no
irrigation, but rather an accumulation of plaque to form. There are many
more
reasons for maintaining the integrity of the circulation in the dentinal
tubules. Root canal therapy completely destroys this integrity, and what
happens to the non-circulating fluid in these tubules? This fluid as it ages
becomes stagnant and becomes a toxic substance. This porous structure now
becomes a septic mass emanating poisons into the body. Is this what you
want?
Mercury amalgams are said to be the caskets of the body. Root canals are
said
to be the cadavers of the body.
I do not recommend root canals for anyone. Each individual has a right to
their
decisions. Many people simply do not wish to lose a member of their body. I
respect this, and I always discuss the consequences.
The next area of discussion is whether the root canal filling actually
sterilizes the apical end of the tooth. There are so many lateral canals at
the
root end of the tooth where bacteria can harbor that it is unlikely that a
complete aseptic condition exists. This, however, is a debateable subject.
Again, the complete acceptance of root canal therapy as a viable
substitution
for extraction is completely and whole heartedly supported by organized
dentistry. You are in violation of the code of ethics if you speak out
against
root canal therapy. When I was a practicing dentist, I always let the
patient
make that decision after explaining all pros and cons.
