She gave me a partial root canal and won't do the rest of it until 2 more weeks.  whats up with that?
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The price is the same for a root canal whether it is completely in 1 visit or 3 visits.  Contrary to what the person above me stated, the dentist is not making anymore money by having you return to complete the root canal.  Many general dentists take more than one visit to complete a root canal because it is so time consuming and depending on the tooth, multiple roots.  The reason it is 2 weeks out could very possibly be that she doesn't have any appointments available until then.  Bottom line.. it is very common for general dentists to complete a root canal in 2 visits.
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Please make an urgent Doctor's appointment NOW.  Alternatively go to an NHS Walk in centre NOW.  You really should not be waiting. \n\nEDIT\n\n(Why don't you ring and ask your midwife about this? - She will have been visiting for the first two weeks and can visit for up to 28 days.)
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do contact the state dental board and lodge your complaint. i personally would speak seriously with my current dentist about what happened and ask his opinion on what additional action he advises if any.
430597
if u r a heavy drinker or u used to take some kind of medicines or may be drugs ..all this will effect &decrease your response to local anasthesia...in the other hand may be ur dentist didn't give you enough anas. or didn't inject it exactly where it should be inject.(((all the above reasons are normal and common but not in your case)))...in your case you didn't trust your dentist you were affraid of drilling and injecting a foriegn solution in your mouth tissues ((believe me that the main common cause of what you suffered from)) ...psychological cause very common in the first dental procedure in the life and in some cases it remain with the person all his life .....the other issue ((a bigger cavity)) that's normal cause the dentist have to clean tooth cavity from dead and decayed tooth tissues and food  debris accomulated in the cavity and apart of the healthy tooth tissue to make sure that the decay will not return back eatin the rest of your tooth because any micro  soft caries spot if left will reactivate itself after dressing the permenant filling ........and it's good for you when she didn't filled ur tooth with a permenant metal filling material ...it will be very painfull for you in the first 3-7 days.(((good luck....by the way i'm a dentist)))
85256
Go back to the dentist as soon as possible.  When I broke my filling 3 weeks ago, they filled the tooth again.  The dentist put a silver band around my tooth to help mold the filling.  Since fillings harden faster the band helps the filling take form faster and helps the filling adhere to the tooth.  I would think since there is a apart of your tooth left they can put a crown on it.    The idea behind the temp filling is to keep the area from getting infected and to make sure the root canal was okay.  You should be fine go back to the dentist Monday morning if you can.  I had my root canal today, I feel your pain! I need two crowns.  Good luck!
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You need to see another dentist.  Someone needs to fill it or cap it to cover the nerve, which sounds like it's exposed.  You won't lose your tooth - don't worry.  You just need a little work done on it.
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Verbal agreements are hard to prove.  I am a dentist, I asked my frien who is an attorney. She said the court systmem will prob say you are upset about this and not find in your favor since there was no written agreement.  It is common for root canals to fail and a crown really should not be placed on a symptomatic tooth.  I would file a complaint with the state dental board, they take them seriously and follow up on ALL of them.  If she did agree, she may refund the money just to keep them off her back.
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ANGELINA,\nYOUR RDA FRIEND IS MOST CORRECT TO WAIT UNTIL THE SIGNS OF THE ABSCESS HAVE DISAPPEARED BEFORE THE FINAL CROWN IS PLACED.\nIF THIS TOOTH WAS A FIRST UPPER MOLAR, THERE'S A POSSIBILITY OF A PREVIOUSLY UNDETECTED 4th CANAL.\nTHE ABSCESS SHOULD HAVE GONE DOWN IN SIZE FOR RCT TREATMENT 3 WEEKS AGO.\nGO BACK AND FIND OUT WHY THIS ABSCESS HASN'T DECREASED.
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If you are this doubtful of your dentist, get a second opionion. Space maintainers are wonderful if you have to pull a baby tooth, you need to hold that space but we like to save a tooth if possible. Could she not have pulpotomy's and stainless steel crowns (this is common on a primary tooth with severe decay ... that can be saved). A pulpotomy is like a baby root canal.  Keep in mind sometimes things are worse than they appear. Dont hesitate to ask questions, if your providor does not want to take the time to make you feel comfortable then maybe this is not the right dentist for you. We show the parent the xrays of the child, explain ideal treatment and why,if this is not something the parent can afford, we discuss the other options. This is your child, your money. A second opinion never hurts.
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Oh my god! The dreaded root canal!! Enough to send one to the poor house, directly!! A relative of mine had been told `how much she needed one' and the person (you could say dentist, if you tried hard) botched the job badly, and left my relative in a bad way. I couldn't believe how much she got charged for being mauled! I will N E V E R  ever get a root canal done: send me to the Siberia - that would be preferable! You can put me to bed with a shovel, before I'd ever let them near my canal!!!! Take the cruise, for sure!
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I had a similar problem with persistent sensitivity after a general dentist performed a root canal, so I went to an endodontist for a second opinion.  The endodontist was able to correct the problem, and I learned that the general dentist **had not cleaned out all of one of my tooth's tubules** during the original root canal.  Sometimes when the tubules curve around sharply it makes it harder for the dentist to get all the tissue, and you can end up with an incomplete result that causes sensitivity or pain.   So please do follow-up with an endodontist, they are the root-canal experts!
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You should be concerned that you are not keeping your Dentist in the loop he should know if your infection is not resolving.  \n\nCall him.
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Yes, perfectly normal... We tell patients 7-10 days. But, they can and do come out earlier sometimes. No biggie.... Just keep the extraction site clean (irrigate with warm salt water rinses) and you'll be fine! Your bleeding has stopped and your clot has taken hold by now, your save from dry sockets at this point in time. \n\nMean time.. enjoy that food!
416343
call your dentist! They do care more about you than the money. Ask them if you can pay them so much a week.
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theres a chance that the sinus is allocated near the apex ( tip ) of the root on that tooth, and u have a sinus problem so it feels like it is related to the tooth, there is a small chance that when the dentist was cleaning the tooth ready for root canal that he rinsed some hypochloride out through the apex and that i has got into the sinus, but that very small and u would of hurt almost immediately, i would go see the doctor, maybe u have the start of sinusitis
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It could be that you have a bit of gum recession in that area, or that the tooth was carved right down to the gums.  In both situations you will have sensitivity for for a few days to a few months.  Your dentist could also have possibly nicked your root a bit but I'm not sure; that's something another dentist will have to tell you.
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I know exactly what you're going thru!!  Have had many root canals and many infected teeth (abcesses).  OUCH!  Your dentist should give you an Rx for an antibiotic and some pain meds to help you.  In the meantime, there is this great product that you can by at Walgreens, or whatever drug store you have by you.  It's called Dentemp OS.  It's a premade paste, kind of like what the dentists use, and it has some pain reliever in it.  All you need to do is take a little bit out of the little jar, roll it up in a little ball, and if it's not too painful for you to touch the tooth, stick it in the cavity.  Good luck to you.  I can symapthize.