Yes, this is really a story..and a long one. About 15 years ago, I had two molars that started to bother me. Well, nothing was wrong (of course) until about four years ago when I suddenly needed two root canals!! How do you go from nothing is wrong to you need a root canal????
Well, got the root canal one on but my roots were so skiwampus on the other that I had to go to a specialist. The suckers made right angles! Well, even the specialist couldn't get around the corner so the bottom roots were good but one little top root was still in trouble. "There is a chance that it will still be OK," I was told. With my luck? A chance?
Not my lucky day. A year later, I had to go in for an apico. Basically, an oral surgeon goes in from the gum, cuts off the infected root tip and back fills. "There's a chance this won't work," I'm told. Well, it didn't. I've had headaches off and on now for many, many years waiting and hoping that this tooth gets better. So, now what? Here is my impending adventure.
1. get tooth pulled (have an appointment for that next week). let it all heal for a couple of months.
2. get a titanium rod installed. let it heal for a couple of months.
3. get a permanent replacement fixture installed. hope that all the healing is over.
Here's hoping that just getting the tooth pulled will be a relief! I'm not sure about having a hole in my mouth though. So, if I don't smile when you see me next, I'm hiding a hole. :)
I hope it works out. Glad you are finally doing something about it. I also have 2 holes but right up front...so what do ya do?
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