DebraG wrote:Ladywriter,
Which Bermondsey dentist do you use? I have to go and I'm rather terrified, not only about the lack of sedation but also the deep hole it will leave in my piggy bank so need a recommendation please!
Jan the old one wrote:Me as well Debra , my old dentist retired a few years back, the replacement is not interested in NHS patients really. Because if medical condition I have I have been to guys , had sedation but obviously work is done by trainees, tooth has split in two and don't know what to do!
jinkazama wrote:You do post the weirdest topics but I mean that in a good way :o)
Regarding root canals, you maybe aware that they have a limited lifespan as do crowns, a tooth that has been done is likely to get reinfected and if twice then you may as well pull it. With implants now at the £ 1K mark going through two root canals or even one for £ 400 + seems pointless.
There are also endontologists who use further specific equipment for root canals to ensure that all roots are cleaned, prepped, filled which is one of the many reason why it can get reinfected as dentists may not go all the way down one canal for example. However they cost around £ 800 + so this further boosts the implant option.
The thing is I cannot be bothered anymore to go through the pain of an abcess and all the related faffing around for a dentist, penicillin, RCT, then crown, then checks anymore so I had mine pulled and an implant stuck in.
Jan the old one wrote:Me as well Debra , my old dentist retired a few years back, the replacement is not interested in NHS patients really. Because if medical condition I have I have been to guys , had sedation but obviously work is done by trainees, tooth has split in two and don't know what to do!
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