I'm 14 years old. I had a tooth that had a filling in it from a few years ago and last week it started to hurt again, it got really bad and then it stopped hurting on Saturday.
I had a dentist appointment anyway today to get some fillings done and I told him about the tooth and he did some x-rays and then he said he would have to pull it out so I ended up getting it pulled out as well as getting the fillings.
But why did he have to pull it out when it wasn't even hurting? It hurt last week a lot but then the pain went away and it was fine, so why couldn't he just leave it?
2006-06-26 09:06:56 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Dental
If it hurt a lot and then suddenly stopped hurting, it suggests that the tooth died. That means it was really badly decayed underneath the filling and the decay reached the nerve and then killed it. Even though the tooth stopped hurting because the nerve was dead, the decay was still there and it must have been really severe and the dentist decided the tooth couldn't be saved with a filling or a root canal.
2006-06-26 10:00:10 · answer #1 · answered by Jen 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That happened to me!! But even worse, I had to pay for the privellage - they're sadists, the lot of them.
I think they fill it as they hope that will do the trick but there are a few rare occassions where they realise that in the long run, the filling just won't do it and the tooth has to come out.
It's the same where a woman is left to go 18 hours of labour, only for them to decided the baby ain't gonna come out that way so they do a ceasarian.
It's like......duh!!!!
2006-06-26 09:19:29 · answer #2 · answered by MISS B.ITCH 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
While pain is an indicator of a problem, the absense of pain doesn't necessarily mean everything is OK. The tooth had likely rotted down to the nerve, and leaving it there could have caused an abscess (pocket of infection). That abscess could easily demolish the nerve or spread to other teeth. Without removing that tooth, there was a significant possibility you could have lost ALL your teeth.
Put in that perspective, having one tooth pulled doesn't seem so bad, hm?
2006-06-26 09:13:21 · answer #3 · answered by P.I. Joe 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
im 16 and ive had a few fillings but im also a biology student so: it hurt the first time cos the pain reached ur nerve. eventually, lack of brushing ur teeth or eating too many sweet foods etc., couldve damaged the nerve so bad, that it died. thus, u would not be able to feel anything in that tooth. the bacteria would spread around your mouth,decaying other teeth (obviously undesirable). if the dentist didnt remove ur tooth, ur gum would b infected, thus he removed it. honest tip, dont think im bein corny here or anything but seriously brush twice a day!! its not worth going through hell with the dentist cos u didnt spend 5 mins everyday on ur teeth.. :) hope this helped.
2006-06-26 09:12:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pain means something's wrong. The pain coming and going could just have been the death throes of the nerves in your tooth.
I am surprised, however, that he didn't offer you the option of a root canal. Dentists usually will do anything to save a tooth; he may have thought it beyond saving. You should ask him.
2006-06-26 09:11:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds to me like u had a problem that u didn't really know about. could have been something that would keep comming back and going away. Just be lucky u have the whole thing out.... I have a half-fake tooth and it sucks because it is cold sensitive.
2006-06-26 09:14:49 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you have a terrible dentist. Most dentists try to save your teeth...either with a root canal with a crown or do a post-replacement cap.
now your missing tooth will weaken your other teeth and you will be MUCH more susceptible to MORE teeth loss.
Are you wearing a bridge now? You should. It will reduce stress on your other teeth when you chew.
2006-06-26 09:12:15 · answer #7 · answered by Iomegan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
money coul be a reason :u ll need a new 1coz ur so young.or maybe he/she s honest n the tooth was really bad although not hurting.my advise?2nd opinion...always...once my dentist pulled a wisdom tooth that he said i didnt need he did an awfull job:got infection big swellin jaw n couldn eat 4 a week. that was last time he saw me. take care
2006-06-26 09:23:58 · answer #8 · answered by veronika 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the tooth was to infected so he had to pull it out so it wont spread he did a good thing the pain stops because your body sends a sort of pain reliever in your body to stop it from hurting but trust me it would continue to work
2006-06-27 08:42:36 · answer #9 · answered by greenday 1130 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the pain may come back and give you hell. It may also have been an infected tooth and could spread to other teeth or gums. Or it could be cracked. It's better to be safe than sorry.
2006-06-26 09:10:56 · answer #10 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋