My tooth is absessing, should I have it pulled or save it with a root canal?

Question

Why or why not.....

Answer 1

I had the same problem and I chose to save my tooth by getting a root canal. They are expensive though. Root canals are not that bad. Good luck!

Answer 2

Any time you choose to pull a tooth without saving it your actually asking for far more problems- depending on the location of the tooth (i.e. wisdom or molar,bi-cuspid) wisdom is ok because you still have enough occlusion to chew food without any problems. If it is another tooth shifting occurs and can actually disrupt the way you chew and also cause alot of jaw problems, also the tooth above or below the tooth pulled super erupts (grows more) until it touches a stopping point actually causing problems. I would definately say to do root canal therapy with crown prep. Root canals are so easy these days. The reputation they developed years ago are no longer true. What a root canal entails is the blood supply is taken from the tooth roots when this is complete a medicated filling material is placed in the roots in order to not only stabilize them but to make sure infection is taken care of. Then a crown prep is done on the tooth which is either porcelain to metal or all porcelain (depending on the location) The crown protects the tooth from breaking. The reason for this is when the blood supply is removed from the tooth it then become brittle and is easy to break because nothing is keeping it healthy. Therefore, a crown is a necessary. I hope this helps a little.

Answer 3

Root canal. It really doesn't hurt that bad if you get a good dentist who numbs it up enough.
I say this because if you pull the tooth, all the other teeth will start moving as well. They will fill in the gap and the tooth above, or below the pulled tooth will start moving up or down. You may end up losing that tooth as well.

When they start moving you will have crooked teeth, or need braces or something to fix them. Also your gums will become infected from the tooth that moves up, or down as well as the place where you tooth used to be.

So in the long run it is cheaper to have a root canal and save it if possible. If you remove it you will have other problems and will eventually need to have a bridge put in, which requires alot of cleaning to keep the gums from getting infected. You will not like it.

Hope that helps, I had a root canal and got them to seal it up. I still haven't been able to afford the crown, which you should get as soon as you can after the root canal since it will provide better protection. The sealant I have fills in the empty space in the center of the tooth, but it is slowly dipping down in the center, I think from chewing food and stuff.

Answer 4

If you got the dough, get a root canal. You'll like having a tooth better than having to get partial dentures.

Root canals are pricey, sure. But teeth are cool and it's good to have as many of them as will fit comfortably in your mouth. Aesthetically, structurally, and other-ly, I say get the root canal.

Oh, and root canals hurt. But it's worth it. Put some ice on it, take some Vicodin.

Answer 5

have it pulled. you wear a temporary partial 3 months, then you can get a permanent partial or permanent bridge.

There is no way to disinfect a root canal. No matter how clean the area is or how free of bacteria, there are always bacteria in the tubules and they will grow. And, the more antibiotics taken or applied, the more antibiotic resistant, and stronger, they will become.

Root canals are the most toxic most damaging procedure dentists can do. You have two options: a root canal or an extraction. Dentists usually fill root canals with gutta percha. Some use the Sargenti method, a popular treatment used by 25% of dentists, but denounced by the American Dental Association because it contains formaldehyde compounds. There have been a lot of problems with those. They used to contain lead. The current formulas are said to have removed the lead, but millions of root canal treatments using the old formulas are still in people's mouths. Gutta percha is 15% barium so that it will show up in the X-ray. Gutta percha shrinks and leaves gaps and the tooth can never be sterile. There is no such thing as a sterile root canal. During a root canal, the main canal is filled and possibly some of the small side canals, but the other smaller canal-like structures in teeth called dentinal tubules are too tiny to be filled during treatment and these tubules become home to bacteria instead. Since there are millions of these tubules there is room for enough bacteria to challenge the immune system. The waste products from these nasty germs include some very toxic substances called thio-ethers, and your body has to deal with these toxins 24 hours a day. They contaminate the bone around the tooth and they are picked up by the immune system and carried to the liver for detoxification. Unfortunately, the liver can be seriously damaged by them. Weston Price conducted research on root canals and wrote two books about how toxic they can be. So you have to make up your mind what is more important to you. I believe no tooth is worth destroying my immune system. by Jerome, Frank, D.D.S. [phone], Columbus Indiana, Author of "Tooth Truth"


ROOT CANALS POSE HEALTH THREAT AN INTERVIEW WITH GEORGE MEINIG, D.D.S.
Dr. Joseph Mercola
1443 W. Schaumburg Rd.
Schaumburg, IL 60194-4065
phone [phone]

MJ You're assuming that ALL root-filled teeth harbor bacteria and/or other infective agents?

GM Yes. No matter what material or technique is used - and this is just as true today - the root filling shrinks minutely, perhaps microscopically. Further and this is key - the bulk of solid appearing teeth, called the dentin, actually consists of miles of tiny tubules. Microscopic organisms lurking in the maze of tubules simply migrate into the interior of the tooth and set up housekeeping. A filled root seems to be a favorite spot to start a new colony.

One of the things that makes this difficult to understand is that large, relatively harmless bacteria common to the mouth, change and adapt to new conditions. They shrink in size to fit the cramped quarters and even learn how to exist (and thrive!) on very little food. Those that need oxygen mutate and become able to get along without it. In the process of adaptation these formerly friendly "normal" organisms become pathogenic (capable of producing disease) and more virulent (stronger) and they produce much more potent toxins.

Today's bacteriologists are confirming the discoveries of the Price team of bacteriologists. Both isolated in root canals the same strains of streptococcus, staphylococcus and spirochetes.

MJ Is everyone who has ever had a root canal filled made ill by it?

GM No. We believe now that every root canal filling does leak and bacteria do invade the structure. But the variable factor is the strength of the person's immune system. Some healthy people are able to control the germs that escape from their teeth into other areas of the body. We think this happens because their immune system lymphocytes (white blood cells) and other disease fighters aren't constantly compromised by other ailments. In other words, they are able to prevent those new colonies from taking hold in other tissues throughout the body. But over time, most people with root filled teeth do seem to develop some kinds of systemic symptoms they didn't have before.

MJ It's really difficult to grasp that bacteria are imbedded deep in the structure of seemingly-hard, solid looking teeth.

GM I know. Physicians and dentists have that same problem, too. You really have to visualize the tooth structure - all of those microscopic tubules running through the dentin. In a healthy tooth, those tubules transport a fluid that carries nourishment to the inside. For perspective, if the tubules of a front single-root tooth, were stretched out on the ground they'd stretch for three miles!

A root filled tooth no longer has any fluid circulating through it, but the maze of tubules remains. The anaerobic bacteria that live there seem remarkably safe from antibiotics. The bacteria can migrate out into surrounding tissue where they can "hitch hike" to other locations in the body via the bloodstream. The new location can be any organ or gland or tissue, and the new colony will be the next focus of infection in a body plagued by recurrent or chronic infections.

All of the "building up" done to try to enhance the patient's ability to fight infections - to strengthen their immune system - is only a holding action. Many patients won't be well until the source of infection - the root canal tooth - is removed.

Answer 6

First if it is abcessed you need to see a dentist. You will be put on antibiotics until the infection is under control then the question can be answered. If it can be saved do so, possibly with a crown. Your dentist will tell you if a root canal is necessary or if it needs to be pulled.

Answer 7

I had to wear braces for 2 years as a 30+ adult, then get 3 bridges and 2 implants because I had them pulled and not immediately replaced when I was about 20.

15+ grand for what was originally 4 teeth missing. What happens, is that over the years, your other teeth will shift to cover the gap left by the vacant tooth. When they shift, it's not just laterally but also by rotating in their socket. Trust me, it gets ugly after a while.

If you get the tooth pulled, look at getting a replacement in there soon.

Good luck!

Answer 8

If your young, get a root canal. If it's the last tooth in back you probably can live without it.

Answer 9

HELLO BLONDIE,
ROOT CANALS ARE ABOUT 95% SUCCESSFUL. THE TOOTH WILL NEED A CROWN AFTERWARD.
THE REAL QUESTION IS DO YOU SEE IT FINANCIALLY FEASIBLE. IF YOU WISH AT A LATER TIME TO REPLACE THE EXTRACTED TOOTH WITH A BRIDGE THIS MAY COST YOU THE PRICE OF 3 CROWNS.
THE ABSCESSED TOOTH MUST BE TAKEN CARE OF REGARDLESS. TALK TO YOUR DENTIST AND OUT YOUR OPTIONS.

Answer 10

They wont do anything until the infection is gone with anti-biotics.Then,,Id opt to save the tooth.