Cavity?????

Question

How do you know when you need a root canal or filling? I noticed I have a cavity about a week ago I got an appointment thursday for my wisdom teeth to be pulled. I have a pen size cap black hole in my tooth, is that going to be able to be filled with a filling or will I have to get a root canal, once and awhile my tooth hurts but I think thats because its telling me somethings wrong.

any help would be appreciated!

I ment to say the the tip of the pen is how big the hole is*

Answer 1

When your tooth is dead, you don't feel anything, in this case you need a root canal treatment, but you say that it hurts, it still alive. So you can save it with a filling, but it depends on your dentist and how deep the cavity is, why? your dentist can make a mistake and take off more good dental structure that doesn't have infected dentin only affected one and in this moment, he/she can get to pulp and make a pulpar microexposition and you'll need a pulp protection with calcium hidroxide in the deeper part of the cavity, calcium hidroxide solution , CIV, adhesive system and composite.
If the tooth decay is too deep that affect your pulp, killing it, you need a root canal tx (treatment).

Answer 2

Usually if its hurting, that may not be a good sign. I had to have a root canal before, and my tooth was hurting, but for all my fillings, I've never even felt pain, or knew that I had a cavity, the dentists always found them.

Answer 3

I think it depends on how deep the cavity is. Whether or not they can fill it. I think if its to deep then they have to do a root canal.
I wish you luck.
Morgaine

Answer 4

when it start to hurt

Answer 5

I Have NO idea, ^_^ GOOD luck