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Dental infection dentist won't do root canal w/out crown lenghthing

by THELADYBOSS, Nov 07, 2008 01:53AM
I've been needing a root canal & was also told I needed a crown lenghthing hard tissue & crown but since some personal family emergency came up & ate away most of my savings I decided 2 only pay 4 what was hurting the most the root canal since my face is swollen now & tooth & jaw it hurts ALL time but the dentist said he wouldn't do just the root canal he'd b fine if I had root canal & crown lenghting  but not just the root canal & we can hold off on the crown he didn't even prescribe antibiotics & it got worse so winded up w/ fever & it's more swollen I had 2 go 2 my dr 4 antibiotics & pain meds but that is not even working as I finished all the amoxicillion  and it's still painful even more now & goes 2 jaw & ear pain is it normal r legal for a dentist 2 hold off on root canal/infected tooth if I can only pay 4 root canal and not the crown lenghting ?I know the pain is caused more by the infection & I need the root canal so is it normal for a dentist to refuse to do a root canal any dentist can give me advice thank you
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by scottma, Nov 07, 2008 10:19PM
To: theladyboss
Seeing an endodontist to have root canal done first is advised. You can havde crown lenthening procedure and crown later on.

by THELADYBOSS, Nov 08, 2008 04:03AM
To: scottma
He was 1 & that;s what I thought

by anon611, Dec 03, 2008 10:42PM
To: theladyboss
I've found that money is a big thing to dentists. One dentist told me he couldn't put a crown on a tooth after root canal because of severe periodontal disease. Had to see the periodontist who told me I'd start lost losing teeth if extensive treatment weren't started right away. Cost for his treatments would run about $9,000 plus the cost of general dentist to do root canals, crowns, and extractions at another $6,000.

Went to see another dentist who came highly recommended and was told things weren't that bad. A few root canals later and with root planing and deep cleaning and I'm fine for about $2200.

You need to be going to the right dentist and finding the right dentist seems to be a lot of luck.

-Steve
http://www.berkshire-select.com
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