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Dental Health (Expert Forum)
Root canal gone bad?
Answered by
Jerome Bogin, D.D.S. - Dental
Questions in the Dental Health forum are answered by Dr. Jerome Tsang and Dr. Jerome Bogin. Topics covered include bridges, cavities, crowns, and x-rays.
Root canal gone bad?
by Argus12, Oct 02, 2007 12:00AM
A few months ago, I had a root canal done on one of my canines. Everything went well, and it has really been bothering me. I can't get it capped until next year, when my insurance will pay for it. Anyway, I have my temporary filling fall out about every 3 weeks and I go back to get it filled everytime. My question is the last time it happened, I noticed that the tooth is starting to turn black. I meant to ask the dentist about this, but they are on vacation now, so I can't call them. I am worried that it is still decaying and will have to be pulled before I can get it capped which I would prefer to avoid at all costs. Is this something I should be worried about?
Doctor's Answer
by Jerome Bogin, D.D.S. , Oct 03, 2007 12:00AM
, Oct 03, 2007 12:00AM
Member Comments (2)
by jlounge, Oct 19, 2007 12:00AM
it will turn black due to the loss of blood supply because the tooth is dead after the root canal because they remove all the infected tissues inside, either get a temp crown or have a better temporary filling material put in
by deermeat, Mar 11, 2008 01:04PM
A related discussion, ROOT CANAL GONE BAD!! was started.
