My 16 yr old daughter Melissa, had to go to the Dentist because the gum around her back tooth was swollen, although no pain as such, anyhow to cut a long story short, she has an abcess,and now they want to do a root canal,there is no decay, infact the dentist said it was very unusual and she could see no reason for it,and could just be her anatomy, great ,poor kid

Has anyone else had this experience and should i be concerned,she is booked in next friday for the first of the three stage procedure, i am upset this has happened to her, she looks after her teeth and it just seem so strange, never heard of it happening before, and wondering if it will happen again, of course a root canal might not work, and we cannot possibly afford a crown,so here's hoping it all goes well.

Anyhow your thoughts please, thanks.