bad day!!!!could some one please help me with a dental question?

**angelbow20** · 03-05-2009, 12:32 PM

Ok so I went to the dentist today with extreme pain... they checked my teeth and said that my back right tooth will need a root canal and a crown and its going to cost me over 2000 dollars and I need it done this coming week!! I dont have that much money right now and they said its absessed under my filling and is bleeding into my sinuses and its the other reason I have been having bad neck pains and headaches... I was wondering if I got my tooth pulled is it true that my teeth will space out? I dont want a split between my teeth at all! but if my teeth wont shift or spread out i might rather just get my tooth pulled.

**pomtzu** · 03-05-2009, 12:42 PM

If it's in the back - I say just pull the darn thing. The teeth will shift a little over time, but it's doubtful it will have any effect on the front ones. I had the same issue years ago - had it pulled - and never had a problem!

**lvpets2002** · 03-05-2009, 12:43 PM

Yes & No.. Now How Old are You?? I have had a root canal & crowns done with my teeth years ago.. Yes it is very costly.. I had about $12,000.00 done & its been several years ago.. Now is the bad tooth on the top of your mouth??

**angelbow20** · 03-05-2009, 12:46 PM

Originally Posted by lvpets2002

Yes & No.. Now How Old are You?? I have had a root canal & crowns done with my teeth years ago.. Yes it is very costly.. I had about $12,000.00 done & its been several years ago.. Now is the bad tooth on the top of your mouth??

Im 24... I would rather get it pulled it I dont get a split in the front of my teeth.. Im sure its cheaper.. Its on the top in the back.. I think like the 2 or 3third from my last tooth.. the bigger tooth or the one next it to on the top right... its horribly painful. I have to see a specialist asap to get it taken care of

**lvpets2002** · 03-05-2009, 12:54 PM

Ouchy Ouchy I would bet it is painfull.. I would say if its bleeding into you sinus == then for sure pull it.. Now you are young so yes your teeth will shift some (small amount) in years.. Maybe in 10 to 15 to 20 years.. But you can correct that usally with no problems.. Pull the darn tooth & get out of pain..

**Daisy and Delilah** · 03-05-2009, 12:58 PM

When I was young, over several years,....I opted to have several teeth pulled because of the expense of the alternative. I ended up regretting it alot. I had so many teeth pulled, I couldn't chew properly. It caught up with me. $15,000 later, I'm fine now.

I would try to save it if I were you. However, if it's the only tooth you ever plan to have pulled, go ahead. These days, the dentists try to save the teeth. At least mine does. Good luck.

**Husky_mom** · 03-05-2009, 01:14 PM

I had both root canal and pulled tooth... a root canal in the second after the canine in the lower right side... I had a bad filling and it just bursted.. LOL... they did a quick "fix" that went bad, it got filled up with bacteria... so I had to have a root canal... I too would have had it pulled... I still think that...

it didn´t cost me as much maybe around 500 dlls... the whole root canal and crown thing... I had to go in several times as i had 3 roots instead of the normal 2

and had to use many many anaesthesia as it took a while to kick in...

few months later I had to go again becaue i had a wisdom molar grow and it was bothering me, results were I had no space so they pulled it...

since that day I kept thinking why didn´t I had the other one pulled...

**angelbow20** · 03-05-2009, 02:09 PM

Originally Posted by Husky_mom

I had both root canal and pulled tooth... a root canal in the second after the canine in the lower right side... I had a bad filling and it just bursted.. LOL... they did a quick "fix" that went bad, it got filled up with bacteria... so I had to have a root canal... I too would have had it pulled... I still think that...

it didn´t cost me as much maybe around 500 dlls... the whole root canal and crown thing... I had to go in several times as i had 3 roots instead of the normal 2

and had to use many many anaesthesia as it took a while to kick in...

few months later I had to go again becaue i had a wisdom molar grow and it was bothering me, results were I had no space so they pulled it...

since that day I kept thinking why didn´t I had the other one pulled...

I had a filling that went bad also!! it was a really deep cavity i must of had it for a long time and now its infected, and I need a root canal... I was smiling in the mirror and I can see the tooth alittle bit so if they pulled my tooth out It would be noticable if I smile

and I dont want that...
Would you have rather had your root canal pulled though?

Im not worried about my teeth shifting alittle if its not noticable in the front and if it takes 15 years but still I dont know...
To have it pulled and get a spacer that will cost 600 prolly.. to have a root canal at the other dentist I talked to today they said I could get the root canal and then a filling over it instead of a crown and it will be about 600 or 700 all together. They havent looked at it yet though so im not sure what dentist to listen to.. the cheaper dentist is the one who filled my tooth that is not infected but he doesnt usually seem to be a bad dentist.

Im also afraid because i have to go on antibiotics and im afraid they wont beable to do the root canal until im done with the meds. My dad said they wont do it if its still infected at all because my mouth wont go numb when they give me the novacane(spelling). I dont know how true that is though.