Bryanna, thank you so much for your reply. I joined this site because of your advice - it's hard to find a more naturally minded or holistic dentist or dental assistant that will talk to you. Your advice is truly valuable.
Ok she called me back and said I didn't have periodontal disease. LOL Bad communication between the her and the receptionist
Anyways I did ask her about the removal of the periodontal ligament and 1mm of tissue that needed to be scraped and she said she actually did all of that. I made myself pretty clear that I didn't want to leave any infection behind during our talk and because I am so skeptical all I can do is hope my concerns were taken seriously. She is a good/trustworthy general dentist and I trust her, I know it doesn't seem like it but I do. It's just hard for me to trust her completely when she recommends procedures (like RCT) that I've found seriously harmful through my own personal research. I'm like this with almost every allopathic/mainstream doctor. I know that I am my own advocate and I try and research every single thing that pertains to my health and the health of my immediate family.
I guess my only option is to take the wait and see approach. I have bad anxiety when it comes to my health (and I'm still in my 20's) so hopefully I can calm down and just wait. I've read that most cavitations can't be seen on a typical x-ray... is this true? Is there anything in particular I would have to be looking for in case this socket doesn't heal properly?
Thank you so very much for your time!
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Originally Posted by Bryanna
Ashley,
At the time of the tooth extraction, it is always necessary to remove the periodontal ligament and any necrotic tissue or bone. Anything that is left behind is a potential irritant and can become infected.
Your statement: <<She finally gets the tooth out, there is a ball of fleshy material attached to the root. She says that because she's gotten this out completely with the tooth, everything will heal perfectly. I ask about x-rays when I come back in because I am so concerned about getting a jawbone cavitation I need to know everything is healing up perfectly. She tells me it's not a problem.>>
That ball of flesh is a cyst that was caused by the bacteria that had spread from the tooth into the bone. Yes, removing the cyst is imperative. Many times it is very attached to the root end of the tooth. However, that cyst has nothing to do with the periodontal ligament. The ligament is wrapped around the circumference of the entire root structure of the tooth. It does not come out with the tooth it has to be scraped out. Some dentists rarely remove the ligament and others follow the proper protocol and remove it. Some people will have incomplete healing of the socket if the ligament is left in there, while others seem to heal okay. No one can predict the outcome. That is why it is IDEAL to remove it so as to decrease the risk of future complications. Your dentist is well aware of this.
She is not going to tell you anything different than she already has. Was she an oral surgeon or a general dentist?
An oral surgeon could go back in and re-surgerize the socket, but you may have difficulty finding someone to do that because no one wants to chime in on someone else's surgery. If there were to be a complication, then you would not know from which surgery it arose.
You are not alone in this situation. Most people will let time tell if there is a problem or not. Unfortunately, this dentist did not listen to your concerns or requests and from what you have described, she rushed into the entire procedure. Feel free to tell her that if that is how you genuinely feel!!
I hope everything heals well for you. Try not to stress too much about it. I understand how concerning this can be..... but there may be nothing you can do about it at this point.
Bryanna
The dentist was being lazy when she
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