I had no dental work prior to the root canal treatment. I went in to the dentist because I had what felt like an ulcer on my gum and was "told" there was a fistula which is not mentioned again in any of the notes that I have obtained from the endodonitst. According to his notes he used Articaine, NAOCI, (bleach), and hyd. peroxided.
Thanks for the info, I had not thought of that as a possibility for the deterioration of my gums.




[QUOTE=pained;1118503]Did you have any dental work prior that could have caused the fistula? It might be worth getting a list of the materials that were used during your dental treatment to be sure that none of them irritated the gum. Typically they use standard bleach to clean out the canals. And gutta percha to fill them....not any formaldehyde.] Ask for your records and not ask them directly. If you ask what did you use,