Let me quickly add: I just called my oral surgeon's office, whom I will be seeing tomorrow anyways for post-op check-up, and the receptionist was super helpful and told me to forward them my x-rays and the surgeon would have a look in regards to the horse-shoe shaped object/material.
I wanted to ask you if it would be okay for me to copy-paste your first response to me to them (without your name, of course), as the receptionist did say it would be helpful to include any findings of other specialists and you are the only one who has really commented on that issue, or even seen it in the first place (which I am so grateful for, by the way, as I just KNEW something must be there, otherwise, why would I be in so much discomfort?). Would that be okay? Also, I just spoke to my dentist's receptionist, who was super nice as well and asked if I could send her an email with what your findings/ suggestions are, as well (obviously, I don't mention your name to anyone, I just talk about "another specialist of the dental profession"). She said she thinks it is a good idea to have my dentist look at the x-rays again, combined with reading your response to me as well.
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Originally Posted by Meera Dasi
Hi Bryanna,
Thank you so much for the detailed reply, that does indeed help a lot and give an idea as to what to do next!
Well, the first dentist's plan was, to re-do the filling. That sounds like it might be a good idea from what your findings according to the x ray are as well, or am I mistaken here? If I do get it replaced, I was wondering as to if composite would be the best choice or if there is anything more durable out there (not amalgam, obviously - which my dentist won't use, since he is holistic). What about porcelain, etc? Any more durable options apart from composite?
Also, I wonder what the horse shoe shaped material could be... and, what to do about it? It's not like they can just dig it out, or can they? Because, most of my discomfort really is between 4 and 3, not 4 and 5 (extraction)...
As to replacing my missing teeth (I have 4 missing, one on each side, two were root canals, two cracked possibly due to my jaw being out of place for a very long time and me grinding my teeth - I have a temporary gel cushion now for nighttime and will get a custom guard once replacement teeth are in). I am thinking about implants, or removable partial denture. I have an appt. with my oral surgeon tomorrow to determine how extraction sites looked. I had bone grafts done in all of them, and only one of them (which was an old root canal) had some infection. I know of the possible risks of implants... on the other hand, I know that jaw bone will reabsorb and if I do need to get rid of more teeth in the future, I don't know what would happen if I lost more and more jaw bone... hence, I am really thinking about implants as well. Bridge, I do not want anymore. Did not like mine at all, and it just does not seem very durable (I would only ever want a Carlson bridge).
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