Hi Bryanna,

Thanks for taking the time to answer my questions.

When I saw my perio on Mon she said the implant looks good. There has been a little blood around it when I clean it, near the gum's but she didn't seemed worried about it. I also had her check my gum's on that upper right quadrant and my pockets measured at 2's, 3's, and one area was a 4. She said it was only the one area and it didn't look too bad. It is an area in between tooth #2 and #3 where I still have a temp crown on.

I don't understand how the endo industry can continue to go on without people knowing the consequences of what they are really getting themselves into. I would think that there are thousands of RC done daily across the US and this issue would be more visible and talked about. Why don't more people warn against RC? Why do they say they are perfectly safe?

I saw my endo on Tuesday and he said there is nothing else he can do for me. He didn't advise to redo the RC or an apio. He thinks I have a nerve issue going on. He referred me to a neurologist. This doesn't feel like nerve pain to me. My Mother had TN so I am pretty familiar with what that can entail. I know it can come in all shapes and forms but this pain I am getting is very central to my teeth. I fear that he is reluctant to admit that something else could be wrong, like a fracture, or bacteria still remaining etc. I would like to see another dental specialist but I just don't know who I should see now.

If I go by what you suggest I would have to have my 5 RC teeth pulled and implants placed, making 6 total implants out of my 12 molars. This is just a very hard reality to face, and at $7000 an implant pretty pricey as well. How would I function and eat going through that process? We are trying to have a baby and I don't see how that will work! lol I just don't think I am ready to come to terms with all that yet. I don't doubt your right. Please don't misunderstand me, it all just makes me nervous and I am ready for this to end, not drag on.

Let me try and understand. Is the chronic infection you speak about coming from the smaller necrotic nerves that are left? They never see any sort of infection on the x-ray, much less anything else.

I will eventually post my entire history for you so you can advise me accordingly but I warn you it is long. A lot has happened to me in the last 3 years. Here is a summary. 5 RC, 1 implant (internal root resorption) diagnosed with TMJD, crown put on all those 5 teeth. I am also a clencher and I had braces 5 times from age 10 - 23. I seem to be a recipe for disaster! lol

Thanks for all your help and time. I am not sure what my next step will be. I am about to leave for vacation for 3 weeks so I will be working on this when I get back in May.