Hi Bryanna,

My name is Ken
I had a root canal in Nov 12, then a crown in early Feb 13 on my 1-6 tooth. Now I have infection and of course my dentist has referred me to an endodentist for a $2000 re-canal job which I hear you saying probably won't work. He also gave me a precription for penicillin.

My infection is still minor..no fistula ..mild discomfort on the outside of the gum..X-ray today showed a small area of infection at the end of one canal. My bite feels too high and my Dentist says it is because the inflammation is pushing the tooth out..this the high bite.

If I take the pencillin can my tooth be saved?

It hate to have my $2000 crown extracted ($1100 for the root canal and $900 for the crown.)

If i have to have it extracted, can a general Dentist do it (he has pulled teeth before) or do I need to go to a specialist?

I read about scraping the ligament? in one of your other posts and i don't recall my dentist ever doing anything after pulling the tooh out!!!

WHy are dentists allowed to do so many root canals if they almost always get infected???

Ken