Chris
I will post what I went thourgh and what Byranna suggested to me. Yes she does know what she is talking about also. I can 100% assume you of that. All Dentists want to save your teeth, that I know. Its their job. I also would think if a tooth can be saved then by all means please try to save it. If you tooth is infected there are things that Dentists do to try and save them. The success rate is very low in most all cases and they all know that.

In my case I had a canine tooth that was infected and the Oral surgeon give me one last choice to do an Appico on it after I was already in the chair ready for the extraction. Bryanna had already told me they would suggest this because its their job. I told them I knew about the success rate and being I am almost age 66 and had that infected tooth for way to long just snatch it out. After it was removed he said I made the right decision. He also called my local dentist and told them the same thing which impressed me about him. They called me yesterday and told me that.

What Bryanna is telling you is if you want to be 100% sure the infection is removed then the only for sure way is extract that tooth. I know you do not want to hear that but it is the truth. The infected tooth that I had removed was full of infection and should have been removed years ago. Instead they did an Appico on it many years ago and now I have a large V sized area in my gum from years of infection that eat away at the bone. If they would have removed that tooth years ago I could have saved probably 2 grand I spent on it trying to save it.

I know you can read on the internet where dentists do root canals everyday with great success. I will tell you what a good Dentist friend of mine told me many years ago. Pass on those root canals. He was one of the smartest and best dentist in our area and he knew what he was talking about. He came up way before the root canal fad started. He died about 7 years ago at the age of 78.

Ask you dentist if there is anything that will 100% save an infected tooth. Then ask them if you remove it will the infection be gone? I would like to know their answer.

Bryanna has seem this type thing for 35 years and again I can assure you she knows what she is talking about and she will not lead you in the wrong area. I am a witness to this first hand. I wish I could repay her because she saved me probably $ 800 of my hard earned money.
Tom