Oh also when you answer my last ?'s do you think I would be OK waiting a week before going in if im carefull around the tooth or am I risking an infection ?

My Anniversary is next week and so is deer season,lol

sorry one more ( you knew it right ? )

Why does a root canaled tooth have bacteria and not a reg tooth ??

ahahahahah...... I had a hunch

Any tooth that has been restored has bacteria in it. Virgin teeth have no reason to have bacteria inside of them. It is once the bacteria becomes infectious that there is no reversing the infection.

Also, root canaled teeth harbor various strains of bacteria due to the fact that the blood supply is cut off during the procedure which renders the tooth non vital. Any body part that is deprived of blood will become necrotic and develop infection.

Am I explaining everything ok?

Bryanna

thanks gotcha !

hey one more
If you had all 4 secomnds removed then had a first on top removed you now have no first or second on that side on top right ??

Is eating a prob ??

Why not have a partial or implant ??

Hi cvcman,

I had all my second molars removed and the wisdom teeth moved into those spaces, so there are no open spaces from that. I had my upper left first molar removed when I was 18 and my wisdom tooth moved over so the space from my first molar is small. I never opted to replace that first molar because I have never missed it. Howver, I would have replaced it if the space were bigger.

Bryanna

gotcha, well I made an appt with my GD for Monday at 1pm, wish me luck please,lol

I am going to be so upset if he tells me it needs to come out, i dont want a partial or implant if I can help it. I am a big 50 yr old baby around the dentist and dont want him removing the nerve either.

I guess I want him to say " hey I see a pc of bone fragment here " he pulls it out pain free and I live for 50 more years with NO more tooth problems, thats what I want.

Thank you for your help, the good thing is I do trust my GD and I feel he is as conservitive as they come so ......

Here's my thoughts on waiting..........

Happy Anniversary and see your dentist in 2 weeks.

Deer season...... take care of the tooth first. The deer won't miss you this year!

Bryanna