[flygirl7]

Hi: I'm reading this and thinking, Wow, there are a lot of bad dentists out there, including mine. Luckily, though, I have 18 teeth with no restorations at all (after losing 4 wisdom teeth and 4 teeth to orthodontics). That leaves me with 6 teeth with fillings or crowns. I feel like I'm doing okay!

I have an upper molar that ends in a sinus. It always gave me pain when I had a cold or allergies, and I was constantly going to the dentist, just sure that I had a cavity in it. Nope, nothing. Finally, after years of this, the dentist I was seeing at the time said to get a root canal. I did. It definitely improved the pain for the past 10 years, but now I'm feeling pressure when my allergies are acting up, and I'm wondering if it should have been removed years ago--in other words, the theoretical question is this: was that tooth never going to feel okay, and it would have to be removed someday no matter what, root canal or no?

Practical question now: I don't want to mess with the other teeth around it for a permanent bridge. The other teeth are healthy and have no restorations. Is a removable bridge a decent option? I realize that an implant is not an option because of the sinus, and I'm okay with that. As one poster said, I've grieved for this tooth, but I'm ready to do what needs to be done--extraction.

Thanks and good luck to everyone struggling with these problems.
Stacy