....you go to an oral surgeon. I mean an MD/DDS who does this stuff all the time. I had a molar removed today that on panoramic looked like it ended in the sinus (super long roots). It had had a root canal and I was having sinus pressure again localized around that tooth, so I felt it wasn't safe to keep any longer.

I was very nervous, but Ginnie and Bryanna talked me into doing the right thing, which was extraction of a dead, rotting tooth in my head, near my brain! I will later get an implant, but this is step one.

I was talking to my neighbor, a nurse, and I"m a pharmacist, and we know that the body DOES NOT retain dead material. If a cell dies, the other cells destroy it. Tissue that is not destroyed becomes necrotic and that spreads, killing other tissue. You get the picture. Trying to retain a dead tooth just leads to more problems over time. How much time? I don't know, depends on the person and their general health, but why take that risk?

So it's not uncommon to have a tooth root near a sinus, but the person to deal with this is an oral surgeon, not a regular dentist. Then you should have no concerns about the procedure.

Good luck!!
Stacy

Hope your recovery goes just fine. I go next tuesday to have a tooth removed also. I agee, the teeth that are bad, gotta go.... I feel good knowing I have the knowledge to make a good choice. Take care and be good to yourself. ginnie

Stacy,

You explained p.e.r.f.e.c.t.l.y
what a root canaled tooth is and how it causes further damage in the tissue and bone that it sits in.........

<<the body DOES NOT retain dead material. If a cell dies, the other cells destroy it. Tissue that is not destroyed (ROOT CANALED TEETH) becomes necrotic and that spreads, killing other tissue. You get the picture. Trying to retain a dead tooth just leads to more problems over time.>>

I am so glad your extraction went well and SO glad to have you here! We can use all the support on this subject that we can get..... thank you so much!!!!!

Bryanna

Hello Doctor, I know without the complete evaluation, and the full mouth x-rays, conditions can be difficult to give advice with. I was really in trouble when I came here, an felt I got an education,where my own dentist didn't tell me the truth, and was insisting I get work done, that would not save my tooth. I really hope you keep responding here. We need you too, to help with the decision making concerning the treatment of our teeth. Thank you for responding, Doctors are needed here very much. Not too many physicians come to Neuro talk, and I for one hope you stick around. I often hoped my own PCP and neurologist would peek in on this site, but I do know they are very busy with a heavy case load. This site no doubt was created as part resource for those of us who do not get the complete information from our physicians. Here we get direction, truthful information and alot of comfort.
Thank you again for your responce. ginnie