Fly
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November 2014 starting having excruciating pain in a tooth that I got a root canal on at least 25-30 years ago (bicuspid). I was able to wiggle the tooth with my tongue. Went to my dentist, he immediately referred me to an endodontist. Two emergency surgeries were done (December 2014 and January 2015) - basically a complete re-do on the root canal. The original was packed with some cotton in it, so likely was brewing some serious bacteria over the course of time ending up with the massive pain.
Followed up with the endodontist in June 2015 - still was seeping from the lingering infection, wanted to monitor it a bit longer. Went back just before Xmas, he took x-rays and says not only does that tooth have a cracked root but the one next to it (closer to the front of the mouth) also has a cracked root. So he said, good luck nothing we can do any further. Gonna have to be surgically extracted and likely have dental implants put it. Cha-ching.
So I got that going for me...which is nice.
Followed up with the endodontist in June 2015 - still was seeping from the lingering infection, wanted to monitor it a bit longer. Went back just before Xmas, he took x-rays and says not only does that tooth have a cracked root but the one next to it (closer to the front of the mouth) also has a cracked root. So he said, good luck nothing we can do any further. Gonna have to be surgically extracted and likely have dental implants put it. Cha-ching.
So I got that going for me...which is nice.
