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Originally posted by Jeffrey L. Wissot, DDS:
Get to an oral surgeon or the ER ASAP.

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IT just tells me that many dentist have the compassion of a rock and are in it only for the money.

My tooth is a tooth he crowned only 2 months ago. he sould have know then it needed a root canal. but no he is too damn greedy to do that. he now will charge me for the root canal and a new crown.

Yeah me the one that has to drie a 20 yr old chevy to make his Mercedes payment.

Unlike MD's DDS seem to be in this only for money and greed. I am very angery. I would try another dentist but no no one will take me as I have not seen them before. not even an emergency. Damn greedy dentist. I really do hate them.

New title for them DMG = Doctors of Money and Greed!!!

Sorry you haven't found a dentist in whom you would place your confidence. Maybe for good reason: "Pills" (including antibiotics) may be used as an adjunct to dental care, but do not, of themselves, fully address dental pain, especially swellings.

You likely require immediate dental intervention to resolve the swelling. Get a second opinion. If a root canal is the treatment of choice, see an endodontist.

Your dentist may not have been able to foresee the need for RCT, but when there is pain and swelling, "wait and see" is usually not the preferred approach.

Please consider:

The obvious scenarios to consider are a pulp that isn't healing and may require root canal treatment or a crown that does not fit as well as it might.

I would see a good restorative dentist for a second opinion to evaluate the fit of the crown and the bite relationship. If that exam confirms a proper fit, then RCT may be the treatment if choice. If not, the crown should be remade.

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Originally posted by Vincent:
my suggestion to all of you who are in pain and taking clindamycin and hydrocodene should go to a denture place and get your teeth pulled... i got my wisdom teeth and two molars pulled that had a bacterial infection when i didn't have insurence for $350 dollars and i didn't even need an appointment

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+endodontist +Canada

First of all, thank you for fast response.
The problems are:
1. it seems I cant get an appointment to endodontist before 2 weeks (though they still have the title dental surgeon), so could I wait?
2. what is the possible treatment in such a case (drainage?) and what is the possible cost?
Looks like my insurance wouldnt cover it ( extraction is OK, but I dont want it).

Thanks again

BTW, if it sounds like I'm on a tirade about the misuse of antibiotics, I am. Antibiotics may be used as an adjunct to dental care (or as a preventive measure due to systemic medical considerations), but do not, of themselves, "cure" dental ailments. There are exceptions, but antibiotics are generally over prescribed.[/B][/QUOTE]

Thank Heavens I stumbled across this website!
Dr. Wissot, I am trying to make a decision in the next few days. I saw my dentist 2 days ago and he examined my tooth.
(I could not chew nor talk and when he tapped it lightly I screamed.)
She thought it might be a TMJ problem because I have ground my teeth before.
So I made an appointment with oral sugeon for next week.

However, during the time period since I saw the dentist 2 days ago, now the pain is intense, gum is swollen around the tooth, and roof of mouth is red and swollen.

I called my dentist and he said he would take me ASAP on Friday morning. He explained that I have to decide upon one of 2 options: (1)Go on antibiotics for a while to bring the swelling down or (2) pull the tooth since it is a wisdom and not needed. He also said the antibiotics might only work temporarily and then pain may return.
I don't mind having the tooth pulled cause it hurts so bad. So, I said on phone, "yes, maybe I should have tooth pulled"

I also dont like antibiotics too much because I have a candida problem sometimes.

He wants me to start on the antibiotics right now before I see him again.
So, even if he pulls the tooth he wants me to take the antibiotics before I see him again.
Q1 If the infected tooth is removed, why would I need to take antibiotics? Isn't the infection gone from my mouth?
Q2 Is the tooth worth saving?
I am in so much pain I just cant think clearly from the neurontin and Darvovet I am taking now.
Thank you very much,

Why would you need antibiotics if the tooth is removed? If there is no clear medical indication, your dentist will likely say "as a precaution."

Now, it is apparently absessed. I went to the dentist and they gave me penecillan and vicadin and told me to come back in 2 weeks. I took the pain meds every 1 1/2 hours with no relief.

I called my dentist and they said to give it 24 hours for the antibiotics to kick in. 24 hours later I called them back (still in pain) and they said that maybe I should give it 36 hours. They are closed on Friday, so they went ahead and called in an Rx for Amox. I got it and started taking that antibiotic.

Luckily, that night at 2AM, the pain went 90% away. I am now pain free and able to sleep and eat, but when I awoke in the morning, my gum around the tooth is very swollen. There is no pain, but it definitely is bubbled on both the inside and outside gumline of the tooth. And, my cheek is also swollen and rock hard inside.

My question is this; is this normal? Is this something I should worry about and get looked at right away? Or, is it just my body (antibodies, meds, etc.) doing their job? Is this the infection getting ready to burst?

I am not in any pain and still planning on going back to my dentist in 2 weeks. I just am worried that I might have a potential problem that could lead to serious infections of my gums, teeth or sinus if this bursts. As soon as the pain went away, this bubble type of swelling appeared around my tooth.

If that doesn't resolve the issue, see another dentist for a second opinion.

If you are still not satisfied, you may choose to contact the local component of the American Dental Association and request a "Peer Review Committee Inquiry." It is a fair, reasonable, no cost process to resolve conflicts. For a list of local dental societies, please visit:

http://www.ada.org/ada/organizations/local.asp

For more information, please visit

If they think he's good, go for it! I'm horrified at all the postings here - wow, did I hit upon a good dentist! And I thought I had it bad (the antibiotics were taking VERY long to kick in this time) ...

So I ignored it for... 6 months until my face started to swell. My dentist was away on vacation so I went to a dentist they refereed. After getting xrays, he told me my tooth was abscessed, perscribed antibiotics and said I'd need to get a root canal in a few weeks when my doctor got back. A day later my face had continued to swell so I made a trip to the ER. They gave me a huge bottle of Clindamycin to take.

I finished a little more than half a bottle of Clindamycin before I stopped (why? I don't know). I didn't get a root canal. The tooth is okay, doesn't hurt but it's slightly translucent. However, on the right side of my face along the nose line there is still swelling (not enough to be visible though). As well there's a hard bump in my gum above the abscessed tooth where the infection is. It hurts to put pressure on it.

Do I have to get a root canal? Will the infection dissolve the bone around it if I just leave it alone?

I also have MVP which means that mouth infections travel to my heart. WOW! Even with that said, dentist still only care for people with insurance or a several grand of cash in order to fix a life saving problem. Do I have that kind of money or insurance? No. I don't work. I go to school to try to make it in this life. Untill then, I hope my painful, decayed, absesed teeth don't kill me before I finish.

THANK YOU to the selfish doctors known as Dentistry and to our government who does'nt allow dental emergancy health care (unless your over 65 or under 18)

HINT: We need to think like Canada!!!