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I was just at a naturopathic dentist. about 6 weeks ago, I cracked a tooth. underneath, is an exposed amalgam. I had been going to a dental school for work, but I felt I needed someone who understood lyme and didn't think that amalgams were fine.
this new dentist rcommended an extraction. then a partial denture. I don't want that. I want to save my tooth. My teeth have been deteriorating for years now, and I feel it is due to lyme, because I take very good care of them.
I don't want to lose my tooth. I don't even feel it is an option for me. I need a root canal. I knopw there is a ton of controversy about this.
Can someone shed some light on it for me? I am not ghoing to just keep pulling teeth until I am all gums. Ive already lost one tooth, and I don't want to keep going. I havent had a day this bad symptom wise in a very long time, so this bad news feels like I was told I had 2 weeks to live. I am moments away from committing myself, and that is no lie.
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I know how you feel, I had to get a tooth pulled. I ended up getting an implant, it's pretty awesome that they have these now.
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I was told no implants either.
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Well from what I've read about root canals it seems like the implant is the lesser of the two evils, probably the plastics that they use to make the partials are bad for us too.
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My holistic dentist used a procaine wash when he gave me a root canal and he is quite convinced that that will avoid complications that might go along with the procedure.
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Be very smart if you go for the root canal. Mine cracked after about 15 years, and my dentist was dying to put a crown on it. I refused, and went to a holistic dentist to get the tooth extracted. It was black and yellow and full of infection! It had probably been infected for years.
I got that cavitation cleaned out and got an implant. I love my implant. No problems. Looks and behaves like a regular tooth.
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Oh, geez. I forgot to add the part where after the root canal, I got a huge infection in my jaw. Instead of removing the root canal, my oral surgeon admitted me to the hospital, where they lanced and drained the infection through my jaw!
When the root canal finally cracked, I realized I'd probably had that festering jaw infection for the entire 15 years.
So whatever you do, choose a dentist/surgeon who is up-to-date on infection control!
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generally, how much is an implant. I have a chance to get one from a dental school, at cost, but I do not trust it. It is not the cutting edge equipment. I would need to walk around with a screw in my jaw before capping it. It doesn't sound too safe.
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I had trouble with my teeth for years and found out it was lyme. Lyme will wreck total havoc on the roots of your teeth. My holistic dentist told me the problems with your teeth can lead to heart problems. Not to scare you but just to tell you what I was told. All but one of my root canals have eventually become infected. I have one root canal left and it will be coming out. Also my dentist removes cavitations and for me it has helped with healing. Speaking just for myself I would not have any root canals, implants, or mercury fillings. My experience with them has made my health much worse. The cavitation removal has helped me a great deal with healing and less stress on my body.
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Pretty much the implants have been all of the same technology for the last 7 or so years. I had to have a bone graft so mine was more the the average implant, it was about 4 g's. Dental ins picked up some of it. I had a screw only for about 1 year before I got the tooth. I used a flipper through that time. People get pins and plates and all that stuff with badly broken bones so I don't see how this is any different.
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I also had the screw for a period of time before the tooth/cap was placed. But I think it was only for about a month. Maybe two.
I think the idea is that the jawbone must fully heal around the screw before the cap is placed. My entire procedure took about 3-4 months, in stages. Insurance covered some. I worked out a payment plan for the rest.
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