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Suggestion for root canal
I had filling for my molar teeth 3 year ago. Now that filling came out and I consulted a dentist he was asking for root canal . Can the root canal avoided or it's only the last option. The teeth condition like it has become a hole. Cold sensation can be felt. Need suggestions on this?
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It is difficult to opine as to the necessity of a root canal treatment without a clinical examination and an xray. Your dentist has evaluated you and suggested the course of action based upon what he found. The only option that you may exercise if you are not certain of the proposed plan is to take a second opinion from another dentist.
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If the sensitivity is mild, and lasts only while the inciting stimulus (e.g. cold water) is in the mouth, subsiding spontaneously after its removal, you can ask your dentist about the feasibility of alternative treatments, such as pulp capping.
You can also get a second opinion on the tooth. However, these need to be done, and the appropriate treatment completed as early as possible for any possibility of success, lest the decay should become more extensive than it already is.
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Be careful while discussing pulp capping as an option with the dentist, and understand that you might still have to get a root canal treatment at a later date.
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The only substitute for a RCT is tooth extraction. I will also suggest you to go for RCT, as by doing so, you can save the tooth. Also, I will advise you to go for a crown after the RCT is completed.
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After the RCT is over, make sure that you get the crown, otherwise the tooth might fracture while chewing.
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