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Tooth Cavity
I have swelling in my face. It is due to a cavity in my tooth. I have been to a dentist. He was telling to go for RCT without looking at the cavity. Is it fillable?
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Was there any history of intense pain ?
Have you ever got that checked?
How long the cavity was there?
If answer to these questions are yes and long time
All likelihood you need RCT
Rct is a type of filling , only difference the filling is done till root end!
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Consult a dentist
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First have to examine a full mouth x-ray(opg)
To confirm whether the swelling is due to cavity or due to wisdom tooth eruption or due to anyother infection, so based on that the treatment plan should be decided....
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A tooth which has a cavity and causes facial swelling in all probability will have to go for a root canal and definitely cannot be treated with just a filling. If however the facial swelling is not related to a decayed tooth but an erupting third molar or any other reason only in that case there is a possibility of the tooth being spared of a root canal . Generally the swelling related to a decayed tooth is because the bacteria have now gone from the tooth to the bone .
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The dentist who has seen u will be in a better position to give a definitive answer but if u have asked and he has said root canal then please trust the doctor.
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Dr. Kalyan Chakravarty.J
Dentist
15 yrs exp
Vizianagaram
After Clinical examination an X- ray is taken for the decayed tooth after reading the X-ray and establishing the diagnosis and prognosis( chances of saving the tooth) then the treatment planning for the tooth is made which can be either a Root Canal followed by a Crown or Extraction of the tooth followed by replacement of the tooth.
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Get an X- ray for the tooth.
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