"Aiyo! .....Oh dear !..... jzk jzk jzk jzk....Oh dear!..."
Her one way communication as i lay speechless with my mouth wide opened got me more and more anxious.
Her one way communication as i lay speechless with my mouth wide opened got me more and more anxious.
The pain had started one year ago but during the check then, she had said it's probably due to sensitivity of my receding gums. She had at that time, sealed the exposed gum area and taught me the 'correct' way to brush my teeth which was entirely contrary to what i was taught in primary school which implied i had been brushing my teeth the wrong way all these years!
The pain had initially subsided a little after that and i had faithfully adopted her way of brushing but it worsened as the months passed by and by the beginning of this year i was getting an ache even whilst just drinking or rinsing my mouth. i had procrastinated returning to her 'cos both of us were equally busy, until i can stand it no longer.
At first she could find no decay or any indication of a bad tooth but after sealing my 'receding' gums again and still getting complaints of pain from me, she did a more thorough examination and found to her horror and mine......
"aiyo!...oh dear...jzk jzk jzk...oh dear!"--- a fine but threatening crack behind my molar!
Have i bitten on something so hard that resulted in the crack ?
The pain had initially subsided a little after that and i had faithfully adopted her way of brushing but it worsened as the months passed by and by the beginning of this year i was getting an ache even whilst just drinking or rinsing my mouth. i had procrastinated returning to her 'cos both of us were equally busy, until i can stand it no longer.
At first she could find no decay or any indication of a bad tooth but after sealing my 'receding' gums again and still getting complaints of pain from me, she did a more thorough examination and found to her horror and mine......
"aiyo!...oh dear...jzk jzk jzk...oh dear!"--- a fine but threatening crack behind my molar!
Have i bitten on something so hard that resulted in the crack ?
i can't remember, honestly.
She said based on her experience, there will be two possible consequences :
1. the crack could result in a 'earthquake' kind of tooth collapse which will be irreparable and the only solution would be an extraction followed by an implant then. She suggested root canal therapy now to remove the nerve, insert some support and then crown the tooth so as to avoid the 'earthquake' situation, this might save the tooth.
2. only a part of the tooth would be chipped off, in that case, a crown would be sufficient to salvage the damage.
She is 80% sure of the first possibility but recommended that i see a specialist to confirm. As she does not perform root canal therapy on molars, i would have to get it done by a specialist should the first possibility be confirmed. All in all, the whole procedure would cost me $(2.6 to 3) K .(Groan) (But still better than J's $8K implant to replace her wisdom tooth)
Can i choose to crown the tooth first and hope for the best instead of going for the costly root canal straight away?
Well, it's possible but there's a possibility the crown could aggravate the condition if bacteria had already penetrated through the crack into the roots, in that case, i would experience greater pain and would then have to remove the crown and go for the root canal still.........
She said based on her experience, there will be two possible consequences :
1. the crack could result in a 'earthquake' kind of tooth collapse which will be irreparable and the only solution would be an extraction followed by an implant then. She suggested root canal therapy now to remove the nerve, insert some support and then crown the tooth so as to avoid the 'earthquake' situation, this might save the tooth.
2. only a part of the tooth would be chipped off, in that case, a crown would be sufficient to salvage the damage.
She is 80% sure of the first possibility but recommended that i see a specialist to confirm. As she does not perform root canal therapy on molars, i would have to get it done by a specialist should the first possibility be confirmed. All in all, the whole procedure would cost me $(2.6 to 3) K .(Groan) (But still better than J's $8K implant to replace her wisdom tooth)
Can i choose to crown the tooth first and hope for the best instead of going for the costly root canal straight away?
Well, it's possible but there's a possibility the crown could aggravate the condition if bacteria had already penetrated through the crack into the roots, in that case, i would experience greater pain and would then have to remove the crown and go for the root canal still.........
Sigh!
Cracks, cracks , cracks,
in my life ,
in me and myself ,
in my pockets..
Believing God for 'No Root Canal Required'!!
in my life ,
in me and myself ,
in my pockets..
Believing God for 'No Root Canal Required'!!
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