Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]'Drilling to new heights' on LUG? Julian -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+julian=mildren.com@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+julian=mildren.com@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Rick Dykstra Sent: 31 October 2006 20:00 To: Leica Users Group Subject: [Leica] O/T Any Dentists 'round here? Cracked tooth - Options? Apparently we're all Dentists here on the LUG. :-) Some advice please. I had a cracked molar sealed back in June. Lower right jaw, the third molar from the back (starting from a wisdom tooth). My teeth are great in general but this one has had some history. It had fillings when I was a teenager, then more substantial fillings in my late twenties and now the crack seal job with the rear outside quarter taken back and filled, at 44 years. Back in June my dentist said that a root canal would not be an option for this tooth, due to the crack, and that if it didn't settle extraction would be the only option. Eeek! Over the last week its been giving me serious trouble, just as it was in June. A friend at work says that her dentist offered to do a root canal on her cracked molar, though she had it extracted at the time (it was a wizzy). So the question is, is doing a root canal on a cracked molar like mine generally an option, or not? Perhaps my dentist is a little conservative. ?? Thanks for any clues. I'm in there this afternoon so your early thoughts would be valued. Regards, Rick Dykstra. Australia. _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information