Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I had exactly the same problem (cracked from top to bottom, that is) a month ago, had it pulled, and do not really miss it. Even not optically. Op 31-okt-06, om 21:00 heeft Rick Dykstra het volgende geschreven: > 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 >