Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/06/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Jun 18, 2008, at 5:57 PM, Vick Ko wrote: > Okay, completely OT - any dentists here? > > My dentist says I need a root canal. Here's the background: > - dentist advises to redo a 20 year old filliing in Dec, with an inlay > - inlay is done, flares up with severe pain at New Year's day > - go to emergency dentist, take x-ray, determine inlay isn't > cemented or sitting properly > - pain goes away, dentist replaces inlay > - now - June - go for regular cleaning, sees blister at gum of tooth > (I thought it was loose skin). No symptoms of pain or abnormality > with the tooth (a rear molar). > - take x-ray, says that it is infection, now recommend root canal. > I'm concerned that the root canal means redoing the inlay > > I'd much rather spend the money on an 80mm Summilux-R. hi Vick... buy the lens and give it to your dentist as payment for your root canal... yes you can, have both.... Steve > > > What do you dentists think - can I "wait and see" on the tooth > situation and the infection goes away? > Searching the web on "tooth infection" isn't nice, on the "potential > further bad things" if a tooth infection runs away. > > > ....Vick > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information