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Medical Forum / General / Dentistry / January 2005Extraction or repair?
I have two wisdom teeth that have fairly large cavities in them. My Dentist said he can drill and fill or extract. Both covered by insurance. What would you recommend for your patients? Thanx in advance. > I have two wisdom teeth that have fairly large cavities in them. My > Dentist said he can drill and fill or extract. Both covered by > insurance. What would you recommend for your patients? Thanx in > advance. I'm not a dentist but I think most people would say ...try and keep your own teeth as long as possible. If you fill them now you can always have them extracted later. Can't easily do it the other way around! >> I have two wisdom teeth that have fairly large cavities in them. My >> Dentist said he can drill and fill or extract. Both covered by [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >teeth as long as possible. If you fill them now you can always have them >extracted later. Can't easily do it the other way around! Excellent. You are wise! (wisdom pun). Joel >I have two wisdom teeth that have fairly large cavities in them. My >Dentist said he can drill and fill or extract. Both covered by >insurance. What would you recommend for your patients? Thanx in >advance. FILL! Wisdom teeth are still teeth. If it does not work out, an extraction is always possible. Joel >I have two wisdom teeth that have fairly large cavities in them. My >Dentist said he can drill and fill or extract. Both covered by >insurance. What would you recommend for your patients? Thanx in >advance. It depends on your occlusion, your daily oral hygiene, the vertical height of the teeth, the distance to the retro-molar pad, the amount of caries, etc. .. Stephen Mancuso, D.D.S. Troy, Michigan, USA I am writing on a Tablet-PC,so forgive me if the PC misreads my handwriting. I have seen more cases where I wondered why anyone would fill a wisdom tooth than I have seen where I said I'm glad that tooth is still there (*very rarely*). Fawks >I have seen more cases where I wondered why anyone >would fill a wisdom tooth than I have seen where I said >I'm glad that tooth is still there (*very rarely*). > >Fawks Yes, I kind of agree with that but again, that is a statistical approach. Every person's tooth is THEIR tooth, so I give it a try where appropriate. Joel Hi, IM no Dentist but I would try to hold onto as mny teeth as possible until there is no other wy. Best To You, Michael >Hi, IM no Dentist but I would try to hold onto as mny teeth as possible until >there is no other wy. Best To You, Michael I agree Michael. Seems so simple yet so many do not listen! Joel |
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