bridge, implant, other options?

Thread view:

Enable EMail Alerts

Start New Thread

Thread rating:

wahoo - 25 Mar 2005 05:14 GMT

My fiance had his front tooth knocked out 20 years ago and had to have a
root canal and a fake tooth. The root is still there and has gotten
infected for the second time(they drilled from the top of the root and
filled it.) It has been okay for a month or so, but now it is infected
again. What are his options?

Reply to this Message

W_B - 25 Mar 2005 05:25 GMT

>My fiance had his front tooth knocked out 20 years ago and had to have a
>root canal and a fake tooth. The root is still there and has gotten
>infected for the second time(they drilled from the top of the root and
>filled it.) It has been okay for a month or so, but now it is infected
>again. What are his options?

Many.

Sounds like he had an apicoectomy.
If that fails likely a vertical root fracture.

If root is vertically fractured...

extract --> implant -or- 3-unit bridge

--
W_B

wubbabubbazG@RBAGEyahoo.com
Take out the G'RBAGE

Reply to this Message

wahoo - 25 Mar 2005 23:31 GMT

The dentist wants drill on the root and try to fix it one more time. Is
this a good ideal.

Reply to this Message

Joel M. Eichen - 25 Mar 2005 23:34 GMT

>The dentist wants drill on the root and try to fix it one more time. Is
>this a good ideal.

YUP, what's wrong with the tooth?

Reply to this Message