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Medical Forum / General / Dentistry / February 2006Cotton found in filling
Year ago October had abscess - after antibiotics root canal performed. Shortly after, tooth was temporarily filled. Five months ago, abscess re- occurred, dental x-rays showed foreign object - temp was removed for replacement - cotton was found and had to be dug out - recently scheduled for first procedure for CAP - again, when removing this temporary filling he again had dig out more cotton. Is this uncommon or should I be concerned? Could this be the cause of my abscesses/infections (I have heard infections of mouth are so dangerous in relation to heart) - would this be fault of person performing root canal or dentist who temporarily filled tooth. Thanks! Its necessary to see the x-ray. Was this undergoing treatment or completed? Was it in preparation for a post? There are legitimate reasons for sealing cotton inside. Joel > Year ago October had abscess - after antibiotics root canal performed. > Shortly after, tooth was temporarily filled. Five months ago, abscess re- [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > of mouth are so dangerous in relation to heart) - would this be fault of > person performing root canal or dentist who temporarily filled tooth. Thanks! Appreciate that, still undergoing treaatment and complete scan of mouth undergoing. Yes, in prep for post - do understand legitimate reasons for sealing cotton inside - they believe mine just got abscessed and infected (really bad smelling) - have great dentist so he knows what he is doing - thanks for caring to write back. >Its necessary to see the x-ray. Was this undergoing treatment >or completed? Was it in preparation for a post? There are legitimate [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >> of mouth are so dangerous in relation to heart) - would this be fault of >> person performing root canal or dentist who temporarily filled tooth. Thanks! did the tooth spend 5 months (!!!) without a definitive permanent rewstoration like post and core, and then a crown, or at least an amalgam or a composite filling? why 5 months with a temporary filling??? you didn't come back? the rtc was FINISHED? or the temporary filling with a cotton below was just for no more than a couple of weeks at most? the infection is the same one than before just it didn't get cured and became acutte again. seems to me that you missed a couple of your dental appointments, and try to blame the dentist for that Sincerely, get the rtc done and finished and then have some kind of restoration placed, if there are still doubts about the rtc just temporarily cement the crown with temporary bonding so it'll be easier to remove it in case the endo should get back in there, if it doesn't bother for 6 to 12 months then have it cemented with definitive cement. Cheers! NotKnowingGabe > Year ago October had abscess - after antibiotics root canal performed. > Shortly after, tooth was temporarily filled. Five months ago, abscess re- [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > person performing root canal or dentist who temporarily filled tooth. > Thanks! what is "antibiotics root canal" ? you wrote: > Year ago October had abscess - after antibiotics root canal performed. > Shortly after, tooth was temporarily filled. Five months ago, abscess re- > occurred, dental x-rays showed foreign object - temp was removed for > replacement - cotton was found and had to be dug out - recently > scheduled I ALWAYS place some kind of intracannal medication, and then one or two cotton balls, and then the temporary filling between sessions, I DON'T want the temporary filling to get into the cannals and act like a syringe and make pressure on the periappical zone, that would make the patient feel MORE post-operative pain (!!), but when I have ALREADY FINISHED the rtc then the temporary filling will have no cotton, always thinking that is temp and it'll get removed and replaced by a definitive restoration (Whatever is decided, I won't discuss this as I don't do them, I do 95% ENDO, 5% other things, and so 95% of my patients go back to their dentists, who sent them to me) in a period no longer than one month after the rtc was done, the sooner the safer. Cheers! NotKnowingGabe (hahahahaha) > did the tooth spend 5 months (!!!) without a definitive permanent > rewstoration like post and core, and then a crown, or at least an amalgam [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] >> person performing root canal or dentist who temporarily filled tooth. >> Thanks! I had a similar situation of sorts back in "03" when I had four wisdom teeth extracted. This was a bad scene IMO. About a week after having had the operation, and after one follow up visit, I was in an excruciating amout of pain. The Surgeon had prescribed me 2 x 20 prescriptions for 7.5\750 Oxycodone, as well as Amoxocillin for an antibiotic. The only issue was that the swelling wa not going down and the pain was increasing. My face was the size of a soccer ball. I was in so much pain and discomfort I was out of work for over a week following the procdedure. I was assured that the I was just experiencing a "slow recovery" However one night about 9 days after the operation I was in so much pain and could feel an obstruction in my mouth toward the back, like something was growing there. I medicated myself, which was really not doing much for the pain, and took a small Maglite flashlight, and a toothpick and stood in front of a mirror and proceeded to probe for the problem. And I found it. It was a length of gauze about 5 feet long which had been crumbled up and stuffed into one of the sockets which had been trying to heal over!! WTF??!!! I pulled it out and placed it into a sandwich baggie and brought it to the Dr the next morning, which was two days later on a Monday. He made like it was not big deal, OOPS! And gave me more pain medication as well as Amox, and sent me on my way. Then sent me a bill for over $200 for that office visit!! I know this was almost 3 years ago, but was there anything wrong with that situation? JJ no that material is designed to resorb on its own. sounds like the area got infected. >no > >that material is designed to resorb on its own. >sounds like the area got infected. Sounds logical to me too - thanks! Wow - been there and done that on different situations, guess we are so trusting and always believe it couldn't happen to us - thanks so much for caring enough to write back. >I had a similar situation of sorts back in "03" when I had four wisdom >teeth extracted. This was a bad scene IMO. About a week after having [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > JJ I was hospitalized for week, sorry so much time in between messages - yes, at least 5 months left in between because have been ill otherwise with other on- going health problems, on Coumadin which makes dental appointments difficult anyhow because with hip replacement, antiobiotics required. Have the greatest dentist so know he is doing best for me. Had post put in few weeks ago but with recent hospitalization no dental work for another 4 to 5 weeks, always an issue for my dentists with other on-going health problems - appreciate your email and I know I'll be great once I'm healthy enough to get it completed. >did the tooth spend 5 months (!!!) without a definitive permanent >rewstoration like post and core, and then a crown, or at least an amalgam or [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] >> person performing root canal or dentist who temporarily filled tooth. >> Thanks! Excellent! Good to hear you are on the mend! Joely bscessk via MedKB.com Wrote: > I was hospitalized for week, sorry so much time in between messages > yes, at [quoted text clipped - 53 lines] > > Message posted via MedKB.com > > http://tinyurl.com/p3mnn> -- Joel34
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