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Medical Forum / General / Dentistry / April 2007My baby tooth
Hi there - I could use some advice. I was missing 2 of my adult molars (and all 4 wisdom teeth) when I was a kid. Braces closed one of the molar gaps -- but couldn't close both -- not enough teeth to move around! So I have lived, happily, with my baby tooth all these years. I'm 38 now and I have a cavity in that baby tooth (lower right) that is right at the gum line and needs to be dealt with. The x-rays don't show clearly what's going on below the gumline there and the dentist says that he won't know what's going on until he drills into it. Does this sound like a situation where I might lose my tooth? The thought of an implant makes me shiver -- it just sounds like an awful process -- but none of the others sound great, either. Can a root canal/crown be done on a baby tooth? Also, should I be consulting with a specialist dentist -- or is a regular dentist the best person to do this 'exploratory drilling'? Thanks - MM I'm 38 now > and I have a cavity in that baby tooth > Does this sound like a situation where I might lose my tooth? The > thought of an implant makes me shiver -- it just sounds like an awful [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Thanks - > MM Though I've seen some baby teeth last into someones sixties, I would say you've made it quite a way yourself. Be happy with the service that you have gotten from this tooth that was meant to last about 9-10 years. If it can be easily fixed and go a little longer, great. If not, get the implant and move on. It isn't torture and you end up with a very long term replacement. JMO, Steve >Hi there - > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > >Does this sound like a situation where I might lose my tooth? Can't tell from here without an x-ray but I agree with Fawks. > The thought of an implant makes me shiver -- it just sounds like an awful >process -- It's not, I have one. No big deal. >but none of the others sound great, either. Can a root >canal/crown be done on a baby tooth? Sometimes yes, sometimes no. >Also, should I be consulting >with a specialist dentist -- or is a regular dentist the best person >to do this 'exploratory drilling'? Any GP should be able to handle this no problemo. >Thanks - >MM / > Hi there - > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Does this sound like a situation where I might lose my tooth? Yes, but most teeth like this are saved. > The thought of an implant makes me shiver -- it just sounds like an awful > process -- but none of the others sound great, either. An implant is not that big of a deal. And,,,,,,,,, you will have to face one eventually, as primary teeth generally do not survive much beyond a patient's 45th birthday. >Can a root canal/crown be done on a baby tooth? Certainly. >Also, should I be consulting > with a specialist dentist -- or is a regular dentist the best person > to do this 'exploratory drilling'? You want the dentist would would be restoring the tooth to clean out the decay. AC |
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