Had emergency treatment this morning on a badly decayed molar (no abscess, just deep cavity) and my dentist says due to the bent angle of the root RCT is going to be tricky.
I'm worried that this is going to hurt. Just having it drilled for the temporary filling was bad enough because the whole area was hurting. At one point I could feel pain when he was drilling until he stopped and put some anaesthetic inside(I assume that's what it was- tasted foul but it wasn't as bad after).
This was despite the fact half my face was totally numb and I'm assuming this is because the nerve is still alive, unlike in the case of an abscess(I've had a few). I can handle dentist work so long as I can't feel anything but lying there anticipating pain every time he drills is torture.
Would I be better off just getting it removed?
Any dentists around? Or anyone had anything similar?
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Should I attempt root canal treatment on my molar or have it removed?
hudyerwheesht · 02/06/2015 13:12
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