Hey,
So last year during lockdown 1.0 a tooth that had previously been niggly turned in to a monster overnight causing me to have an emergency root canal. It was horrendous. I had about 9 injections of anaesthetic and still had tears rolling down my face. At the end the dentist told me I’d need a second root canal once lockdown had eased. A few months later I psyched myself up and went to get the second one done to be told the x ray showed my roots are unusually long and that having it done by a private specialist would be the best option. The NHS dentist said alternatively she would give it a go if I wanted to but wasn’t guaranteeing she would get to the bottom of the root..
I asked her to try. So another hour in the chair another root canal done and at the end she said she still wasn’t happy with it and would refer me for a third treatment with the private dentist. Apart from slight sensitivity the tooth hasn’t bothered me since until last night when I suddenly had the familiar niggly feeling back. I know that this will develop into worse pain so need to to bite the bullet (pardon the pun) and decide what to do. I rang the private dentist and with consultation fees and a crown I’m looking at between £1300 and £1400 to have the tooth done again. I have assumed that there is no guarantee that the third root canal will be successful so am wondering whether to cut my losses and just get the thing taken out. It’s my molar. I’ve already had wisdom teeth out so this is the very back tooth.
Financially we could just about stretch to it but husbands work is short term contracts at the moment and currently not guaranteed past November and my poorly paid teaching assistant job is under review due to a staff restructure. So WWYD?