Know we have a few people with dental knowledge on here so I'm just back from a new dentist and have been yet again given conflicting advice so am confused.
Had a deep filling while pregnant and was warned by previous dentist that it might need root canal in the future. Flared up towards the end of pregnancy and went down the antibiotics route as had an infection on different tooth at the end of my first pregnancy and know this happens to me when there are extra stresses on my body.
After birth, dentist x-rayed and said I had a low-level infection and she would x-ray again at my next check-up to see if it had increased.
When returned there is a new dentist and without x-raying he says it needs root canal as it might flare up if my immune system was compromised i.e. cold,flu. He confirmed that pregnancy could be the cause of flare ups and that it is possible that I might not have any problems with it now.
But I'm confused. If I just leave it he said there is the danger if it flares up it could spread through the soft tissue -what would this mean?
Also he said my body will be trying to fight the infection - is it possible it could heal itself and is there anything I can do to help this?
I'm also worried about the rate of success of RCT - it's a prominent side tooth so don't want to lose the tooth. He said there was a higher success rate with a specialist (although it looks a fairly straightforward job from the x-ray). Would it be worth going to a specialist for better results and presumably quicker surgery?
Sorry this is so long but I'm getting increasingly frustrated the recurring dental problems I'm having since pregnancies, despite a rigorous oral hygiene regime.