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How bad is a tooth extraction? scared...Any dentists around?

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littlemissindecisive · 03/07/2010 17:13

I've had failed root canal work on one of my molars. I need to face up to it and get the thing taken out. I have an abcess, but it doesn;t hurt, but flares up every few days.

How painful is an extraction? Can i have a ton of pain relief end numbing? Does it take long?

I've had 3 c-sections but this terrifies me! Plus i'm gutted i'm going to loose a tooth

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elsiepiddock · 07/07/2010 10:13

btw, it cost me £120 to have my tooth out. £100s cheaper than root canal + crown but still expensive, I thought.

shimmerysilverglitter · 07/07/2010 10:20

IMO root canal work was MUCH worse than an extraction and an abcess about a million times worse than anything else, even childbirth and I really mean that.

If you have had Root canal and an abcess then imvho you have already been through the worst of it.

Bramshott · 07/07/2010 10:25

Ok, so all of you who've had teeth out - what do you have in their place?! This is the main thing putting me off having one of my molars out - have been prevaricating ever since the dentist mentioned the word "denture" !

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littlemissindecisive · 07/07/2010 17:02

I wondered that - do i just leave a gap? I'm still on my maternity prescription/free dental malarky so the treatment will be free. Tooth in question is 3rd from back so i'm not sure how obvious a gap would be. I'd obviously have to pay for a new tooth....any ideas how much?

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gingerwhinger73 · 05/01/2011 13:15

I lost most of one of my front teeth in an accident when i was small and it was replaced with a crown on a post but it has now come away and the dentist has told me the root canal will not take another one and i need to have an implant. What is left of the tooth is very minimal and there is not a lot to get hold of to extract it. For this reason i keep putting it off as i am petrified and am wondering how they can extract the tooth with so little (i am talking only about 1-2mm)if anything to pull on.Can anyone help or reassure me.

ilovesprouts · 05/01/2011 15:28

ive to go to the dentist fri i was eating a toffie and one of my back teeth has split in half i think they will pull mine out as its a root canal ,hey i will go for you i love going to the dentists i once had 5 pulled out in my teens on the other hand my dd whos 18 is terrified of going

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