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Two large teeth rotted out in the lower left corner of my mouth, is it better to just pull them out or what should I do?

Two large teeth rotted off the lower corner of the left mouth, indicating that the teeth were severely decayed by bacteria, the pulp may be infected by bacterial damage, triggering an acute attack of inflammation of the pulp, the teeth can not be pulled out even if they are rotten, because the roots are still there are available for treatment of the teeth.

For example, the most common is root canal treatment, there is pulpitis or pulp necrosis, are first to remove the diseased pulp, the first can solve the problem of toothache, and the second is convenient for dental restoration to wear porcelain crowns.

Do I have to extract the tooth if it's rotted to the root?

1, it depends on whether the residual root is complete, the root of the tooth is complete, then you can do crown repair, if even the root of the tooth is rotten, then you have to pull out, and crown repair relative to the root canal is more complex, in addition to filming the inspection to remove the root canal residual pulp, the root of the tooth near the black calculus deposits are more, but also have to do periodontal scaling.

2, clean up the nearby gums, to the root canal into the fiber pile or metal pile, bonding is completed to do the crown core of the restoration, the process does not need to do local anesthesia, there is no pain at this time, the general hardness of the metal pile is higher than the teeth, but the metal pile can not do the MRI, and the gums will have a black phenomenon, burns brother suggests that it is still doing the fiber pile is a bit more beautiful.

What happens after the roots are rotted out and extracted?

Will saline rinse your wound, at this time you can choose instant dental implant or traditional dental implant, or veneer treatment, the first two requirements of the alveolar bone quality has strict requirements, which instant dental implant technology is more mature, can realize the rapid one-time implantation, improve the traditional implantation of a long time to review the drawbacks of the dental implant, but can not be blindly follow, or according to your financial situation.

The deeper the tooth is rotten, the treatment will be from root canal treatment to crown restoration, and ultimately there is no tooth left, only dental implants or veneers, the later the treatment will be more difficult, so caries fillings must be done before it's too late!

Welcome to [Burning Brothers Dental Society], Dr. Burning Brothers is here to answer your cavity questions!

Let's share my experience with tooth decay, I hope it's useful.

First of all, the lessons learned (feel wordy, if you need only this paragraph is enough): dental health should not be underestimated, there is a cavity must hurry to fill, filling fillings will certainly fall, three years and five years, time only. After two fillings, you must hurry to add a braces. Real teeth are definitely a hundred times better than dentures, do not feel that a few hundred dollars is not cheap, the consequences of delay is that the cost is more and more expensive, the time and effort spent and the pain is more and more, and in the end, may be thousands of tens of thousands of dollars or any effort and cost can not be exchanged for their own teeth.

My cavity is located in the lower right penultimate. I had fillings in junior high school and college at small, less formal clinics. Both times it was maybe two or three hundred dollars to get it done and the filling eventually fell out. The second time I had a filling the cavity was bigger and the clinic doctor didn't suggest braces or anything, or he may have said he'd give up considering the price of braces, I can't remember.

I don't even remember exactly when the second filling fell out, it was too much of a hassle for me to chew mostly on my left side. Until one day I ate something hard and unintentionally felt my right tooth go boom and the sensation told me it was broken. Sure enough the cavity cracked open on the inside and wiggled without falling out. Procrastination late I then officially pay attention to it, determined to arrange time to completely to treat it, go to the regular big hospital.

In the provincial dental hospital, the doctor told me that my teeth are so sick that it is not a pity to pull them out, and even if I try to treat and repair them, the result may not be guaranteed. If you insist on preserving your teeth, a series of treatments at the hospital will cost you about eight thousand dollars, at your own expense. During the period need to run to the hospital more than ten times, all kinds of waiting in line can be imagined. At this time I regretted, early treatment will not be this way ah, eight thousand of the effect is not known. The bitter fruit of delay ah, can not bear to swallow!

Allow me to think about it, I've never known anything about extractions or implants, or I didn't think it was serious enough to look into it before. Allow me to slow down, teeth for the time being.

After much deliberation, consider the doctor's recommendation to extract this decayed tooth. Since the program is considered, you do not want to run to the city hospital, and choose a nearby experienced dental clinic to save a lot of waiting time for registration appointments, anyway, the next ���������������.

Uh, I'm not really a professional answer, I'm a personal experience, and yesterday to get the teeth, too coincidentally, I am the lower left first premolar and the second premolar some years ago to pull out the teeth, do the porcelain teeth a few days ago broke, yesterday to re-do. I advise you, if not absolutely necessary, do not pull out the teeth, especially the two next to the molars, can not do all-ceramic teeth can only do alloy porcelain, and even alloy porcelain will be like my teeth have the risk of fracture, because the two big teeth are empty is no support, the wear and tear will be very serious, and there is no root need to grind down the neighboring teeth to do crowns, I was two no teeth but made five teeth! I have two no teeth but five teeth. So don't just pull it out without absolute necessity, it will be a pain in the ass later. At the very least you can't do a nuke because of the alloy teeth

This proposal is actually a personal afterthought and not a favorite, but since I've been there, I'd like to tell the questioner a little bit about my own personal experience and advice.

Probably because of the lack of attention to oral problems or not cleaned cleanly and thoroughly enough in general, my right first molar was really decayed, and also at the time of the small cavities, it was occasionally numb and crunchy when I touched something, but basically not really painful, so I didn't pay much attention to it.

So the one that led to the seriousness of it was chewing on a sugar cane and chipping it right off, which was more of a surprise to myself. Just a few days after last year's New Year's Eve, did it hurt? I remember it didn't hurt, but I surprised myself and went to the dental clinic right away in the afternoon. I've seen a lot of people basically suffer from toothaches, so I should count myself lucky.

When the tooth chipped I was actually quite desperate, it is said that the hardest thing on a human being is a tooth, and this can still chip. Originally thought not to be able to go to remedy, so I was also with the idea of pulling out, because it is impossible to put it and just leave him, he did not crumble before already have grooves, only from the naked eye, can not see the extent of it, because I am the side of the cavities so it is the middle of the cavities are empty, and it was then only bite chipped.

I decided to do a root canal only after I confirmed with the doctor again and again. At the beginning, I also baidu some information, a lot of people say don't have a root canal, a good doctor will not propose to go to the root canal? Because after all, the tooth after the root canal can not absorb nutrients through the alveolus, so the tooth will only get worse and worse, and finally to the end of the irreparable. Root canals also mean having to wear a crown, not to mention the price of a crown, but just how hit and miss and all that ...... So I wasn't that fond of the doctor who offered to do a root canal for me.

It's been a year now and I can't say how my tooth is after the root canal? But basically I can eat, not too hard things basically I can still eat, so I think I'm pretty thankful for him now.

Because it's true that those who talk about how you can't have a root canal, but what if a root canal was the only option left? It's the last salvation to save your teeth, would you do it? I would, I would, and I did, and I don't regret it, at least for now.

Personally, I would recommend not to go for tooth extraction until you have no choice and the doctor has not given a death sentence. I have a friend who had her lower two teeth extracted to make her face look thinner, and I don't know where she got that idea from. Not to mention how much pain she suffered from the extraction of these two teeth (not even wisdom teeth), the teeth were not supported at the later stage because of the empty space on the inside, and they became crooked as they grew. So I don't think extraction is the best choice, at least I'm in favor of retaining them if the economy allows it.

Dental fillings are generally filled with resin, not particularly serious can not do root canal, serious as far as I know, there are two kinds, one is the root canal after playing base, this at least careful care or can maintain a relatively long time, if there is no playing base resin teeth, basically the doctor feels that you must do crowns, the tooth is extremely destructive, has been to the point of not being able to salvage or do the resin does not have much significance of the situation.

I was getting fillings for four hundred dollars, because big teeth (molars) count for two, so one resin counts for two hundred on our side. The exact price may vary from place to place, and may also be affected by city class. Also I myself don't find private clinics to be a big deal. You can trust a private clinic that has a good reputation and a long history. My grandfather has been getting his teeth filled for 10 years without any problems. So don't ever think that if it's a hospital, it's authentic and if it's private, it's unhygienic and the quality is not good.

Only personal advice, go to the hospital after checking to see how the doctor's stance, but also can be remedied must be remedied, if not to see how the doctor decided and how you think. If you choose to fill the tooth, later must take good care of him, root canal of the tooth once again problems can only be abandoned.

And is not too how your heart, relax a little, and do not go too much affected by those negative emotions, everyone's situation is different, can not be generalized, the important thing is that those negative negative words on your mind is not good, but also may lead to you are too sensitive and can not make a more accurate judgment of their own choices and the effect of the medical treatment how to make. Cheer up!

[MEDICAL ANSWERS] Hello, through your description of your oral cavity should have at least one belongs to the function of dental caries, if it is a wisdom tooth, it is recommended to directly remove. If it is a functional tooth, it is recommended to go to a professional dental clinic as soon as possible to check whether there is still value to be retained (root canal treatment + crown restoration), as for the cost, due to the different treatment programs, clinics are different, different regions and other reasons, so the price can not be determined.

In this article:The big tooth in the lower left side of my mouth is rotting out, should I just extract it or what should I do? As an oral surgeon, my answer is.Teeth are very important to us and the specifics of tooth loss need to be actively evaluated. If it is a wisdom tooth, then it should be extracted; if it is assessed to be of value, then it should be preserved by prompt root canal treatment to control the symptoms of infection.

Learn about it below.

The importance of teeth for the mouth?

Teeth play an important role in the oral cavity, not only for aesthetics and pronunciation; one of the most important functions is chewing food. When teeth are missing, the first step of food processing will be a problem, which in turn increases the burden on the gastrointestinal tract, affects nutrient absorption, and may lead to side chewing, developmental disorders and other problems.

There is a saying that "good teeth, eat well", teeth have an important role in oral health and general health, therefore, teeth should not be easily extracted, it is best to be able to retain.

What do you do with a rotten tooth?

When poorly maintained oral hygiene, trauma, and other causes lead to tooth decay, it may bring pain and discomfort, affecting daily life and work. Faced with rotten teeth, so what should be done?

  • If it is a broken wisdom tooth, due to the difficulty of cleaning it, treating it and the fact that it does not carry out important chewing functions, then it is recommended that it be extracted in a timely manner.
  • If it is a large front tooth that is broken, then oral x-rays or CBCT will need to be taken to assess the condition of the remaining tooth tissue, and those that can be preserved will need to undergo a root canal procedure first, and then be tightly filled once the symptoms are under control.
  • If the conditions are poor and the surrounding infection is severe, then the affected tooth needs to be extracted and the infection actively controlled in a timely manner, and the appropriate type of veneer is usually chosen 3 months after the operation.

Knowledge Expansion:Small dental problems need to be dealt with sooner rather than later

In clinical work, many people come to the dental clinic because of obvious tooth pain, in fact, it is already too late.

For tooth decay to occur, it is necessary for bacteria, host, environment and time to work together to make it happen, and the formation of caries takes a certain amount of time. Therefore, to be able to remove cariogenic factors at an early stage, timely repair of caries, then reduce the chances of a great deal to the point of toothache.

In addition, there are many cases of wisdom teeth growing forward and causing caries in the second molar, which may even require extraction of the second molar. If attention is paid, early radiographic evaluation can detect the problem, and then timely removal of wisdom teeth can reduce the risk of caries in the second molar.

Summarize:When a large tooth is decayed, filling or root canal treatment is preferred to retain the tooth, and sometimes even if it is already a stump, it can be retained to exercise its function through appropriate treatment. In short, the first principle is to retain their own teeth; secondly, if the infection around the teeth is not easy to control, alveolar bone resorption is too much, it is necessary to extract before it is too late, to be restored after the restoration of dentures!

It's better to keep what you can.

If the decay is particularly bad and has injured the nerve of the tooth, a root canal can be done first to eliminate the decay and inflammation, and if the remaining portion of the tooth is too small, an inlay can be made, or a crown can be made to protect it, and the tooth can be extracted as little as possible.

It is recommended to go to the hospital and the doctor to communicate and coordinate, do not solve the problem at home, the teeth are prone to infection

My personal opinion, it depends on how bad the rot is. If it is caries, the inside is rotten, the root is not broken, I think it is better not to pull out. Because a little bit of root extraction, there will be damage to the gums, in one if the dentures, and the original teeth are not the same after all, eating does not smell good, the main set of dentures can not eat too hard things. Because too hard things have damage to the dentures. Generally doctors will tell you after dentures too hard food try not to eat. If only caries, the inside of the rotten tooth root is not bad, you can fill the tooth, that is, go to the dentist to remove the caries part of the caries, with fillings to fill the bad part of the good. In this way, you don't have to pull out the root of the tooth, and the tooth can be repaired. Take me personally as an example. I didn't have to remove the root, I just filled the decayed part with a filling, and now my tooth is the same as it was before. If the root of the tooth has rotted away and is accompanied by a bad odor, then it is necessary to go to the dentist to have the tooth extracted. This is because it will harbor oral bacteria and also be prone to infections. So extraction depends on the degree of decay of the tooth, if it is not so bad that it has to be extracted or try to keep it. However, the main thing is to go to the dentist to do a comprehensive examination, the doctor will make an assessment of your teeth, there is no preservation value will recommend that you extract. All of the above are personal opinions. Just for reference! I hope it will help you! Thank you.

Attachment:The price of veneers is determined by what material you want to veneer, there are porcelain. Cobalt chrome. There are also some better than porcelain, the price can not, I personally before set is cobalt chromium and porcelain, spend in one or two million. But that's the price of a few years' worth of money. Now you have to go to the dentist and ask for the exact price. The best way to do this is to set a good quality tooth, after all, it is a tooth. Bad quality is not good for your teeth. Good quality ones last super long. I hope it will help you!

This is called caries, I have had a tooth like yours before, I didn't feel anything at the beginning and didn't think anything of it, and the back was only occasionally painful, still didn't take it seriously, and by the time the back was like a minefield every time I ate it was too late to go back, and in the end I had to undergo a root canal!

Generally, doctors will not recommend extraction unless there is extensive damage with very little root or crown left.

If you don't hurt the pulp and cause pulpitis, you can generally fill the tooth directly! The price is also relatively cheap, usually there will be several kinds of materials for you to choose, a few hundred dollars! If the pulp of the tooth has been damaged to a very deep level causing pulpitis, then most likely you will have to undergo root canal treatment! What is a root canal? It simply means that the nerve of the tooth is killed, and after the root canal is done, the tooth will never hurt again!

Root canal rates vary from place to place, some charge by the number of root canals in your tooth, and some charge by the type of tooth you have! Generally large teeth and incisors are more expensive! Root canals should cost anywhere from fifteen to three thousand dollars for a single tooth, and because you have to get rid of the decay inside, after the root canal, there will be a filling involved, too

There are two main options here, the

The first type:is only a crown, the equivalent of a cap to the tooth, this way is as much as possible to retain their original teeth! This is what I had done, and the price was a whole lot cheaper compared to porcelain!

The second kind: is to do porcelain teeth, porcelain teeth he will grind the original teeth into a small pile, and then outside a set of braces, similar to the teeth wear a hooded clothes, the teeth completely wrapped up! Of course, the price is relatively expensive!


It is advisable to go to a regular dental clinic for a checkup and follow the doctor's advice!

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