[JudyKayTee]

please will u get another dentist with some experience in dental surgery-there are many out there-get a couple more opinions-doctors are like mechanics-theres only a few good ones also go to the library under sec 613 and get educated on oral practices

There are only a few good ones?

You are aware that "Flossie" is employed in a dental practice, right?

Based on this and some of your other answers, how old are you? Should you be posting on an adult board?

[Bridie07]

Hi Flossie, just to let you know how I got on yesterday (I SURVIVED!). It wasn't the most straight forward of procedures (story of my life!), after removing two of the nerves by drilling through crown my dentist decided to get to the third he would have to remove the crown altogether as it was making it difficult for him to access. He drilled this away and after 4 x rays was happy that he had succeeded in removing the final nerve. The chlorine solution he rinsed the canals with was pretty awful though and made me gag (apparently some people have this reaction, surprise surprise I would have to be one of them!). Anyhow once all nerves gone he tried to fill it but it was too wet to do so,so I have to go back tomorrow to get this done provided the area is dry enough. As regards pain apart from the discomfort of having my mouth open for so long I can honestly say today has been the first day in 5 weeks I am pain free (hooray),having said that I am still on pain killers (anti inflamatory reasons) and two antibiotics. As the mould has already been done for the other crown its just a matter of having that fitted in a couple of weeks once its ready from the lab. I have been assured that I will not be charged for the second crown just the root canal. I am not paying over any further money already paid nearly €800 so until I am finished and pain free I shall not be giving out anymore. Thanks again flossie for all your help you have been super. As the dentist that I have been seeing is opening his own practice up the country at the end of the year I am thinking of changing dentists, I have been recommended a lady denstist who is very good and having had such a good response from you I think the female dentists might be the way to go! Thanks again. B

[flossie]

I'm glad everything went well for you and that you won't have to pay to have the crown replaced!

Thank you so much for letting us know. So many come looking for information here on AMHD but never tell how things turn out.