salmander

No one mentioned getting a "partial," meaning a partial denture. I'm pretty sure they can do it for one tooth. My insurance paid for mine, which included several teeth in different parts of my mouth, all connected in the back. It was free for me. Do you have insurance that might pay for at least most of it? If not, it should still be cheaper than the root canal option. Partials include small wire hooks to hold it in place that cannot be seen from the front. The hooks wrap around adjoining teeth. If your dentist doesn't do this, or doesn't know about it, you should get another dentist. They're not all the same - some know things others don't. I was surprised when I found that out. For instance, one such option that one entire dental clinic didn't know anything about was fusing (it may have a different name). They put a permanent adhesive strip on the front and the back of the tooth (which blends in with the color of the teeth in the front). This attaches the affected tooth to the tooth on each side Then they cut the tooth at the gumline with a tiny circular saw (amazing to know they can do that - it takes seconds), after which they extracted the root. The original tooth/teeth are in the original spot and look the same as they always had. This would depend on the condition of the tooth above the gumline, of course, though it sounds like yours is not salvageable.

sarge69 Loc: Ft Myers, FL

Partials with wire attachment are good if you have strong teeth. Soft teeth deteriorate with the wire quickly.

Sarge69

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

I could get a bridge for about $3,200. There would be three crowns in a row - one on either side of the bad tooth. I think the bad tooth would be pulled, but the price was too high for consideration. I'm hoping the antibiotics do the trick.

Wenonah Loc: Winona, MN

You can definitely drive round trip, motels and meals plus the partial for way less than $3200.

oregon don

I had a problem with a wisdom tooth during basic. went on sick call and saw the dentist. I was called into the chair and he looked at the tooth me sent me back out into the waiting room. 5 min later called me back and gave me a shot of Novocain and sent me back out for 10 min called me back in and pulled the tooth as he rattled the pliers across all my other teeth.

sent back to duty with a package of APC's

no pain at all

stevebein

Sounds like military dentist

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

I had a wisdom tooth pulled a few years ago - surprisingly not bad.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

My teeth are very strong. They get regular workouts all day long - lots of eating.

Abo

Sounds horrible,
looks horrible,
was horrible.

In the immortal words of "Colonel Kurtz":

"The horror!"

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jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

You have my sympathy, but isn't it nice knowing that's not in your mouth anymore?

dmdpeterdmd

There are a number of dentists that work with you under your financial circumstances. Shop it. You may also go to your local dental school, and a student will do the work under the direct supervision of a licensed dental professor.What area are you located?

Abo

Well it's a double edged sword Jerry.

It was my last moler that engaged with another moler.
So I'm now a slow eater.

That large hunk of amalgam you see was a filling done in the mid
80s. The dentist (Zev Degan) said to me when he filled that husk of
a shell; "I've saved the tooth only because it's your last moler that mates with
another moler. I've done what I can but it will probably
only last about a year." It lasted 30 years and Zev is the only Dentist in my
living memory that had done a good and relatively pain free job.

I remember the day clearly. When I got in the chair I said to Zev;
"This isnt going to hurt us is it.

He got even with my joking remark though:
He needed to remove the nerves from the tooth with a "reamer".
His conversation with the nurse went thus:
Z. 10mm reamer please nurse.
N. Sorry doctor, we dont have a 10mm reamer.
Z. 15mm reamer please nurse.
N. Sorry doctor, we dont have a 15mm reamer.
Z. 20mm reamer please nurse.
N. Sorry doctor, we dont have a 20mm reamer.
etc.

In my mind the fear was building as the size of the tool
that was going into my tooth was getting bigger and bigger.

Anyway, the operation was pain free, and the three of us had a laugh
after it was done.

2th Loc: Tehran

Sirs/Madams: Root canal has to be followed by crowns or they will beak Implants are best choice for lost teeth .

2th Loc: Tehran

Sirs/Madams: Root canal has to be followed by crowns or they will beak Implants are best choice for lost teeth .

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Correct, but I am hoping that antibiotics will save me $1,934.