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Root Canal or Extraction with a Disastrous Dentist

I cracked a molar and my dentist said that I needed a dental crown, which I got. The process was awful and I felt like the tooth was being electrocuted. Even after it was done it didn’t feel right. I had trouble chewing where they put the crown and the tooth was very sensitive. The […]

Does This Need a Second Root Canal?

I had a root canal done on an upper canine. The temporary filling came off and the tooth developed an abscess. It’s not painful unless I press on the area, but my dentist still wants to do a second root canal treatment. Is that absolutely necessary? Is it possible to just take an antibiotic for […]

Healing After an Apicoectomy

I had an apicoectomy. Previously, the tooth had both a root canal treatment and a dental crown. I had a check up this morning. The bone appears to be growing back. The X-ray looked clear with one exception. There was a small pus sac that indicates there is still some residual infection. They did give […]

Antibiotics for a Tooth Infection

I have a tooth infection and I’m worried that my dentist gave me the wrong antibiotic. I went in and he gave me Keflex that I was on for 5 days. I was better at first but then it seemed to flare back up again. I’m in a lot of pain and the swelling is […]