Sci dentistry - Need Help With Recurring Infection

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Need Help With Recurring Infection

8675309

2004-08-05, 3:24 pm

I have a capped (alive) tooth that has been ging me trouble for the past
2 years. It occationally gets infected and my outer gum swells with pus.
If I take antibiotics the swelling and pain goes away. I've been to
several Dentists but they all tell me a different story. One said the
crown was leaking. Another said it was plaque. Another just wanted to
pull it. And another said it needed root canal, a post and a new crown
(big money). I don't know who to believe. I've been able to live with it
but something's got to be done but I'm really untrusting. Every Dentist
I've seen so far I get the feeling they're lying to me or something. Any
suggestions?

Thanks,

Stephen

8675309

2004-08-06, 8:36 am

On 5-Aug-2004, Mark & Steven Bornfeld DDS
<bornfeldmung@dentaltwins.com> wrote:

> Find a dentist you can trust. If Joel were here, he'd ask if you
> could
> get an x-ray and post a link to it.
> I trust you are correct when you say there is an infection. It takes
>
> more than a leaky crown or plaque to make an infection. The origin of
>
> the infection is probably from either the tooth or the gum--the
> appropriate treatment depends on which, and we don't have enough
> information here to make a determination.
>
> Steve
>
> --
> Mark & Steven Bornfeld DDS
> http://www.dentaltwins.com
> Brooklyn, NY
> 718-258-5001

Here's a link to the x-ray
On 5-Aug-2004, Mark & Steven Bornfeld DDS
<bornfeldmung@dentaltwins.com> wrote:

> Find a dentist you can trust. If Joel were here, he'd ask if you
> could
> get an x-ray and post a link to it.
> I trust you are correct when you say there is an infection. It takes
>
> more than a leaky crown or plaque to make an infection. The origin of
>
> the infection is probably from either the tooth or the gum--the
> appropriate treatment depends on which, and we don't have enough
> information here to make a determination.
>
> Steve
>
> --
> Mark & Steven Bornfeld DDS
> http://www.dentaltwins.com
> Brooklyn, NY
> 718-258-5001

Here's the link to my x-ray: http://exitremax.com/tooth.htm

marsilio

2004-11-05, 7:11 pm

In 1XvQc.2177$4I.194@bignews4.bellsouth.net, 8675309,
reply@this_newsgroup.com, il 5-08-2004 20:35 ha scritto:

> I have a capped (alive) tooth that has been ging me trouble for the past
> 2 years. It occationally gets infected and my outer gum swells with pus.
> If I take antibiotics the swelling and pain goes away. I've been to
> several Dentists but they all tell me a different story. One said the
> crown was leaking. Another said it was plaque. Another just wanted to
> pull it. And another said it needed root canal, a post and a new crown
> (big money). I don't know who to believe. I've been able to live with it
> but something's got to be done but I'm really untrusting. Every Dentist
> I've seen so far I get the feeling they're lying to me or something. Any
> suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Stephen
you need endodontist

marsilio

2004-11-16, 4:31 pm