{"id":1389,"date":"2024-09-25T13:17:08","date_gmt":"2024-09-25T20:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\/blog\/?p=1389"},"modified":"2024-09-25T13:17:08","modified_gmt":"2024-09-25T20:17:08","slug":"does-this-root-canal-need-to-be-re-done","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\/blog\/does-this-root-canal-need-to-be-re-done\/","title":{"rendered":"Does This Root Canal Need to Be Re-Done?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Can you help me figure out the most affordable option for me? I had a root canal treatment on my upper right canine. Recently the filling came out and I now have an abscess on the gum. I went back to the dentist’s office and he says I need to have a second root canal treatment. If the abscess is not painful unless the area around it is pressed, could I just take an antibiotic? I just paid for this first root canal. <\/p>\n

Stanley<\/p>\n\n

Dear Stanley,<\/p>\n

\"Illustration<\/p>\n

I am sorry this happened to you. At this point, you definitely need the root canal treatment<\/a>. When a root canal treatment is done, the filling placed is not meant to be a stand alone. It is just there as a temporary measure. A follow-up appointment should have been scheduled for you to have a dental crown placed. Without that, then your saliva will slowly seep through the filling and it will end up falling out, as yours did. It won’t take long after that for bacteria to build up and cause another infection. Again, as yours did.<\/p>\n

An antibiotic won’t be a good solution. The infection has to be physically removed. All an antibiotic will do is hold it at bay for a very short period of time. Then, when the medication runs out, you will be in an even worse situation than you started with. <\/p>\n

If your dentist never told you about the need for a second appointment and dental crown or scheduled you too far away for it to be helpful, then he or she should take some responsibility for what happened. If you just didn’t follow through, then you’ll have to bear the brunt of the cost. <\/p>\n

If your dentist’s fees are too high, then you could always shop around for a more affordable dentist<\/a>. That could take some of the pressure off of you. What you don’t want to do is put this off, because then you will end up with a dental emergency. <\/p>\n

This blog is brought to you by Phoenix Dentist<\/a> Dr. Hillary Peck. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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