Dentist Advice

[DEE]

Just recieved my dental assessment.
The assessment was done by consultant in special care dentistry,and a consultant in special care +specialist in oral surgery.
I have eight teeth that need sorting
a) REMOVING COMPLETELY
b)RETAINED WITH A ROOT FILLING replaced by a denture
c)CROWN AND ROOTCANAL TREATMENT
There are several factors as to why I'm in this postion thats not what bothers me.
As I feel uncomfortable having dental work done I have asked for sedation and local aneasthetic.
A meeting of the above consultants,consultant Anaesthetist and my wg consultant
came to the conclusion that it would only be done one tooth at a time with follow ups through the healing proccess.Also with the addition of two intravenously given antibiotics followed by a week of oral anti b.
Due to the high risk of osteonecrosis or leaving a large non-healing area Im having a meeting with the consultants to decide which path I want to go .
Would appreciate any advice ,sorry its such a long post but was the only way to give you the full picture Thanks for help DEEx
ps the three options above are available for each tooth.

[drz]

Just recieved my dental assessment.
The assessment was done by consultant in special care dentistry,and a consultant in special care +specialist in oral surgery.
I have eight teeth that need sorting
a) REMOVING COMPLETELY
b)RETAINED WITH A ROOT FILLING replaced by a denture
c)CROWN AND ROOTCANAL TREATMENT
There are several factors as to why I'm in this postion thats not what bothers me.
As I feel uncomfortable having dental work done I have asked for sedation and local aneasthetic.
A meeting of the above consultants,consultant Anaesthetist and my wg consultant
came to the conclusion that it would only be done one tooth at a time with follow ups through the healing proccess.Also with the addition of two intravenously given antibiotics followed by a week of oral anti b.
Due to the high risk of osteonecrosis or leaving a large non-healing area Im having a meeting with the consultants to decide which path I want to go .
Would appreciate any advice ,sorry its such a long post but was the only way to give you the full picture Thanks for help DEEx
ps the three options above are available for each tooth.

Sounds like an horrible ordeal to endure. Sorry to hear that.

If your treating rheumatologist recommends this as best way to deal with the procedures to minimize risk I guess I would trust their judgement and hope for the best.

[DEE]

I agree with the treatment its just which one to take .
off the three options !

[pwc51]

My teeth seem to be cracking up one by one! Local anasthetic and a filling seem to have fidxed them so far - with no untoward side effects.

My dentist did comment that, if on alendronic acid, as I am, this can present problems with healing if extractions are necessary.

[Sangye]

Yikes Dee. That gives me the heeby-jeebies. MAJOR dentist phobia here.

[elephant]

Dee, I don't know what to tell you. Whatever you decide will be best for you. Good luck!

[BookNut]

How do you feel about your dentist? I had MAJOR dental phobia until i found my dentist. He is wonderful and puts me at ease completely. thinking back on other dentists that i feared, I realize why this one is different. It is absolutely as important to him that he not inflict pain as it is to me to not feel any. If i so much as wrinkle an eyebrow he stops to make sure i am ok. the other thing is that he is crazy funny, and crazy talented at getting the novacaine in the right spot. I have at least one root canal done every year, and i can truly say I actually look forward to seeing my dentist. A visit is like going to a comedy club. so, if you can find a dentist who is REALLY good with novacaine, and really has a lot of compassion, I would go with the least invasive treatment possible. That said, I will not allow even my wonderful dentist to do an extraction. I want to be out cold for that. so, in those cases, I trust his referral. Good luck!! And if you find that you fear dental work, shop around. sometimes you can find reviews online.