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On Nov 15, 10:41�am, eatmoreoats <eatmoreo...@gmail.com> wrote: Quote: On Nov 14, 11:57�pm, Jan <jdrew63...@aol.com> wrote: On Nov 14, 9:57 am, eatmoreoats <eatmoreo...@gmail.com> wrote: Hi, About a year ago I had a root canal re-treatment performed on molar #3. The original root canal work was done about 8 or 9 years ago. The re-treatment involved redoing 3 root canals that were infected at...

Any advice over the internet is going to lack the advantage of viewing the case in real life, but.... Most of us (the dentists on smd) seem to agree that retreating a retreated root canal is quite likely to remain a failure. IOW's I would recommend extraction *almost* every time this question comes up in my practice. With implants looking more and more favorable, even most intitial retreats have to be viewed with a cautious approach....

In article <hdsatc$qdr$1@news.eternal-september.org>, "vaughn" <vaughnsimonHATESSPAM@gmail.FAKE.com> wrote: Quote: "The Webby" <tmjiatroepidemic@cox.net> wrote in message news:tmjiatroepidemic-6DFDD0.09125916112009@newsfarm.iad.highwinds-media.com.. . In article 4ad58b71-71d2-4641-881e-f30ef856dd1f@g27g2000yqn.googlegroups.com >, Jan...

On Nov 14, 11:57 pm, Jan <jdrew63...@aol.com> wrote: Quote: On Nov 14, 9:57 am, eatmoreoats <eatmoreo...@gmail.com> wrote: Hi, About a year ago I had a root canal re-treatment performed on molar #3. The original root canal work was done about 8 or 9 years ago. The re-treatment involved redoing 3 root canals that were infected at the top, and also performing a root canal on a missed 4th root on the same tooth. A...

Dartos wrote: Quote: Any advice over the internet is going to lack the advantage of viewing the case in real life, but.... Most of us (the dentists on smd) seem to agree that retreating a retreated root canal is quite likely to remain a failure. IOW's I would recommend extraction *almost* every time this question comes up in my practice. With implants looking more and more favorable, even most intitial retreats have to be viewed with a...

"The Webby" <tmjiatroepidemic@cox.net> wrote in message news:tmjiatroepidemic-32DF10.12542316112009@newsfarm.iad.highwinds-media.com... Quote: Hello Vaughn. I think there is (at least) one poster who doesn't want anyone in the entire world to ever take anything I have ever posted into consideration... right? Who knows? Perhaps after all these years bygones have finally become bygones? (Look for an e-mail)...

I'm not a dentist, or any kind of medical person. Don't even have a current CPR card. That said..... My limited understanding of dentistry. If you leave a bad tooth in, it's more likely to damage the other teeth. Collect nasty infections, etc. Infections which spread. I think you have the "pull one, and the others go bad" mindset backwards. After a couple RCT, and infections. I'd sure want that tooth...

Any advice and / or opinions much appreciated....thank you in advance. Over the last 12 years or so, I have had a recurring abcess on the root of an upper left 5 (premolar?) and have had numerous courses of Amoxycillan. From memory, I have had the abcess about 5 or 6 times on the same tooth. I have had no trouble to speak of with any of my other teeth. I had the tooth root treated once about 10 years ago and then had a second attempt at root...

Jane Brody on Tuesday had an article in NY Times on why dental implants are better than bridges. I wrote a letter to Jane. Dear Jane, I would like to comment on your article about a dental shift. There are a number of problems with your article. There are no prospective studies that say implants are better than bridges between teeth. The mouth is divided between the anterior teeth and the posterior teeth. All bridges, including implant...