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Topic: Root Canal Alternatives??
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hutchie
Knowflake Posts: 18
From: Toronto, Ontario Canada
Registered: Jul 2002
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posted June 25, 2003 02:22 PM
 
Hey Guys!Please help! My dentist just told me that I need a root canal on my front tooth. I don't know – something about purposely killing off a tooth isn't sitting well with me. And I've read that root canals are connected to heart disease, arthritis etc. (Apparently the infection that necessitates the root canal never fully disappears with the procedure and the "poison" is distributed throughout the body - focal infection theory) Whoa! In typical Aquarian fashion I've probably provided too much of a preamble!!! So..is there any alternatives to root canal!?! Ha! If I don't figure out something quickly, my little smiley will have to sport a huge gap in his winsome little grin!!! Thanks! IP: Logged |
juniperb
Moderator Posts: 3936
From: www.Heaven.Home
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted June 25, 2003 03:42 PM
Sadly, this Aquarian has one front tooth and a second one root canaled. My circumstances were different and I am just lucky to have the teeth. My choice was limited to pull out or root canal. Hopefully, denistry has advanced since then and you will find your alternative as teeth are a good thing to have  juniperb  IP: Logged |
hutchie
Knowflake Posts: 18
From: Toronto, Ontario Canada
Registered: Jul 2002
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posted June 25, 2003 04:31 PM
Get out of town!!! Which tooth? Mine's the front tooth - left side! IP: Logged |
juniperb
Moderator Posts: 3936
From: www.Heaven.Home
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted June 26, 2003 12:44 PM
Eye tooth, left side juniperb IP: Logged |
hrj777
Knowflake Posts: 611
From: Anywhere, nowhere ...
Registered: Dec 2002
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posted June 26, 2003 04:21 PM
Hello Hutchie,I have had two root canals and really it was painless. It was actually a relief to have them removed considering the amount of pain I was in because of them. Heidi IP: Logged |
Tuesday
Knowflake Posts: 185
From: Kansas
Registered: Jun 2002
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posted June 27, 2003 06:47 PM
Ouch ouch ouch. I had a RC when I was 12. A filling had fallen off one of my molars when I was eating, and I was in excruciating pain for days. The procedure itself was painless except for the shots and later for a few seconds when they hit the nerve.IP: Logged |
Lunargirl
Knowflake Posts: 1513
From: south of utopia
Registered: Mar 2003
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posted June 29, 2003 02:31 AM
Have you checked out acupuncture? It might be appropriate and effective for this kind of problem, or at least to help with part of it. Chinese medecine has some amazing approaches.Good luck! Lunargirl IP: Logged |
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