ow tooth

[alexist]

I have to bite the bullet and go in about that top right bicuspid I put off. This is going to be heinous--root canal, post, and crown. I have no choice. I'm in pain. Every time something touches the tooth, I get eye watering pain shooting through the tooth and to the front of my mouth. The next stage after this is a dead tooth, which will be even more awful and expensive, and it will come after months of pain. But even if that weren't the case I have to do something, because tonight I saw stars and cried. I'm no stranger to dental pain, but that was pretty bad.

So, there's another $1500 or so. At least. :(

Comments

[mindycl.livejournal.com]

What insurance do you have?

a root canal + crown, in my neck of the woods is about six appointments. gah. it's my biggest nightmare.

[arosoff.livejournal.com]

I don't have insurance, which is why I don't want to do it.

A root canal + crown should take about 3-4 appointments--an endodontist can do the root canal work in 1 appointment now and the crown takes 2 or 3 depending on whether the post and temporary crown are done at the same time. I've got 10 crowns (this will be #11) and 7 or 8 root canals (plus an apicoectomy). I'm a pro.