On Monday, Abby told me that her tooth was aching. Abby saw the dentist 4 months ago. We were suppose to have Abby back to the dentist at the beginning of the summer, but we pushed it aside because we wanted to get a second opinion. Well, we sort of forgot about it. (Parent points for us, right?) Any hew, I made an appointment Monday. We had some x-rays done and received some upsetting news. They told us Abby's cavity had gone down to the nerve. We have two options. Option # 1 root canal. (Remember this is a permanent tooth). Option #2 Pull the tooth and hope that the 12 year molar next to it will move into its place and then, when and if she has a wisdom tooth that it will grow in the 12 year molars place. Our dentist gave us a prescription for an antibiotic and something for pain, then referred us to a pediatric dentist. Abby saw him Wednesday. They did some more x-rays and again went over our options. We decided to go ahead with the root canal. They're going to take care of Abby Monday afternoon. :( Poor girl. I hope everything goes well.
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Poor girl! It looks like going with the root canal was a good decision, although Abby would be in discomfort for quite a while. While a tooth extraction is relatively not as painful as a root canal, it is still very painful, especially the first time after the anesthesia wears off. How was the operation, btw? I hope Abby's recovering nicely now, if you guys went with it. Take care!
Sharon Warner @ Premier Dental Esthetics
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