I love tootsie stories, huh.
2 nights of waking up due to toothache. I don't often have toothache because I don't think I left any cavities untreated - but this toothache came from the molar tooth that I had root canal treatment in 2020. It was agonizing - I couldn't eat or sleep. By the second day, I had already booked a consultation appointment at a clinic near my apartment for the next day. I woke up at 1 am and I had to take a painkiller to ease the pain (used my last migraine pill). I don't know how people choose to rather go through the pain over and over again than meet a dentist and get proper treatment.
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At the clinic: Dr Smile Dental Equine Park
Scaling & polishing: I think it was a waste of money because my teeth weren't problematic and the doctor took around 5 minutes to clean up just some of the little cavities that I have. He thought I always do scaling - no, I can't even remember when was the last time I did that, but I floss every day, so that helped.
Pain level: Almost none, price: RM 120
Xray :
Pain level: none, price: RM 50 (for one side)
How to read this x-ray: The whitish part on top of my molar is the crown, the whitish lines below it are the 'treated' nerves and the 'bubble' space below the right whitish nerve is the infection.
Dentist Consult: RM 30
I was asked to do an x-ray and the dentist confirmed that there was an infection below one of my nerves (from the root canal tooth). I asked what were the treatment options:
- Redo the Root Canal - during this treatment, he will reopen the crown, remove the filling materials, and find the infected part to treat it. Then fill it back and put back the crown, but there is a possibility of another infection on other nerves in the future, of course.
- Extraction - simply put, removing the whole infected molar.
- Tooth implant - RM 5k+ , best longevity, independent, and most comfortable afterward, but costly and requires surgery
- Bridge - RM 4.5k , a bit invasive for the healthy molars next to the missing tooth, they will begin to decay faster in the future, 5-15 years top
- Single tooth denture - RM 1k, the most fussiest maintenance, but non-invasive
- Do nothing and let it be an empty space
It is a sad phase kan, saying goodbye to your permanent tooth.
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