Is it dangerous to pull an abscessed tooth?

jemsander · Feb 8, 2013

My tooth started bithering me in August of 2012.I went to an urgent care facility and they prescribed antibiotics and the swelling and toothache went away.But when the antibiotics wore off the swelling and pain came back.Needless to say,I have an abscess now and I had to wait until I got dental to get it taken care of.I have just started my second round of antibiotics and the dentist said that he would probably pull the tooth when I came back for my appointment.If the abscess is still there,is it safe to pull the tooth?

Richard Powell · Feb 9, 2013

It is always dangerous to long lasting diseases like this. Therefore you have taken up a right step to remove this teeth as it might spread infection in your mouth in upcoming days or may in year.

wyly · Feb 9, 2013

pulling is less expensive than a root canal, I'm no dentist but I surprised he isn't doing a root canal.

the dangerous thing here is doing nothing, a tooth abscess can kill you if left untreated. once he pulls it he may prescribe antibiotics and may also pack the cavity with antibiotics as well.

I had an abscess a couple of years back, half my face went numb and the abscess nearly into my sinuses, I had the root canal a 6hr procedure over two days, the first day was just drilling out the tooth and packing it overnight with anti-biotics...$900 because it was an emergence service...

hudson1955 · Feb 10, 2013

jemsander said: ↑

My tooth started bithering me in August of 2012.I went to an urgent care facility and they prescribed antibiotics and the swelling and toothache went away.But when the antibiotics wore off the swelling and pain came back.Needless to say,I have an abscess now and I had to wait until I got dental to get it taken care of.I have just started my second round of antibiotics and the dentist said that he would probably pull the tooth when I came back for my appointment.If the abscess is still there,is it safe to pull the tooth?
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IMO and based on my own research, the first course of treatment is with an antibiotic, then either pulling the tooth or giving another from of approved treatment for the problem. To my knowledge the normal course of treatment is to rid the tooth/surrounding tissue of infection prior to pulling it.

Not treating an infection can ultimately lead to the infection spreading and finally result in death.

waltky · Sep 5, 2013

Granny wants to know if people can't afford dental insurance - how dey s'posed to afford Obamacare?...

More Americans Turn to ER for Dental Care
September 04, 2013 NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE Four-year-old Emily Bratcher is having a cavity filled. And as uncomfortable as getting a tooth drilled might be, shes lucky to be sitting in Rhonda Switzer's dentist chair at all.

Last year, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ranked Tennessee 47th among the 50 states for dental care. The CDC says the number of Tennessee residents visiting a dentist routinely is on the decline. Working but poor families like Emilys have the hardest time accessing dental care. They make too much money to qualify for government aid, but too little to pay for the care at market rates. So Emily and her sister are being treated at the Interfaith Dental Clinic, a medical charity operated by a faith-based ministry. It can be especially important for people struggling to find or keep a job to have good oral health. Unfortunately, our society looks at peoples weight, their dialect, and their teeth in making decisions like, is that person educated or employable, Executive Director Rhonda Switzer said.

And just as unfortunately, the problem is only getting worse. The Pew Research Center released a study earlier this year that indicates the U.S. has a severe shortage of dentists. More than half of those currently in practice are nearing retirement. Even more alarming, a growing number of Americans are showing up at hospital emergency rooms looking for dental care. This is the 'canary in the coal mine.' This is the symptom that tells you we have a broken dental delivery system, said Shelly Gehshan, director of the Pew Childrens Dental Campaign. We dont have enough dentists. We dont have enough clinics. We dont have enough dental insurance. We dont have enough financing in the system. We dont have enough prevention. Its a neglected area.

The Interfaith Dental Clinic, a medical charity outside Nashville, Tennessee, offers dental care to those who can't afford dental insurance.

Gehshan says the Affordable Care Act, President Barack Obamas signature healthcare reform initiative, will, in theory, extend dental coverage to every child in the nation, but she says the poorest of those children may still have trouble accessing care. They need help with transportation, or translation, or child care, and most dental care is provided by private dentists and theyre not set up to provide those extra services, she said. Gehshan says non-profit clinics like Switzers facility are better equipped to address those needs, but charitable operations are rare. She says one possible solution some states are exploring is introducing what she calls mid-level dental practitioners. Currently, only fully accredited doctors are allowed to practice dentistry in the U.S. In other countries there are other more different types of providers. So they have dental hygienists with extra training, or dental therapists, or people with both types of training," Gehshan said.

Little Emily Bratchers mother, Deborah, is not really interested in the politics of health care. She just wants her daughters to see a dentist regularly, and shes a little angry it is not happening now. Its just upsetting, because I dont want my children to go through life having bad teeth, because I cant afford $3,000 for dental work every other month or something, Deborah Bratcher said. The Pew Centers Shelly Gehshan notes that the Affordable Care Act does not mandate dental coverage for adults, meaning millions of Americans will continue to struggle to maintain good oral health.

http://www.voanews.com/content/more-americans-turning-to-er-for-dental-care/1742253.html
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waltky · Oct 18, 2015

Insta-tooth...

Dentists will soon be able to 3D print you a new tooth in minutes
March 28, 2015 - Watching advancements in 3D printing technology can seem like watching science fiction—impressive, but ultimately out of reach and arguably bearing little relevance in daily life.

But with the announcement of a breakthrough technology that accelerates 3D printing speeds by a factor of up to 100, you may soon encounter a 3D printer in the most banal of everyday places: your dentist’s office. “This means that dentists can now print a tooth in 6.5 minutes,” explained Joseph DeSimone, the CEO of the 3D printing company Carbon3D and a professor of chemistry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, at the TED Conference in Vancouver last week. The 3D printing innovation is cutting edge, but the ability to reproduce a tooth while you wait in the dental chair is actually not new. “It’s been around for about 30 years,” explains Dr. Sharde Harvey, a New York City-based dentist who been using the method called CEREC (Chairside Economical Restoration of Esthetic Ceramics) since 2005.

Faster procedures.

Developed in the University of Zurich, CEREC is more akin to computer-assisted sculpture than printing. While 3D printing creates an object one micro layer at a time, CEREC carves out or “mills” a new tooth from a piece of porcelain aided by scanners and 3D modeling software. Both methods allow dental practitioners to replace teeth, crowns, veneers, and inlays in a single sitting. The advantage of 3D printing over milling is that the process is better able to custom manufacture an object with intricate details—think about a tooth’s irregular grooves, crannies, and valleys. The problem with 3D printing was that it used to take a very long time.

Now the race is on to come up with faster, feasible 3D printing techniques. Barely a week after Carbon3D’s unveiling, the Australian company Gizmo 3D announced that they’re working on a “super fast SLA [stereolithography] style 3D printer” that challenges Carbon3D’s print speeds. The prize in this race is the lucrative market for dental and medical prosthetics. The competition too is paving the way for 3D printing to finally become a standard tool for a range of health practitioners. Clinical trials to test the viability of making perfectly-fitting 3D printed stents are already in the works—with the hope that soon this could even be done right in the surgery room, during an operation.

http://qz.com/367187/3d-printed-teeth/
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Protective paint for your teeth and fast-acting braces could banish the dentist’s drill
23 June 2014 | Afraid of the dentist? The good news is that a series of remarkable innovations could soon transform the experience. Even dentists themselves are stunned by the changes.

‘The developments since I qualified 30 years ago have been astonishing,’ says Jack Toumba, professor of paediatric and restorative dentistry at the University of Leeds. Just last week, researchers from King’s College London announced they’d developed a self-healing filling, which could mean the end of the dentist’s drill. In a procedure known as Electrically Accelerated and Enhanced Remineralisation, a tiny electrical current is used to push calcium and phosphate into the damaged tooth, encouraging it to heal. Tooth decay is normally removed by drilling and then filling the cavity with a material, such as an amalgam made from a mixture of metals. The new technology, which boosts the tooth’s natural repair process, may be available within three years. Here we look at other innovations set to transform dental care.

Afraid of the dentist? A series of remarkable innovations could soon transform the experience

PAINT THAT CAN PREVENT DECAY

Researchers at the University of Leeds have developed a paste that is painted on to the teeth and can protect against decay. The paste contains naturally occurring molecules — peptides — which seep into the tiny holes in the tooth’s surface. The peptides form a gel that provides a ‘scaffold’ that attracts calcium from saliva. The calcium provides a protective layer. The paste was originally developed for treating early decay. ‘We already knew the formula could provide a certain degree of repair with tooth decay,’ says Professor Jennifer Kirkham, of the university’s school of dentistry. ‘However, we could also see that, in a paste or fluid, it could protect against acid attack.’ Available: Within a year.

Researchers at the University of Leeds have developed a paste that is painted on to the teeth and can protect against decay

FILLINGS TO WARD OFF BACTERIA

Even after a dentist drills out a decayed tooth, it’s almost impossible to remove every last bit of bacteria from the margins — a condition known as marginal leakage. The bacteria trapped under the new filling feeds off sugar in food, producing acid that causes new decay. That’s why fillings need to be replaced every five to ten years. Now scientists at the Federal University of Ceara in Brazil have created an adhesive for fillings that contains antibacterial agents, which could mean an end for replacement fillings. Available: Within five years.

GROW YOUR OWN TEETH
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beth115 · Oct 24, 2015

Your mandated Obama care insurance purchased through an exchange likely will cover pulling the tooth but not replacing it as most instance will only cover 1500.00 y after meeting your deductible and out of pocket. While an untreated access can lead to heart disease and even death, the PPACA didn't include dental care as in the minimum essential coverage, instead the wrongly opted to force everyone to pay for maternity and newborn care, two of the most costly benefits regardless if the individual or family needs it. Single men don't need it, menopausal women do t need it but all need dental care. We are forced to waste money on benefits we will never use that are the most costly and go without dental care. Paying thousands of dollars to replace a pulled tooth.

Why did HHS force us to pay for maternity and newborn care?

Because not the most costly benefit insurance wise and Ppaca/Obama promised insurance companies they wouldn't lose money covering those with high cost preexisting conditions and bearing the total cost of mamogr, ams and other preventative tests. So , we aren't,t receiving free tests and we are still paying for uninsureds seeking ER care and picking up the insurance Companies costs to see ensure high cost pre existing conditions AND on top of that subsidizing the cost of premiums for those qualifying for a government subsidy.

The promise to lower the cost of health insurance was a lie and educated people in the heath care field knew that from the start.

Unless you qualify for a subsidy or had a costly pre-exiting illness, Obama Care wouldn't save you money, lower your premium and due to the higher d deductibles will likely not pay for high cost treatments or surgeries. Rendering it virtually worthless for fairly healthy persons

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