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I had a root canal done and it was supposed to be finished by a specialist when they took out my wisdom teeth. That didn't happen, then the temporary filling failed and I need emergency visit to shore it up. I've since had multiple visits to another dentist to finish the root canal. It still hasn't been finished and capped and it's probably going to result in my jaw falling off or something. Stupid fucking teeth.
I think I paid 200 for the initial root canal by the dentist but have probably spent another few hundred having it cleaned further in preparation for final sealing and capping, which I've not had done yet. I'm putting it off but I know it's going to come back and bite (ptp) me.
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Molar root treatment just not cost effective on the NHS so tendency to cut corners which reduces success.
Personally I'd stump up the cost of paying a specialist to do it.
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I changed dentist (NHS) a year ago when we moved out of London and have just been to see them about a molar that’s got an infection (like an idiot I didn’t get a broken filling looked at until too late).
The discussion about my options had left me feeling wary about the dentist though.
I can either have the tooth extracted for £70 or a root canal for £70. However they said that if I want to go for the root canal I’d be better using their specialist (private) who charges £800. It seemed like a bit of a sell, saying the chance of success would be much higher if I used said specialist.
I’d much rather not extract the tooth without trying to save it and need to make a decision and get this sorted, but worry they’ll do a bad job if ask for root canal on NHS.
Would appreciate any thoughts