cavity question...please help!!?

If you leave a cavity unattended it will grow and become a bigger problem - no matter how much you want it to it won't go away. I recommend a cermic filling - it's white and unnoticeable and should last for many years if it's done by a dentist who specialises in it.

You don't need to get your tooth pulled - if that is what your dentist says - find another one. Like any purchase - it's well worth shopping around until you find what YOU want.

You are in an unfortunate situation. It sounds like the cavity is under the gumline where there is bone loss - and only visible with an x-ray. The only options are getting a filling or having it pulled. Honestly, having a filling done (and if it is too deep more work may be necessary - such as a root canal) is not too bad, especially if you have "laughing gas" before having the tooth numbed. Some dentists even sedate patients through the procedure so they don't feel a thing! If you have it pulled, there will be some pain/pressure involved and it may cause your teeth to shift.

If your cavity doesn't bother you and you don't have it taken care of now, you will have more problems down the road. It will get closer to the nerve, cause a toothache, and may abcess.

A sealant is used in an area, such as deep grooves on the chewing surfaces of your molars, to prevent cavities. They should never be placed on a cavity. It may be possible to get a tooth colored filling (similar shade as a sealant).

If you are concerned that the dentist has made an incorrect diagnosis, consider a second opinion.

Good luck! Hope this helped!

If you truly do have a cavity, you have 3 options: (1)fill the tooth (2)let the tooth rot (3)get the tooth removed.

(2) and (3) will happen in that order if you don't have it filled. Sealants are a protective coat to help act as a barrier on the tooth but they wear off over time and have to be replaced ever so often.

A cavity may not be be big enough for you to feel it or even for the dentist to see it without an xray if it's in the beginning stages (which is what it sounds like). Getting a filling isn't that bad. They numb you, and then inject anesthesia with a needle (which, if the dentist is good, is just a pinching feeling). You don't feel anything after that except the numbness wearing off for the next few hours.

If you think they might be saying you have a cavity just to get you to pay for more dental work, you can always request a second opinion.

Good Luck!

Sorry, the tooth needs to be treated, and that is better than pulling it. The bacteria that caused the decay are already in the tooth, and sealing it up won't solve the problem of the decay spreading or causing an abcess or something worse like septicemia.

You need to have the tooth treated, and yes, this means drilling, but there are many methods of pain control your dentist can use to make the process easier. hey, I'm a nurse and I would much rather have a shot than deal with a dental drill, but i put up with it like everyone else.

Just make sure that you do the flossing and brushing thing everyday and hopefully this will be your first and last cavity. Once this tooth is dealth with, then you can look into getting a sealant done, but this will not prevent further cavities if you don't brush and floss.

Pulling an otherwise healthy tooth is a bad idea, as the remaining teeth in your mouth tend to shift and that can lead to other problems later, like uneven wear, jaw pain and the like which can be more expensive and painful to treat than one cavity.

Sealant prevents cavities. A filling is not that bad. trust me. There is no other way, unless you just let the tooth rot, and then you might have to get a root canal. That would be worse. If you dont like getting teeth drilled, go to a dentist that puts you to sleep during the filling. You would be very relaxed and not feel anything. They numb you anyway. Some dentist even do a flavored gas thing that they let you pick a scent like cherry, orange, grape, etc. and they put a rubber mask thingy on your nose and it just settles you calms you, but it does not put you to sleep! Dont worry it will be fine!

Okay, first off you should be more worried about the bone loss. If you are losing that much bone that fast you must have aggressive periodontal disease and you need a periodontists help. If it has been a while since your last checkup they should have cleaned that area extremely well and gave you special oral hygiene instructions to prevent future bone loss, along w/ more frequent recalls often. If there is no bone to hold the tooth in then the tooth will fall out filling or no filling.

Sealants are done *before* cavities in order to prevent them. Even then, they can only seal 4 of the 5 surfaces of the tooth. Tell him that you want to be put under for any restorative procedures. It may cost you extra, but you wont be awake.

u have 2 options: have a filling to save the tooth or have the tooth out whic means u have to put up with the gap. i would go for the filling.

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I hate to add this but it is too late for the "I don't want to's"

The one surefire FACT about dental problems is that they never go away on their own and the longer you put off treatment the more it ends up costing to fix the problem. Sometimes you just gotta do it! Sorry!

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