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Originally posted by Cynthetiq
Thanks for answering all these questions... I've read through a good number of them and I don't seem to see anything that would come close to mine...
I had a root canal a long while ago but it was not able to go in from the top so they drilled in through the jaw. The tooth with the dead root now is slowly turning brown. My dentist suggests doing whitening treatments before doing something invasive like laminate etc.
Thanks again!
as far as the student doctors... my wife went to the NYU dental school and she didn't have a good experience. I'm sure that it varies, but just letting people know that a bad experience can be had anywhere.
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Good for your dentist, he's trying to start with conservative treatments first. With a root canaled tooth, the recommended method of bleaching is from the INSIDE of the tooth, rather than the outside like most people get. It usually has good results. But if tht doesn't work, there's always the more expensive laminates/crowns.
True, you can have a bad experience in a dental school. Just like you can have a bad experience with a graduated dentist.
If you have a bit more money to spend and nned more extensive work, you can go to a graduate clinic in a dental school where recent graduates (dentists) treat you instead of dental students. It's still cheaper than a regular dentist and these are usually dentists who did well in dental school since it's competitive to get into graduate school.
Weston:
Trust me, whatever cavity you have, I've seen worse.
If it's a non-surgical extraction it'll cost ~$100-150. More if they need to drill & cut & put sutures. You can try the string but it's not gonna do much. Adult teeth have long roots and unless it's half out already it's not going to work.
Seems to be a theme, but dental schools are cheaper. Sometimes even free if you go to a hospital oral surgery clinic.