saving my tooth
today i went in for my crown (from root canal work three weeks ago) and it did *not* go well.
turns out the endodontist got a bit too aggressive and the result was i cracked the tooth he'd worked up for me. my dentist was not pleased. instead of the crown, he told me likely he'd have to pull the remaining tooth and fit me for a replacement (partial, bridge, or implant [$$$$]). i balked. no way i wanted him to pull my tooth!
after some discussion and consultation with another dentist in the practice, he decided to fill the space in; treat it like a temp; and see how things go over the next couple months. if i;m lucky, he sez, my tooth (it's an upper) will push downward toward my lowers thus giving him enough root stem to work with when fitting me for a real crown. if that doesn't work, he;ll have to pull it.
dang, i hate dentists!