root canal infection wont clear

[3NUMBAS]

taken amoxycilin for a week and no dice

now on metraniazole 400mg and its slow to recede so upped it to 600mg

still a naggin pain

[sherwood]

Get the tooth pulled and keep up the antibiotics.

 

[tomazbodner]

Did you get root canal treatment done and it's gone bad, or you didn't do it and it's just an infection?

[Bassosa]

A dentist can put antibiotics in the tooth itself I believe. Amoxycilin never worked for me either...

[scubascuba3]

Maybe ask the dentist?

[bkk6060]

My expereince is antibiotics do not work well at all for tooth infections.

Have you had a root canal?  Is it sensitive to pressure, cold or hot?  If not, a Dentist can determine with xray and examine f you need one.

Further, you may need it pulled with an implant being the replacement.

[zzaa09]

39 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

Maybe ask the dentist?

Or perhaps a second opinion? 

Pursuing a competent oral surgeon might aid in such resolution. 

[redwood1]

Has the tooth already been filled or a crown put on or not?

[stoner]

been struggling with a tooth for months now. had a root canal and the tooth feels so weak. had an infection at the start but it cleared up. still get a cracking in my ears though. 

 

i think i am going to have the tooth pulled. i don't see it ever being more than a pain in the a for a long time to come. been looking at implants and i'm not sold on those either. 

 

good luck. 

[Northstar1]

Why ask a dentist or professional when you can get all the great advice from all the knowledgeable members!????????????????????????????

[nglodnig]

I'm doing a special this week and "recently" (this year) had my pliers sterilized. Good job you came on this forum to get top medical advice! Lucky, lucky you!

[redwood1]

29 minutes ago, Northstar1 said:

Why ask a dentist or professional when you can get all the great advice from all the knowledgeable members!????????????????????????????

Well if he had already recived proper treatment he would not need a 2nd opinion from our medical experts here....

[riclag]

No disrespect but you didnt mention if its a regular dentist .You need to go see a specialist!

imop 

[Sheryl]

You will have to clarify what you mean by a "root canal infection" since a root canal is a dental procedure to treat infection....typicallg requiring miltiple sessions. 

 

Has root canal bwen completed yet?

[Northstar1]

16 hours ago, Sheryl said:

You will have to clarify what you mean by a "root canal infection" since a root canal is a dental procedure to treat infection....typicallg requiring miltiple sessions. 

 

Has root canal bwen completed yet?

Wrong Sheryl, it depends on the tooth but most root canal’s in the west are done completely in ONE appointment .

[nglodnig]

14 minutes ago, Northstar1 said:

Wrong Sheryl, it depends on the tooth but most root canal’s in the west are done completely in ONE appointment .

I went to a root canal specialist in Singapore and he said it was multiple procedures that would end up with a crown. Cost approx 10,000 SGD (can't remember the exact figure but it made my eyes water). I just got the tooth pulled instead and then got a new plastiic bridge thingie that cost 3000 baht. Simples.

[redwood1]

13 minutes ago, nglodnig said:

I went to a root canal specialist in Singapore and he said it was multiple procedures that would end up with a crown. Cost approx 10,000 SGD (can't remember the exact figure but it made my eyes water). I just got the tooth pulled instead and then got a new plastiic bridge thingie that cost 3000 baht. Simples.

10,000 SGD
is equal to
260,894.09 THB

 

Are you sure about this price?

 

In Thailand a Root Canal I think is aroung 8-9-10 thousand baht.....I have had a few of them here...

 

[nglodnig]

24 minutes ago, redwood1 said:

Are you sure about this price?

 

To be honest no but he was talking about a LOT of money (certainly more than a thousand SGD (thinking back it could have 1500-2000) so approx 35-50 thousand baht - which definitely made me think again.  I found Singapore medical prices quite reasonable - up until then. But he was talking about "Full Monty" draining the thing and then rebuilding (got technical at this point), definitely more than one procedure. I've got a plasitc tooth to replace it now. Oh and there were two teeth involved so that's just doubled it ???? The other one hasn't given me grief - yet - but when it does - it's history.

[h90]

8 hours ago, Northstar1 said:

Wrong Sheryl, it depends on the tooth but most root canal’s in the west are done completely in ONE appointment .

yes they try in one appointment...but also a lot of horror stories.....including grinding thru a crown because the root canal below was not OK

[3NUMBAS]

had the toof out and a bit of nerve was left behind plus some stitches which became infected.. i stuck with the metranidazole which are really terrible to use ,for 5 days then couldn take any more as the side effects are really bad 

now its setteld down but is tender .also used pain killers 

 

thanks 

[Seppius]

You could try Prednisolone, not all pharmacy sell it, but you can find it. Worked for me on something similar. I also put raw garlic on the gum, that reduced the swelling

 

Do your own research on this suggestion

[3NUMBAS]

On 6/22/2023 at 7:38 PM, stoner said:

been struggling with a tooth for months now. had a root canal and the tooth feels so weak. had an infection at the start but it cleared up. still get a cracking in my ears though. 

 

i think i am going to have the tooth pulled. i don't see it ever being more than a pain in the a for a long time to come. been looking at implants and i'm not sold on those either. 

 

good luck. 

yes they can become infected and  wobbly if the gums are not strong enough for implants

 

Sometimes, dental implants can become infected, causing inflammation in the soft tissues and bone loss around the implant, often by a condition called Peri-Implantitis. Peri-implantitis is an inflammation similar to gum disease and it affects the gum tissues and supporting bone surrounding a dental implant.

[amexpat]

On 6/23/2023 at 2:38 AM, stoner said:

been looking at implants and i'm not sold on those either. 

I have had six implants done here with no problems over the 10 or so years. 

One required sinus lift and bone graft for two adjacent molars. Excellent results. 

[Sheryl]

1 hour ago, Seppius said:

You could try Prednisolone, not all pharmacy sell it, but you can find it. Worked for me on something similar. I also put raw garlic on the gum, that reduced the swelling

 

Do your own research on this suggestion

Under no circumstances should prednidolone or other steroids be taken in the presence of infection.

 

Wxtrenely dangeroys.

 

 

[Sheryl]

1 hour ago, 3NUMBAS said:

had the toof out and a bit of nerve was left behind plus some stitches which became infected.. i stuck with the metranidazole which are really terrible to use ,for 5 days then couldn take any more as the side effects are really bad 

now its setteld down but is tender .also used pain killers 

 

thanks 

Has a root canal been done yet?

 

Root canal removes the infected nerve.