Published at http://campisechiropractorfresno.blogspot.com/2016/07/dentistry-part-2-what-was-underneath-my_5.html Wednesday, July 5, 2016
So upon cutting off my “permanent” crown (that had been installed less than 2 months prior), a small amount of tooth decay was found in the underlying tooth! This could mean only one of three things: 1) the last dentist did not see the decay and so left it there accidentally, 2) the last dentist did not sterilize things well before gluing on the crown and so decay developed in the last two months due to operator error, or 3) … well, I just refuse to believe the third possibility.
Needless to say, the decay is now gone and a thorough sterilization took place before the new metal-free, perfectly fitting, crown was installed (did I mention same day?).
Another eye opening story:
Of course my new first hand understanding of how many dental mishaps are going on out there has led me to investigate the tougher cases at my clinic with a new eye for possible dental causes. So I found a patient who wasn’t getting better fully and it turns out, after George Goodheart inspired testing at my office, that two of her teeth may be the culprit to her ill health. So I referred her to a great dentist (yes, the one who fixed my crown), asking her to let me know when she makes an appointment with him so that I can attend.
Two weeks later, I’m at her dental visit waiting for the doctor when she confesses that she went to her usual dentist the day before just to get his opinion. According to him, she needs three root canals! Yikes! I know that the dentist who’s about to walk in doesn’t do root canals, instead he extracts the tooth and implants a non-metal post. Three seems like a lot. Well, anyway, the doctor walks in and after introducing himself to my patient, he proceeds to do the exam and look at the x-rays. He explains that she does have severe decay on three teeth but that he can save them! She will need crowns on them, but she can avoid implants or worse, root canals. What a wonderful thing! And why can’t the other dentist save her teeth? Not sure. But perhaps one of the three reasons listed above?
Root canals are not only unpleasant, but they kill the tooth, allowing bacteria to take up residence in the tooth pores, slowly excreting toxins into your body. Not a good idea.
And yet another personal dental lesson:
A family member of mine recently had a tooth extracted and a post implanted. She heard about my story and decided to switch dentists in order to get her fake tooth/crown put onto the post with the CNC machine so it would be a one day process. Her implanted post (by a different dentist) was a two step process: 1) extract the old tooth (which who knows, maybe it could have been saved?) and on the same visit implant some pig bone into the hole and sew it up, then 2) four months later cut open a hole in the socket and implant the post. The next step was to wait 2 more months, then put the crown on the post. So out of curiosity, we asked one-day-crown doctor, “What is your process for post implants?” Well, we were both surprised to find out that there is a nicer alternative. They do same day implants! And they use a vegan mineral patch instead of a pig bone! Amazing. Of course you then wait four months before having the same day crown put on. So overall 2 months faster for the post, only one surgery instead of two, and who knows how much less time making the crown. Oh well, now we know.
But I think the biggest miracle so far was the fact that one of my patients was actually laughing on several occasions during her dental exam with Dr. “One Day Crown.” This patient has severe dental phobia due to being slapped by her childhood dentist while crying and calling for her parents. She was having a panic attack because of an allergic reaction to the norepinephrine that is in the novacaine shots they give us to numb things. Back then they didn’t know about this reaction some people have. She was not only slapped but strapped into the dental chair and knocked with other drugs. The fact that she was laughing during her recent visit with Dr. ODC and walked out having had a rather easy emotional time of things truly was a miracle. I have to admit, he makes me laugh too.
One last FYI:
If you too have a racing heart or other feelings of anxiety, you may have an epinephrine allergy. You can ask your dentist to use novacaine that doesn’t have epinephrine in it so that you won’t have this reaction.
Please contact with me with comments, questions, requests for a dentist referral, or for a George Goodheart inspired exam at my office to see if your teeth might need a better dentist.
Looking Forward!
Yours in health,
Dr. Campise
Fresno Chiropractor
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Hi! My dentist did not put my crown in properly and I didn’t realize this until too late. When I went to the new dentist, he did an X-ray and showed me where the crown doesn’t fit properly and that I now probably won’t have enough tooth left after he takes it off to put another crown. That being said, that same tooth has started hurting right now. My next step is probably going to have to be to take out the tooth completely and put in a dental implant. I would love to do this with a dentist I can trust but I don’t know any dentists that I can. Please let me know if you know of any trustworthy dentist in Maryland, Montgomery County.
Thank you
I have a situation where i got three root canals w/in three years. Two of them have/had crowns . The first crown fell out w/ the post and the rest of tooth inside it. The other two root canals were right next to each other one w/crown, one w/o crown. The one thats straight up just a filling is cracking everywhere and the other tooth w/ crown is infected at the base of the tooth now. So im told to get them all extracted and get implants which now i have no other option. My regular dentist said 2% of root canals fail and that must be me. But was it shoty work by the endodontist w/ the root canals or my twice sometimes 3 time a day brushing thouroughly and flossing that caused this?
I got a crown but when they pulled off the permanent crown they made my crack much much much worse. It’s been painful for the start. Eating is terrible because of hot and cold. I don’t want a root canal so the only option is implant but I’m scared now. I have another tooth that needs crowned but it’s already hot an cold sensitive and I know a crown won’t fix that. I want to avoid root canals as my health isnt so good. I just don’t know what to do. I have a night guard to stop my clenching but my 2 upper molars are compromised and will need attention. When I was 8 years old the dentist told my mom all my 6 year old molars were completely rotten. Looking back I’m not sure how as they just finished coming in. 4 ruined teeth packed full of Mercury. I clench because of a child.who passed away and had special needs. He had a severe brain injury and that was the way I handled anger when he was alive. 7 years of clenching really did a number. Thanks for your post. I’m curious who the dentist is but I live in Pennsylvania. I had to wait 8 weeks for my crown. The tooth was completely fine with the temporary. No pain. When they ripped it off, I went through the roof with pain. They had to use so many drugs nothing helped.