hi doctor my name is hina .. i m frm india. i have a severe tooth ache in my botton ryt molar. n today wen i had my xrays done. an extra tooth ( wisdom tooth ) wz growing on in a horizontal position i guess it is putting pressure on my decayed tooth, n my tooth dat waz having a bad cavity ,, the xrays showd that i had root abscess ... how should i treat it. my doctor says dat root canal would be useless. he is saying dat he has to remove the tooth inorder to make room fr d wisdom tooth n fr relieving my tooth ache.. dear doctor please tell me wt to do???
HelloWelcome to ChatDoctorI would like to suggest you to save your decayed teeth by RCT because posterior teeth are very helpful in mastication while go for extraction of wisdom teeth because they are vestigial & its impacted & causing damage to adjacent teeth. Get an IOP AR done of teeth & concern your dentist. Also start with antibiotics as would be prescribed by your dentist for periapical abscess. Take Disregards Chat Doctor.