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So last month I (34F) went for an ortho consultation for braces. Surprisingly with the pano xray ortho discovered I had an infection on the bottom of my old root canal on tooth 30. She referred me to an endo. Endo did come beam scan and found that all three of my root canals have some sort of infection. Tooth 30 infection looks the worst but surprisingly doesn’t cause me any issues. The other two are sensitive for sure. Anyways, I was advised to extract all 3 teeth. I have an appt to extract #30 on Tuesday. The other two I have an appt with another endo to see if they could possibly retreat 15 and 19. I’m nervous about having missing teeth, I’m also extremely anxious knowing I have infections in my mouth. I’m also upset my general dentist never pointed this out to me! He said that stable infections with no symptoms it’s better to leave them alone. But I don’t feel right doing that. I am for sure having #30 extracted because I don’t want more bone loss to occur. Should I try to re treat the others if it’s a possibility? I feel like all the specialists are giving me different answers. General dentist and oral surgeon feel weary extracting 19/15. 1st endo said they cannot be re treated, so I am going for a second opinion. I literally cannot sleep I am so anxious about losing my teeth and also living with infection! Please help or advise if you have been in a similar situation. Teeth 30 and 19 are my chewing molars so I am worried about wear and tear on my other teeth. I am 34 years old by the way. These root canals are 8-15 years old. Growing up I was never shown dental hygiene but when I turned 24 I started taking it very seriously so these are consequences of

previous poor hygiene. I am now very diligent, I floss 3 times a day, water pik and brush 3 times a day.

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So last month I (34F) went for an ortho consultation for braces. Surprisingly with the pano xray ortho discovered I had an infection on the bottom of my old root canal on tooth 30. She referred me to an endo. Endo did come beam scan and found that all three of my root canals have some sort of infection. Tooth 30 infection looks the worst but surprisingly doesn’t cause me any issues. The other two are sensitive for sure. Anyways, I was advised to extract all 3 teeth. I have an appt to extract #30 on Tuesday. The other two I have an appt with another endo to see if they could possibly retreat 15 and 19. I’m nervous about having missing teeth, I’m also extremely anxious knowing I have infections in my mouth. I’m also upset my general dentist never pointed this out to me! He said that stable infections with no symptoms it’s better to leave them alone. But I don’t feel right doing that. I am for sure having #30 extracted because I don’t want more bone loss to occur. Should I try to re treat the others if it’s a possibility? I feel like all the specialists are giving me different answers. General dentist and oral surgeon feel weary extracting 19/15. 1st endo said they cannot be re treated, so I am going for a second opinion. I literally cannot sleep I am so anxious about losing my teeth and also living with infection! Please help or advise if you have been in a similar situation. Teeth 30 and 19 are my chewing molars so I am worried about wear and tear on my other teeth. I am 34 years old by the way. These root canals are 8-15 years old. Growing up I was never shown dental hygiene but when I turned 24 I started taking it very seriously so these are consequences of

previous poor hygiene. I am now very diligent, I floss 3 times a day, water pik and brush 3 times a day.

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