Think Your Current Dentist Drills In Your Mouth Too Often? 3 Times To Get A Second Opinion From A New Dentist

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Do you feel like you've always had a fairly healthy smile and that you haven't had a lot of dental problems, but the dentist that you're now going to wants to drill all the time? It may be time to look for a new dentist, and to get a second opinion on the things that your current dentist is telling you. Here are three times when you may want to get a second opinion on your dental situation; often, passing your latest x-rays on to another dentist is the best choice.

Cavity

There are many times today when a dentist will decide to drill and fill a tooth because of decay, but they do so before it's really necessary and then cause further damage to the tooth. Once you have a filling, the filling has to be maintained and the tooth will need work, so you want to be sure that you have cavities that need a filling, and not just decay that needs to be removed.

Root Canal

If the dentist tells you that you have a cavity that is down in the root of your tooth, but you don't have any pain in your gum tissue or around the tooth, you may want to get a second opinion. Once the root of the tooth has been drilled out and replaced, it will no longer be alive and the next repair option required will be an implant. Make sure that the root canal is necessary before letting them drill.

Wisdom Tooth Extraction

Not all wisdom need to come out of the mouth, but this is an easy money-maker for dentists. If your wisdom teeth aren't bothering you, aren't unhealthy, and aren't pushing into any other teeth or the jaw bones, there may not be a need for them to come out. Take the x-rays of the teeth to another dental office to get a second opinion.

You don't want to pay for the dental work if you don't really need it, and you don't want to end up with compromised teeth because you let someone drill. If you feel that your dentist wants to drill into your smile every time you have an appointment, take your x-rays and dental records with you to a new dentist and get a second opinion on the different concerns to make sure that you are making the right decisions with your oral health. Contact a dentist like Samuel D Knight, DDS to learn more.


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