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Visitor asks:
Hello.
I have a question and hope you can help me. I have a tooth in which there was supposed to be medication, or it was supposed to be temporarily cemented. It has already been half a year since my dentist opened this tooth and put in what was supposed to be medication or dental cement. Now everything has fallen out of the tooth, and he has already told me three times that he would make a crown, but nothing has happened. I now have an open tooth with a hole; only the walls and one piece protruding from the gum remain. I would like to know whether it is actually all right that he left this tooth open? Now I have to wait another two months. A crown was supposed to be made for the tooth, and I do not understand why I have already had to wait half a year for the crown and now an additional two or three months with an open tooth. I do not know why this cannot be arranged sooner, because it bothers me and I am afraid that the remaining walls of the tooth might break or that an infection could occur. Please help me with your advice.
Dentist Tomaž Rotar answers:
Dear Sir/Madam!
You should certainly trust your dentist, because there is probably a sound reason that can justify all of the steps taken. The process of treating a tooth can be lengthy and may require the root canal dressing to be changed several times. If the conditions in the root canal are still not suitable for its final filling, the process naturally becomes even longer. The timing for making a crown is additionally dependent on the date of payment by the health insurance company and consequently on the waiting time. I am convinced that the dentist in question will be able to answer the question you have also asked us.
Have a nice day!
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