Dentist says filling required. Based on x-ray, thoughts?

Sugar_Rush

I believe this is the right side.

I believe this is the left side. The upper tooth requires filling according to the dentist I saw.

Hopefully a dentist can comment on this, if there is one among us?

See anything that may require treatment?

HeidiHeidi

Why on earth would you want second-guess your dentist with an opinion from some randomer on the internet???

kabakuyu

Too much sugar?

Dav010

X-rays are used as an adjunct to visual examination of the teeth, so putting them up as a standalone on the internet for discussion, isn’t wise.
If you don’t have confidence in your dentist’s opinion, you need to pay another Dentist for a second opinion.

Sugar_Rush

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122306110#Comment_122306110

Sounds good, which I'm doing.

But just curious if there was anything that jumped out or was apparent in that second x-ray that might suggest, "filling needed"?

Raichų

your dentist said you need a filling, a very cheap, minor procedure that in all likelihood take max 30 mins.

But you’d rather not only pay for another consultation with another dentist but post your X-rays online to get a “second opinion” from randomers online…

What exactly is wrong with you?

martingriff

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122306643#Comment_122306643

Why do you think your dentist is wrong. Also never knew you could request your xrays

Hobby farmer

From my experience looking at dental x-rays, they all need to come out.

drury..

I can see 6 extractions maximum needed there

2 root canals maybe

Sugar_Rush

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122306654#Comment_122306654

I was under the impression there were a few legit dentists and couple maxillofacial surgeons frequenting this subforum.

Sugar_Rush

Riddle me this, qualified dentists of the boards.

Any competent dentist could look after these fillings, right?

I just read a couple stories of dentists messing it up and the patient having to get a root canal.

Calahonda52

they might not even bee the correct X rays

Ezeoul

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122306643#Comment_122306643

You'd be better of spending the money on a therapist, to deal with your attention seeking issues.

Dav010

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122306766#Comment_122306766

You can request your X-rays at any time, they are yours. You can also request a copy of your notes, but not the original if it is in paper form.

There is something of note on the X-rays, but the op is going to have to go to a Dentist to discuss, he/she is not going to get an opinion relating to the X-rays, as it is against the site charter, and, the op is asking for advice, free of charge.

tvjunki

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122307072#Comment_122307072

Agreed. I went for a clean at a new dentist and they said I needed a root canal on a tooth. Funny thing it there already was one in the tooth they were suggesting. I did not stay long.

Found out a few years later that dentist was not registered and did not have the skills/training to provide the service!! Funny he had loads of customers at the time. He must have messed up someones teeth that they went to the dental council.

Have you pain in the tooth? Do you have a cavity? Personally I would not touch the tooth unless there is an obvious issue with the tooth.

Also note if you have pain in your top row teeth it can be a sinus infection and not a tooth issue. Used to be the issue I had.

drury..

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122307566#Comment_122307566

You're a dentist now ?

Leave the tooth alone?

Sugar_Rush

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122307513#Comment_122307513

So you're a dentist?

And we both know that "which is of note".

I'm just curious what kind of treatment can remedy it, the normal kind, or is it so far gone it may require the more heavy duty kind.

Directing this at a dentist btw (DM if you wish)

Nigzcurran

You need to go to turkey and get their advice....

Allinall

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122307932#Comment_122307932

direct your question at you’re own dentist, who has actually looked in to your mouth.

Dav010

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122307932#Comment_122307932

I am not going to PM you, go to a Dentist, no Dentist is going to give you a diagnosis and treatment plan based on a random X-ray posted online.

Dav010

Ignore what @tvjunki posted op, it’s the type of unqualified nonsense you can expect when you ask for advice from randomers online.

Sugar_Rush

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122307971#Comment_122307971

I know.

But an actual dentist (of which there are several on this sub I understand), may have insights.

It's been made clear by one, they're not going to give an opinion however.

But……. yeah, obviously I left it too long in between check ups and cleanings.

I just hope it's salvageable by the general dentist approach, and doesn't require an endodontist.

The dentist who did the check up said to get it filled ASAP, he didn't specify anything more profound at that time. Being unfamiliar with dental protocol, I've no idea does that indicate one thing or another.

Dav010

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122308007#Comment_122308007

Why don’t you ask him/her?

I get the feeling you are just going to keep posting over and over until you find some nutter who tells you what you want to hear.

Another poster has just told me you did this with a water pump issue, multiple threads, multiple posts, lots of advice, none of which you would accept.

Sugar_Rush

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122308016#Comment_122308016

I intend to.

I'm what you call, "the attention to detail" type.

The water pump threads were entirely different, kind of apples and oranges.

And no, it would serve no purpose to repeat that approach on this issue, but really only cause of the conservative boards.ie approach to advising on medical topics (obviously the cavity is large enough that a RC is a distinct possibility, a dentists thought on that whilst I await a second in person examination may provide some level of reassurance or confirmation, one way or the other).

Commenting on a faculty water pump is very different.

hawkeye_bmr

Not a Dentist here, I believe the filling is required on the upper left 2nd molar. No wait, lower right 2nd molar. Hmm, that's not right, Upper right 2nd molar. Lower left...wait, just fill them all..

Sugar_Rush

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122308041#Comment_122308041

Quoting cause I had to edit this:

I intend to.

I'm what you call, "the attention to detail" type.

The water pump threads were entirely different, kind of apples and oranges.

And no, it would serve no purpose to repeat that approach on this issue, but really only cause of the conservative boards.ie approach to advising on medical topics (obviously the cavity is large enough that a RC is a distinct possibility, a dentists thought on that whilst I await a second in person examination may provide some level of reassurance or confirmation, one way or the other).

Commenting on a faculty water pump is very different.

AnnieinDundrum

€50 for a second opinion maybe? If it worries you that much then I’d invest. But overall I’d start looking for a dentist you trust, perhaps that would be a better question to pose here?

Sugar_Rush

Hell though, I got to just ask about the routine.

What would be the protocol in treating that tooth?

The cavity is sizeable enough to potentially require a root canal.

But does it get filled first and we see how that works out, or how does the dentist know when to proceed with a root canal?

drury..

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122308129#Comment_122308129

You're completely wrong

He needs a minimum of 5 extractions and 6 root canals

Jim_Hodge

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122308705#Comment_122308705

Why didn't you ask the dentist all this? And why did you go to a dentist you don't seem to have any faith in?

DesperateDan

OP unless there is more to this thread do you understand why people are reacting the way they are?

Do you have a phobia of dentists?

Do you dislike this particular dentist for some reason?

Did you have a filling go badly wrong somehow?

Are you mildly autistic, or have some other needs that require special treatment?

Asking for a second opinion on whether or not you need a filling is an extremely strange thing to do matey.