Re: Root Canal Apicoectomy

I had the apico redone upon advice from a general dentist I had as a kid as well as a holistic dentist. The holistic dentist believes that root canals are troublesome long term for many people but admits that reactions are variable. My uncle has had root canaled teeth for 30 odd years and is a general practitioner who is healthy and never had trouble with them. On the other hand I've talked to people who had ungodly trouble with their root canals. So the holistic dentist said since the root canal was done well you can try and get the area cleaned out again. If that doesn't take the pain away he'll pull the tooth and remove the periodontal ligament. I like my fellow alternative minded people as I have been screwed time and time again by conventional doctors. But I think that percentage wise people still fare relatively well with these procedures even if it's not as high as claimed. Of course those who suffer immensely and are not wealthy slip through the cracks as is always the case with medicine. It still hurts quite a bit 6 days later so it may well come out soon, we'll see. I'm just afraid I'll get it extracted and cleaned in a holistic way and the pain will remain.