I have a very deep tooth decay! I need your help!?

I'm very unfortunate to be 14 years old and have this deep decay in my Molar Tooth. Well, Poor dental care all my life. Partial blame to my parents but mainly myself. I'm ashamed of it.





Its really horrible. Imagine your molar tooth with no center and able to put your finger in the middle. Yes my tooth is that much decayed.





Anyways, I've finally decided to face the music and come out and tell my parents that I need dental care badly after realizing it could get infected. It seemed like this problem came along in 5th grade when I was about 11. And I've never had guts to tell my parents because of money issues.





Well, As I said my molar is completely decayed basicly and I can put my pinky finger in the middle. I've done research and realize that root canal is out of the question because its too deep and the tooth won't be saved.





Based off the description of my tooth, what will the dentist do to treat this? How much Pain? How long? Tough Procedure? etc. Please help.

I have a very deep tooth decay! I need your help!?
Let your dentist help you decide how to treat your tooth. Most dentists will do what they can to save the tooth root. Possibilities include root canal, a crown, filling, or extraction. Remember, painless dentistry is the norm these days. Root canals take a long time; extractions are usually very quick and relatively cheap but the downside is that you no longer have that tooth. Crowns are costly. If you lose the tooth, an implant is possible in an adult but not usually done in children (because the jaw is not yet fully grown). They are VERY expensive. All of these procedures can be done painlessly, usually with local anesthetic.





For the future, get on a regular dental exam schedule. It's way easier (and cheaper) to get your teeth checked regularly a couple times a year (and get them cleaned too) than it is to suffer needlessly and then have to endure long, complicated, expensive restoration of rotten teeth.
Reply:The dentist will more than likely give it a root canal and crown
Reply:i don't really know
Reply:They are going to stick a needle in your gum, numb your mouth and pull out the tooth...give you some pain pills and your done=) Just tell your parents. If you have cavaties they can spread and you will get more. Take care of it now and start taking care of your teeth.
Reply:go now. there are so many things they can do. its sad you did not say something earlier. but they can do wonders and the pain isn't much any more. yu would be surprized at what little or no pain anymore either. take care and go you will be glad and surrized how nice it was. take care.
Reply:If it is that bad, pulling it is probably the only answer.





Infected and rotten teeth can mess up your heart!!!





Man up, go tell your parents, and show them the tooth.
Reply:Chew thyme. a hippy told me this once and I never had tooth decay ever again.
Reply:First off you need to understand that waiting to take care of a dental problem will only cost more in the long run. You need to see a dentist and let him take an xray of the tooth to find out if the nerve is infected. If it is you will need a root canal to take the infected nerve out of the tooth so that it CAN be saved. Then you go back to your regular dentist to have a permanent restoration done. It could be a filling, but most likely from the deep hole you are describing, it will probably need a crown. Your first step is to go to a dentist and let him decide what is the best thing to do in order to avoid having the tooth removed.