Tooth Pulled

Finally, after having done every possible thing to save my #14 molar tooth, I had the sucker pulled.

I've chronicled my toothaches before, and I will reiterate that there is nothing more painful than a toothache. I have suffered with this particular tooth for about a year and a half. At first, the tooth was determined to have had a dead and infected root. So I thought I had solved the problem one root canal and crown later. Yet, when the toothaches persisted after the root canal, I had it checked out by an endodontist, who discovered a crack in the tooth. Nothing more to do about it than to have it extracted, which I did yesterday.

Now, as I recover from a tooth extraction, I need to decide what to do next. The likely path is a dental implant.

When all is said and done, I will have spent over $4000 on one tooth.

I should have had the sucker pulled from the start.

Regardless, if the toothache is gone for good now, it will be well worth all the trouble and the expense.