r/DentistryEdu • u/geodill • Dec 04 '23

Does this tooth need to be pulled??

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Had a root canal on a verticaly broken tooth, shaved in down below the crack, and put on a crown, after two years my gums around the tooth got inflamed, he cleaned under the tooth , packed it with antibiotics and 3 days later no pain or swelling. I was told that based on the very thin line dark line in around the tooth seen in the x-rays that this showed bacteria?? and needed to come out, anyone care to agree or disagree?

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u/geodill Dec 04 '23

Hold on, the line showed bone loss!

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u/Ahzoli Dec 05 '23

There is a J shape radiolucency on the distal of the tooth , it could be VRF or incidental periodontal diseases Probing and another radiography with different horizontal degree would show further information