What does the dentist do when someone has an abscess?!
Question:
What does the dentist do when someone has an abscess?
And how much will it cost with health insurance? Is it expensive to get an abcess tooth fixed or removed?
Additional Details4 weeks ago
but wonder if the tooth is broken and is the reason the person has an abcess?
4 weeks ago
i meant dental insurance
Answers:
If the abscess is painful you will need antibiotics first to control the infection and the pain. That is called a hot tooth, sometimes a DDS can give anesthesia directly into the chamber to calm it down, but that is also painful. A patient can be worked on with an abscess if no pain is present and that I would say is 90% of the time. Someone who waits until it is so painful, probably procrasctinated or does not see a DDS regularly. Health insurance will not pay, only dental insurance, unless you have a program through your job like flex pay that assists in medical bills. After every root canal the tooth needs a crown, having it pulled is cheaper, but in the long run years from now will cause you problems, fix the tooth right and make payments.