Next, I am truly sorry that you seem to have such a jaundiced view of dentists. All of the dentists I have been to have known what they were doing; and for major procedures, I have always been offered a choice, with options explained, both in terms of good and bad. Often, the less costly choice was the one recommended by the dentist. Not to say that there aren't unscrupulous ones out there; but you seem to have encountered more than your share.
Yes, but that's exactly the opposite of what you said originally.Yes, the roots are never removed or destroyed. When the nerve is gone all you have is a "dead" tooth with its roots.
There is no such thing as a "nerve root." There is the root, and the nerve. They're separate.If you damage the tooth badly into the nerve, yes, you should have a root canal (its pulling out the nerve root, this is what I meant) and then a crown would be recommended.
Yes, when the root canal is finished, it is filled and sealed, as I said above. But before that happens, the antibiotic is usually given a few days to do its work killing the infection completely before the canal is sealed. It has nothing to do with uncertainty about getting all of the nerve. It has to do with ensuring that all of the infection is eliminated before sealing it up.Seems to me your Doc was not confident in what he did. Once the root canel is done it should be sealed immediately to prevent infection, providing it was done under sterial conditions.
