送交者: 找磨牙大夫 My original dentist looked at the X-ray today and offered to do the root canal therapy again on the problem tooth without further charge. He would not want to send me to a specialist. I rang the second dentist up and asked for his opinion, he said ‘yes, go ahead if he would do it for free’. However, I really do not have much faith on the orginal dentist any more. What should I do?

Somehow I feel sorry for my dentist. He is an old man, proud and quite stubbarn. He said he is better than any specialist with his 45 years experience. I would not want to hurt him, you know. But can I trust him?

He suspects that my wisdom tooth(which has always been quiet and nice under the gum) is causing the problem to root canal therapy one. And he thinks that it should be removed at some stage.

回答:要知道,就是根管治療專家做,也不會百分之百地成功,也會有失敗的例子.如果你不讓他重做,可能就得自己花錢去專家那裡做了.所以你應該考慮好了再做決定.你也可以問他,是否能把錢退給你,你去專家那裡做.

問:我為難的的確是這個。找專家怕花太多的錢，讓他做又不放心。這個牙在他的手裡，先補，然後發炎劇痛，然後根館，然後又發炎。真怕最後又被他重做根管後發炎到不可救藥，不得不拔。到底專家和一般的牙醫區別在那裡哪？能說說嗎？可以幫我做決定。其實我心裡同情我的牙醫，有點。碰到我這種破呀，他也夠煩的了。:-)

回 答: 根管治療專家(ENDODONTIST):牙顆學校畢業後有受兩年的專科訓練.只管牙髓及根尖病變(限於根管內及根尖周圍,也就是1厘米見方的地界)只做根管治療和根尖手術,其它拔牙補牙鑲牙植牙洗牙之事一概不管.當初ENDO老師還動員我做這行,掙錢比一般牙醫多.我說一輩子做根管,我倒寧可去開TRUCK(當然是背着老師跟同學說的啦) 一般牙醫就是牙科里想做什麼做什麼,不想做或做不了的送到專家那裡(兒科,外科,正畸,矯形,牙周,病理,根管,預防).但病人到專家手裡,她不想做可就沒地方送了.所以我說什麼也不能跳那火坑,把自己的後路給堵死.