Get Virtual Care
For Businesses
About Us
A member asked:
I have a severe decayed upper molar. dentist will try filling but warned it may need a rct/extraction. if extracted what happens next? i'm only 24.
2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
If extracted: Probably an implant and crown. But no one knows your situation like your Dentist. Ask him/her for advice.
Answered 6/23/2016
1.2k views
Thank
Missing tooth: A missing tooth can be replaced with an implant, post, and crown. Let your dentist first try to save the tooth.
Answered 6/25/2016
1.2k views
Thank
Related Questions
A member asked:
I just got back from dentist and he put a filling in my bottom left molar. Do i wait a day for it to set or anything?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
My filled molar no6 broke off and today my dentist filled it with new silver filling with a metal pin inside. Is it safe? Im scared I swallow the pin.
4 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
A member asked:
I noticed a brown spot on my upper last molar( not located at the top of ) I went to my dentist a few days ago and he mentioned that it has been demineralized in that specific area. is there a way to prevent a filling? why is it brown and not white?
3 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
A member asked:
Had a filling done on a molar, tooth started bleeding , dentist said he wasnt deep enough to hit the root and some gum tissue had grown into the tooth,have you heard of this?
3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
People also searched for:
Is it something to worry about, if part of bone broke & came out with molar extraction? (not wisdom teeth) my upper molar back was broken & decaying & needed removing. The dentist removed it, but had a difficult time. He said the tooth & roots were emb
Im pregnant and have really bad tooth ache, can I got to the dentist for an extraction or fillings?
I have two bottom molar fillings, i had one upper extraction of a middle molar and have a cavity. How bad are my teeth? I'm only 21.
Large cavity in tooth. Dentist says I need pulp cap and filling. Decay comes close to the nerve but not yet on the it. What is purpose of pulp cap?
Got 3 fillings over the past few months (2 molars& 1 pre-molar) noticed that the dentist used flowable material which is translucent & didn't use any tooth colour resin. Is this the same as composite filling? Are they long lasting?
Didn't find what you're looking for?
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.
Ask your questionMore of what we treat
Content on HealthTap (including answers) should not be used for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and interactions on HealthTap do not create a doctor-patient relationship. Never disregard or delay professional medical advice in person because of anything on HealthTap. Call your doctor or 911 if you think you may have a medical emergency.
HIPAASecure
SOC 2 Type 2Certified
JCAHOAccredited
Download HealthTap
Video visit and message your doctor
