On my lower left side of my mouth, I have a gap between 3rd molar and 2nd molar.
Nealy 4 months back a mustard seed got stuck in that gap, despite rinsing and picking I couldn't get it out. While it was stuck there whenever I chewed or bit I used to feel pain there. Somehow it got out in one of my brushing but I still used to feel pain.
I visited few dentists and they said the 3rd molar needs to be extracted and root canal needs to be done on 2nd molar.
One of the dentist put a cotton bud there but it used to get softened and dislodged and come of it's place. Another dentist said that I should have removed it as it is a foreign particle and shouldn't have left it there. Earlier dentist put 2 cotton buds there, 1 in the cavity and another on top of it, I think the lower one was pressing on the 2nd molar and causing a lot of pain. Today I somehow got it removed after a lot of effort and I'm not feeling that much pain on 2nd molar when I'm pressing down on it. There is still pain but not as much as I felt before.
Can the hole left by extraction be closed or sealed? Is there any alternate treatment other than root canal? What happens if I don't go for extraction and don't get a crown/cap for the root canal one.
Nealy 4 months back a mustard seed got stuck in that gap, despite rinsing and picking I couldn't get it out. While it was stuck there whenever I chewed or bit I used to feel pain there. Somehow it got out in one of my brushing but I still used to feel pain.
I visited few dentists and they said the 3rd molar needs to be extracted and root canal needs to be done on 2nd molar.
One of the dentist put a cotton bud there but it used to get softened and dislodged and come of it's place. Another dentist said that I should have removed it as it is a foreign particle and shouldn't have left it there. Earlier dentist put 2 cotton buds there, 1 in the cavity and another on top of it, I think the lower one was pressing on the 2nd molar and causing a lot of pain. Today I somehow got it removed after a lot of effort and I'm not feeling that much pain on 2nd molar when I'm pressing down on it. There is still pain but not as much as I felt before.
Can the hole left by extraction be closed or sealed? Is there any alternate treatment other than root canal? What happens if I don't go for extraction and don't get a crown/cap for the root canal one.