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Root Canal Vs. Extraction

Discussion in 'Health & Nutrition' started by bur, Jan 1, 2015.

  1. bur

    bur Pup

    Hi, my 2 year old pit-bull broke her upper 4th premolar. My vet said it was the biggest tooth in a dogs mouth. My vet gave me 2 options either root canal or extraction. I have no idea which procedure to do. Extraction is a lot cheaper than root canal but I just want to do what is right for her.
     
    bur, Jan 1, 2015
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  2. AGK

    AGK Super duper pooper scooper Administrator

    It's your money but for myself I would just have it extracted. The dog will be fine with out it..
     
    AGK, Jan 2, 2015
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  3. Supernaturalist

    Supernaturalist Big Dog

    My girl broke one of her upper canines. I had the root canal on it and had it capped. A few weeks later she ran into my other dog's head while playing ball and snapped it right off above the gum line and broke the incisor next to it as well. She still has no problem catching hogs. The root canal will make the tooth more fragile. IMO, just have it extracted.
     
    Supernaturalist, Jan 2, 2015
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  4. mccoypitbulls

    mccoypitbulls Underdog

    x2
    yep --think back to the dentist days - them root canals hurt for longer than an extraxtion.
     
    mccoypitbulls, Jan 2, 2015
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  5. BLUE8BULL

    BLUE8BULL CH Dog

    ..just as said above...get it pulled...all that fancy tooth work is only for show ring dogs/etc/etc....and will end up costing a-lot of your money...
     
    BLUE8BULL, Jan 2, 2015
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  6. bur

    bur Pup

    wow seems like everyone voted extraction. thanks for the input. Has anyone had that molar extracted?
     
    bur, Jan 2, 2015
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  7. ursaminor

    ursaminor Top Dog

    I would do the extraction myself just seems like a waste of money especially for a dog that chews on everything. The maintanece would require more money. One thing I would add is attend any other issues the dog might have while putting it under as it makes up for majority of the cost.
     
    ursaminor, Jan 2, 2015
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  8. AGK

    AGK Super duper pooper scooper Administrator

    I would not do that with with that particular tooth. It has the deepest roots when talking teeth and the root gets into the maxillary sinuses. You can really fuck that dog up trying to remove that particular tooth without knowing what your doing. JM2c
     
    AGK, Jan 2, 2015
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  9. BLUE8BULL

    BLUE8BULL CH Dog

    ...agk has that bang on about the sinus,,,think it's the same for people as-well,,i had bad back molar gave sinus infections for years...get it done right...and what ever else needs doing as urasminor says....good idea
     
    BLUE8BULL, Jan 3, 2015
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  10. TDK

    TDK CH Dog Staff Member

    AGK is right. Vets just aren't oral surgeons for dogs. Very few, anyway. Extract and your dog will be fine after a few days of soft food. He'll give you a few post extraction instructions. Just follow them and your dog will be none the worse for wear.
     
    TDK, Jan 3, 2015
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  11. Augustus

    Augustus Big Dog

    I think he was saying he agrees with others on extraction.Not doing it himself
     
    Augustus, Jan 3, 2015
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  12. bur

    bur Pup

    Thanks everyone for the advise. It seems like extraction is still the best option. Will probably schedule an appointment to extract it on Monday.
     
    bur, Jan 3, 2015
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