> I cannot have a crown because he says there is not enough room for a post as
> the root is not deep enough..My dentist has recommended that I have an
> extraction.

> I am not very good with extraction's and I am wondering what problems I
> would have if I just let my gum grow over the hole ? Assuming of course that
> under the gum is 100% healthy.
> Thanks

> D S

>> I cannot have a crown because he says there is not enough room for a post
>> as the root is not deep enough..My dentist has recommended that I have an
>> extraction.

>> I am not very good with extraction's and I am wondering what problems I
>> would have if I just let my gum grow over the hole ? Assuming of course
>> that under the gum is 100% healthy.
>> Thanks

>> D S

> If the tooth has not had a root canal treatment you almost certainly have
> an infected pulp and can develop an acute abscess at any time.
> It's a little unusual to have a canine tooth with a root so short that it
> can't be saved (perhaps with crown lengthening).  Still, your dentist has
> seen the tooth and I have not.  If you wish to save the tooth you may wish
> to get a second opinion.  But just to avoid the extraction is no reason to
> do nothing.

> Steve

> I don't restore with ferrules anymore.  I only use posts for hero-dontitics
> where we only expect to get 1-3 years from the restoration.  Give me the
> ability to get BOTH a 3 mm bump above the gingiva on 1/3 or more of the root
> stump and room to prepare a 4 mm circular recess on the low part of the root
> stump, and I will usually restore the tooth with bonded porcelain.  These
> work very well if you equilibrate the final restoration carefully, and
> insist on the use of a NTI.  They don't rotate, have good resistance form
> and end up with enough surface area to get a strong bond.

> Most root stumps that are level with the gingiva or below it, get worked up
> for an implant or added to an existing RPD.  Obviously, other choices arise
> from time to time.

> AC

> "Steven Bornfeld" <dentaltwinm...@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:mMudnZu6V7XKrkfXnZ2dnUVZ_iydnZ2d@earthlink.com...
>> DS wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>> I have an eye tooth where most of the area above the gum is broken. The
>>> dentist says below the gum line is OK.

>>> I cannot have a crown because he says there is not enough room for a post
>>> as the root is not deep enough..My dentist has recommended that I have an
>>> extraction.

>>> I am not very good with extraction's and I am wondering what problems I
>>> would have if I just let my gum grow over the hole ? Assuming of course
>>> that under the gum is 100% healthy.
>>> Thanks

>>> D S

>> If the tooth has not had a root canal treatment you almost certainly have
>> an infected pulp and can develop an acute abscess at any time.
>> It's a little unusual to have a canine tooth with a root so short that it
>> can't be saved (perhaps with crown lengthening).  Still, your dentist has
>> seen the tooth and I have not.  If you wish to save the tooth you may wish
>> to get a second opinion.  But just to avoid the extraction is no reason to
>> do nothing.

>> Steve