[Leica] Okay, completely OT - any dentists here?

[vick.ko at sympatico.ca (Vick Ko)]

Okay, completely OT - any dentists here?

My dentist says I need a root canal.    Here's the  background:
- dentist advises to redo a 20 year old filliing in Dec, with an inlay
- inlay is done, flares up with severe pain at New Year's day
- go to emergency dentist, take x-ray, determine inlay isn't cemented or 
sitting properly
- pain goes away, dentist replaces inlay
- now - June - go for regular cleaning, sees blister at gum of tooth (I 
thought it was loose skin). No symptoms of pain or abnormality with the 
tooth (a rear molar).
- take x-ray, says that it is infection, now recommend root canal.  I'm 
concerned that the root canal means redoing the inlay

I'd much rather spend the money on an 80mm Summilux-R.

What do you dentists think - can I "wait and see" on the tooth situation 
and the infection goes away? 

Searching the web on "tooth infection" isn't nice, on the "potential 
further bad things" if a tooth infection runs away.


....Vick