MrsFychan

have it removed if its a back one

j19fmm

Do you already have something like Denplan in place? If so perhaps you could keep it running and act like you're on holiday? Ask your UK dentist for their thoughts x Good luck x

M_and_M

No my dentist sold out so no denplan

And no it's a front tooth. So I better get saving it seems

BEVS

I've had a thought on this....which caused my one intermittent brain cell some pain.

The Uni of Otago has a Faculty of Dentistry. I seem to remember that Fooferfish has gone there for dental work which didn't cost as much as usual because it's a training place.

Maybe contact them and see .

Linky

M_and_M

Where is that university? Is it in NZ?

BEVS

Yis . It's in Dunedin . I think about a 3 hour drive from Invers.

Just wish I could find those old posts where Foofer talked about it. I'll keep looking.

luvwelly

This is seriously bad advice she needs her molars for chewing her food in old age.
I would say if the temporary filling which has been done is sensitive, it probably needs a root canal. A crown on an unsettled tooth is probably a terrible idea. Make sure you have some funds and then find a dentist in NZ who may have a different opinion than your NHS(?) UK one in any event.

Dunedin is not that far from Invercargill and that is where the NZ Dental School is. Wellington has several excellent dentists and they are not as expensive as in Auckland.

MrsFychan

lol - chewing food in my old age is not my game plan

M_and_M

Yeah root canal and crown is what the dentist said.

Best get saving!

Dunedin ain't too far if that's where the school is

DandJMay

Dunners is about 2 and half away from Invers, I drive there most weeks for work. The school is in the middle of the city, fairly easy to find.

GoingIn2011

It is indeed - walked past it on my last trip there.

I live in Auckland, and frankly it would probably be cost effective to book a flight to Dunedin in advance (so cheaper) and get the work done there...

luvwelly

Well just get the root canal done - a crown isn't always necessary(depends how much tooth structure is left) but can wait in any event until you have saved up.
You could see where the nearest endodontist(root canal specialist) is to Invercargill - probably Otago University but not necessarily.