The first time I visited USA about 15 years ago, the cold weather must have been too much for me, I developed a sharp pain in my right lower jaw.
Visited a dentist who took a full mouth X ray, diagnosed a "horizontally impacted" tooth that was causing it.
She used a form of chain of thought reasoning to deduce that I should get FIVE of my teeth pulled from all corners of my jaws, and referred me to a dental surgeon who just so happens to be her husband.
Instead, I used clove oil as a topical remedy and managed the pain for the rest of my stay.
Back in my home country I did get the horizontal tooth extracted and a root canal treatment on the adjacent one. Paid only a fraction of my month's salary which was also reimbursed by my employer insurance.
I am happily living with rest of the three teeth intact. (I did have other dental issues since but not with these ones she wanted to pull.)
The dentists I consulted back in my home country (India) have been fairly conservative before recommending invasive procedures. More than once they wanted to double-check and confirm they understood the root cause before doing any procedure on a particular tooth, lest they leave the problem unsolved while creating needless expense and complications.
I have a great local family dentist, originally from Sryia.
He strongly believes keeping the original tooth at all costs.
I had my tooth crack off at the gumline (minus a small corner), long story, but I thought for sure it was a goner. He spent two days on a root canal and crown and it's still perfect 3 years later.
Visited a dentist who took a full mouth X ray, diagnosed a "horizontally impacted" tooth that was causing it.
She used a form of chain of thought reasoning to deduce that I should get FIVE of my teeth pulled from all corners of my jaws, and referred me to a dental surgeon who just so happens to be her husband.
Instead, I used clove oil as a topical remedy and managed the pain for the rest of my stay.
Back in my home country I did get the horizontal tooth extracted and a root canal treatment on the adjacent one. Paid only a fraction of my month's salary which was also reimbursed by my employer insurance.
I am happily living with rest of the three teeth intact. (I did have other dental issues since but not with these ones she wanted to pull.)
The dentists I consulted back in my home country (India) have been fairly conservative before recommending invasive procedures. More than once they wanted to double-check and confirm they understood the root cause before doing any procedure on a particular tooth, lest they leave the problem unsolved while creating needless expense and complications.