Help, Do they make emergency appointments for people that need a root canal. It looks like a have a hole..?

Question

I basically need to know if I need a root canal or is it just a cavity. Can cavities form on the top of you teeth? The tooth that I am worried about is on the bottom row and its 3 teeth back from my 2 center teeth. Any way the hole looks black and is maybe the size of a dot that a ball point pen would make. It hurts when I breathe in or cough, that is how sensitive it is. I dont know how I could have missed it. I feel really embarassed. I called to make an appointment wiht my dentist and she cant see me for 11 days. Do dentists do root canals, or is that a specialty that other types of doctors do? If so can I just call them directly or do they need to see xrays first.

If you can answer all of my questions Id really asppreciate it. Thanks!

Answer 1

Just call your dentist, i bet he will tell you what to do, he will prob take you in right away. I got my front tooth knocked back once, and my mom just called to tell the dentist, and in an hour i was there, cause my front tooth moved back far. He was worried if the tooth was gonna die or something, but now i have braces to fix that. And There was nothing wrong. So i bet he or she will make a time in a short notice to bring you in and look at it. Good luck.

Answer 2

my dad has one of those you just call the dentist and say you are i pain....they will call you in on short notice then if it is also infected you will have to wait about a week and have meds to get rid of infection....then you will get back in to the dentist office and get it fixed