My back left tooth has a massive cavity. Whats the likely treatment required here?

Question:

basically a quarter of the tooth has fallen away now which i assume has exposed nerves which is why it hurts a lot now. I am going to see the dentist this week but want to know what the likely treatment is going to be. Can he/she just do a filling job, or is he likely to remove the tooth (very back, left one). If he removes it, i wont want a replacement so will the gum just heal over itself.

Also im based in the UK anyone have any ideas of prices for doing a filling of this kind, or if its a removal of the tooth how much that would cost.

Answers:
hi
SORRY it looks like a filling job. i havent seen your teeth so i dont know how far the decay has taken over.

prices: private can cost anything up to £200
and i would have thought that the NHS would be between £50-£100 so i could be quite expensive

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Crown it.

they may crown it but it will need a root canal first. honestly the easiest and cheapest will be to pull it and yes the gum will heal over but it will be tender for many weeks. it all depends on you and how much time you are willing to invest in keeping the tooth.

It needs to be yanked.

By back do you been totally at the back? Root canal or large filling. Not sure about cost.but know its cheaper in England than here in Canada..I am awaiting a wisdom tooth extraction.going to cost me over $750 and Ive already spent $400 there this week. Im from the UK cheaper there by far.although your petrol prices are much higher..! Good luck..in pain? Bongella works well Im all out so using some Canadian stuff..Orajel.

tell him or her to pull that sucker. and try taking care of your teeth in the future.

If you don`t mind it beeing gone let them pull your thooth its cheaper..if it hurt already it will be most likely be a roothcanal and a crown if there is not much thooth left..that will be expensive.
Onlyt the denist will see on a x-ray if you need a roothcanal or not.

My back left tooth has a massive cavity. Whats the likely treatment required here?

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