Okay so this morning I noticed a small hole or chip on my tooth up near my gums. I havent been to the dentist in a while becase of money problems and I have braces. I eat a lot of sweets, yeah but Im deciding to eat better foods from now on to prevent it from getting worse until I go to the dentist next week.

Im really scared of the dentist, and the last thing I want is a root canal, I can hardly take a deep cleaning!

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the hole isn't black but it looks like someone drilled a tiny hole in my tooth and left. Also, I have no sensitivity to hot or cold and it doesn't hurt at all. I just took two different kinds of mouth wash that both whiten and have flouride in them.

What do you think? root canal?