My mom won't let me get dental treatment I desperately need.
Hi, this is my first ever reddit post so yea.
So basically in my childhood I wasn't teached basic hygiene at all because my mom is horrible. Then so fast my first molar got a cavity at such a young age. Also, I didn't know what a cavity was back then so I didn't know what the dark spot on my tooth was. but, I was worried so I told my parents to make the appointment. My mom was not happy about that of course. Btw my mom is DEAD SET against the medical system due to past stuff. Anyways, the dentist said that the infections is really big and I need to get an x-ray. So I got an x-ray and the dentist said that the tooth is VERY close to the nerve. They said if they drill it there is a chance that I might need a root canal. My mom was furious she did not want me to get a root canal.
Fast forward to now because I am too lazy to write the whole entire story. So now I still have that bad tooth. My mom loves to stall. She wants to wait until the very last moment to get that my tooth treated. I am 15 years old(Yes I am that young). I got another x-ray done cause I was worrying about the tooth. And oh my gosh the difference was crazy. The whole entire tooth was hollow and infected(gross I know). There was a literal abscess under the tooth root that is growing till this day. They said the tooth was dead and I had lots of pain in the past, then it went away. That's because the nerve inside the tooth died therefore I can't feel a thing. Now here's the thing, they recommended a root canal because of my age. I did lots of research about root canals and I saw the documentary called "Root cause". Its says that root canals cause many problems. Like diseases and cancer. Specifically breast cancer. My mom begged my dad not to give me a root canal because she looked at these articles and stuff talking about how bad root canals are. She would rather have me just keep the tooth. Which I obviously don't agree to. My dad was considering a root canal but is switching back and forth from root canal or extraction.
I honestly want a root canal because I am still growing. A extraction will affect my growing and mess up my jawbone. Plus I don't want a missing tooth and missing school. But my mom 100% does not want me to get a root canal. She says it will shorten my life.
Please Give me some advice I need it.