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- My friend has a really bad pain in her tooth and when she went to her dentist, he said that he could do nothing about it. What she has is a nerve inflammation and she can't do anything about it. What does she need or what can she do? Does she need a Root Canal? ...Shaina (answer)
- I had a root canal done 5 days ago. The pain after the root canal operation lasted only 24 hours. However, I feel a sharp pain when I try to bite on that tooth. Is this normal? (answer)
- I am almost fifty years old and have about four or five crowns. Within the last four months or so, I have developed a progressive sensitivity and pain in all of them simultaneously. I'm becoming more and more sensitive to cold and heat, and it's becoming more difficult to chew anything very tough or hard. I'm going to talk to my dentist soon, and I am assuming I'll be needing some root canal procedure. I've never had any of this sort of dental work done before. But why would they all become a problem at one time? Is there anything else that might be going on here that I should be concerned about? ...Ken in MI (answer)
- I now have five root canaled teeth. Four of them are on the left side of my mouth and after two years they are still bothering me. My dentist says it's my bite and keeps adjusting it. The teeth still do not have crowns on them as he is hesitant to do this until my bite adjusts itself. I feel like I can not stand it any longer. I have been doing some reading on root canals and how they are not safe. I had my amalgam fillings removed in the first place because of an auto immune disease. I just need answers. Do you have any? ...Mary in IN (answer)
- I had a root canal about 2 years ago with a temp cap placed at that time. about 8 months after that, (or a little over a year ago) I had a permanent cap placed. In the last two days my face has swelled up and it feels al if I have an abcess again in the same tooth. (all this minus the throbbing because there is no root). I played hockey for several years and have invested a lot of money into my dentists retirement. I have confidence that he will be able to fix this but my question is... Is this a common thing? Should I expect my other root canals to develop the same way? And lastly, should I just write of the $2000 spent on that tooth and yank it? ...Karl in ME (answer)
- About four years ago I had a root canal on a lower left molar. Unfortunately, I never got a crown on it, and never had any serious follow-up checkups. This was mainly for financial reasons, but I was also leaving the country the day after the first part of the root canal was done, so the dentist was never able to crown it. Sometime later a couple of pieces broke off the tooth, and some time after this, I had a couple instances of deep pain in the jaw, mostly at night. Meanwhile, I also began to have trouble with my left side, noticing a tremor in my left hand, experiencing muscle spasms at night, etc. After a couple of years of this, I suddenly developed what seemed to be an inner ear infection, with headaches and a bit of vertigo and nausea. A GP did some tests, but found nothing obviously wrong. However, symptoms continued along with the fulness in the ears, and for the next couple of months I felt bad without really being sick. Basically, I felt kind of hung over for a couple of months and couldn't figure out why. That's when I thought that I should get my root canal examined to see if it was infected, perhaps contributing to whatever was going on. The dentist did some x-rays and found that there was a chronic infection underneath the tooth. This may have been there since I first had the root canal (at least 3 or 4 years ago). They said they could refill the tooth, re-root canal it (although one root had a pin in it so they couldn't re-do that one), or just pull it, but I don't really know what each option
means. Why would refilling or another root canal work if the infection was under the tooth? Since this was a hospital for dental students, I was put on a waiting list (which may take a while because it is exam season). So, my questions are basically three:
1) could my earlier symptoms be related to the infection under the root canal (tremor, spasms, headaches, general feeling of tiredness, and some kind of inner ear infection)?
2) what exactly are the different options for treating the tooth?
3) how long should I wait? ... Robert in IA (answer)
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I really need some advice here. Back in early November I had some awful pain to the back molar in my mouth. I was new to the area, so I went to a new dentist, who happened to be an endodontist as well. He took x-rays and told me he couldn't find anything wrong with my teeth even though I was in so much pain. He said the x-rays were fine and gave me a referral to a specialist if I chose to go. He tell me that it could possibly be a bad sinus infection. I dealt with the pain which eventually went away and never referred to the specialist. Now, The pain came back. So a week ago, I called the same dentist and asked to be seen. I hadn't slept or eaten in 24 hours due to the pain. I went in and he used some novocaine- which didn't seem to help in the least. After taking x-rays, he said I had an abcessed tooth and that I either could have it pulled or a partial root canal that day to relieve the pain. Since I have no insurance, I was leaning more towards having it pulled since it was in the back of my mouth. He lectured me of course on how if one of my fingers were broke, would I chop it off? His assistant was shoving a pen and paper down my face to sign for a root canal and I was in so much pain, I listened to him and decided to go for the partial for the relief. After quite a few shots of Novocaine and the procedure was finished, I left. By the 5 minute ride home, I was in 100 times more pain that when I went there and my face was so swollen you couldn't even recognize me. A hint of a black eye was appearing. My fiance began paging the endodontist with no success. While I lay on the floor screaming in pain, he finally was able to reach him. The endodontist said there was nothing he could do for me. He said for me to take the antibiotics (veetids) and the pain medication (Lortab 7.5). Within minutes the pain was unbearable. We drove back to his office and he had a major attitude- he said "I can pull your tooth but I don't have time for anything else." This is the same dentist who just finished lecturing NOT to pull my tooth a half hour ago. The pain killers weren't helping, novocaine wasn't helping and the antibiotics didn't have time to kick in yet. I told him I wanted my records and I would go elsewhere. He wouldn't go for it. He then switched his story and said he could "squeeze" me in to finish the root canal that day. I was in so much pain, I went ahead and allowed him to do so. I asked him before leaving if there was anything stronger he could give me besides the Lortabs- he said NO. I know there was, but he wouldn't give it to me. So, my question to you is, if he saw me in November, would any sign of an abcessed tooth be visible on x-rays then when I first had the pain? Was the treatment I received as poorly as I felt it was? Not to mention, this so called dentist called me sweetheart a zillion times which to me is offensive. How do I go about getting my records to bring to a different endodontist for a second opinion? It's a week after the root canal and my swelling has gone down, but there is still some deep pain in my tooth. I couldn't leave my house or go to work for over a week. I looked like I had been mugged or something. I took pictures I was so scared. Do you think I should report him to the board?? I don't know if there is still a problem or not but I haven't felt right since. Headaches, diarrhea, tight chest, problems breathing and nausea. I am done taking the veetids as well. PLease help me if you can. Any advice would be appreciated. (answer)
- I had a root canal done to a back tooth a year ago. Three weeks ago
I had this same tooth pulled because of pain also had a dry socket. Now I am
having pain again to the teeth around it. I don't really know if it's coming from the top or bottom, my whole mouth hurts around where I had this tooth pulled. If I call my dentist he is going to think am crazy. I am a person who takes cake of her teeth and goes to the dentist once a year. Cathy in IA
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- I just had a root canal done on number 19 five days back. The pain went away after two days. After that, all of a sudden, my front bottom teeth started hurting and it has been for the past three days constantly. What could this mean? ...Bharti in NC (answer)
- I need a root canal on my front tooth. My dentist suggested a crown and veneer treatments as well...are both necessary? ...Bridget in NJ ; (answer)
- I had a root canal about 14 years ago. About a year ago I was having pain so the dentist refered me to specialist to have the root capped. Now the crown fell off with the post. I went in to have it put in and the dentist did the procedure but did not the post in. It fell out again and it looks like I do not have a lot of tooth left. I read some of the questions, it seems that my crown was loose before and my tooth decayed away under the crown. Can I still have a crown put on or does it sound like I have lost the tooth? ...Denise in CA (answer)
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I think I have two teeth that are infected, both teeth that have had root canals. Upper and lower molar on the right side. The lower one was done a couple of years ago and has bothered me off and on ever since. But the pain was never severe, mostly achey and the gum would swell up great big. The dentist would give me some antibiotic and it would be fine. But then he
retired and I got a new dentist who said he thought the tooth might be
fractured and would eventually have to come out. He told me to wait until it got bad so I could hang on to the tooth as long as possible. A few weeks ago my upper root canaled tooth started giving me problems. The dentist suspected infection but couldn't see anything on an xray. He gave me some more penicillin and it settled down. Then I got achey, and the next day I was in the most horrible pain of my life, and it is still going on. My glands are swollen, I was running a high fever and now it feels like my
neck is closing off and I have a hard time breathing at times. But maybe that's because of the pain medication (hydrocodone), which is making me kind of woozy with no food. (I can't eat, and haven't eaten anything for three
days, plus have no appetite) I'm very, very nauseus, and just feel so sick. Plus I'm in this horrible pain that goes from my tooth into my cheek and my lower jaw and back towards my ear. If I accidentally bite slightly down, where those two teeth come together, the upper tooth is VERY painful and sets off a firestorm of unbearable pain. The lower one is discomfort, but not excrutiating. I guess it's time to have that lower one pulled...what about the upper one? I had that root canal done about 10 -12 years ago. I'm just feeling so sick, and don't feel like I'm getting any better with the penicillin. What should I do? ...Angela in MO (answer)
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I had a root canal in #23. I have been in pain for about 10 days. The tooth was treated 2 days ago. The treatment was very thorough. It included cleaning out 3 canals and lancing an abcess. As soon as the anesthetic wore off, the pain returned. The abcess is still present (a little smaller) and the pain is about a notch less. Motrin works best for about 2-4 hours. Vicoden and Percocet do nothing. My question is why did the dentist not prescribe any antibiotic to treat the infection? Also do I need to return again to get this abcess re-lanced and drained again? How much longer till I will be out of pain? I am seeing an endodontist - should I be referred to a Dental Surgeon? ...Arnold in CA (answer)
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I had the second part of a root canal done 4 days ago. I was told I have 3 roots in the tooth worked on, and an instrument about 1mm was used to clean out of the root, but got stuck in the canal. The endodontist told me that there is only a 2 percent chance of damage or problems because of this. How concerned should I be? Do I need to get anything in writing stating the situation and possible side effects? I was told the instrument would not show up on an xray. ...Jennifer in PA (answer)
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I had a root canal done on a lower molar about 1 1/2 years ago. I haven't had any problems with it but I have recently noticed a discoloration in the gum around the crown. The gum is turning a purple/black on the rim around the crown. Although there is no pain,
slight sensitivity - I'm afraid this is a serious infection or decay that may spread. I am currently travelling in Asia and I'm not sure if I should see a doctor here or wait for a month until I return to the United States. 1.What would cause this syptom? 2.Should I see a doctor here (Vietnam) or can I wait for a month? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. ...Jennifer in Vietnam (answer)
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