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wraoursy
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Hello all,
So for the past 3 days I’ve been experiencing some of the worst teeth pain in my life. Yesterday it got all together too much and I went for the emergency visit to my preferred dental clinic. The doctor that previously helped me somehow overcome my anxiety with her gentle approach is now on maternity leave so I had to see another doctor. Overall it went ok, she’s done the x ray and told me I need a root canal cause of a deep filling in the tooth I had previously done. She showed me on the X Ray there was a very thin somewhat darker line around the whole tooth, but she didn’t sound really sure. May be I’m being paranoid. Regardless of that she referred me to a different doctor to get the RCT done today or tomorrow, that counts as a second opinion I guess?
Also last night, I was in terrible pain, taking double doses of Advil, started a course of antibiotics too. But at night I felt my gum line on the side of the tooth and one side of the roof of my mouth really swell a lot, and then I woke up drenched in sweat, the swelling was somewhat gone and now there’s a weird tiny hole/dent on the gum above the tooth. I guess it’s ruptured. I feel so much better now, but I know the issue is not resolved.
So in preparation for my first RCT I have a few questions:
1. Is there any possibility that I don’t need the RCT done and it’s just more of a gum issue? (sorry if I sound ridiculous)
2. I was very happy to read the successful stories here, however I was browsing the topic all over and I’ve read that some people still had sharp nerve pain during the procedure. How likely is that to happen that no amount of numbing will help with the nerve pain? I’m very worried that I’ll jump up or move suddenly if this kind of sharp pain occurs.
3. Overall I feel terrible going to the doctor I’ve never met before and doing the RCT with them right away (I do understand the urgency though). Yesterday my legs were shaking, I couldn’t stop crying and I feel like I was on the verge of a panic attack. I’ve coped with a few fillings before just fine, so is the RCT indeed not so different from a filling (from a patient side of view).
Thank you so much!
So for the past 3 days I’ve been experiencing some of the worst teeth pain in my life. Yesterday it got all together too much and I went for the emergency visit to my preferred dental clinic. The doctor that previously helped me somehow overcome my anxiety with her gentle approach is now on maternity leave so I had to see another doctor. Overall it went ok, she’s done the x ray and told me I need a root canal cause of a deep filling in the tooth I had previously done. She showed me on the X Ray there was a very thin somewhat darker line around the whole tooth, but she didn’t sound really sure. May be I’m being paranoid. Regardless of that she referred me to a different doctor to get the RCT done today or tomorrow, that counts as a second opinion I guess?
Also last night, I was in terrible pain, taking double doses of Advil, started a course of antibiotics too. But at night I felt my gum line on the side of the tooth and one side of the roof of my mouth really swell a lot, and then I woke up drenched in sweat, the swelling was somewhat gone and now there’s a weird tiny hole/dent on the gum above the tooth. I guess it’s ruptured. I feel so much better now, but I know the issue is not resolved.
So in preparation for my first RCT I have a few questions:
1. Is there any possibility that I don’t need the RCT done and it’s just more of a gum issue? (sorry if I sound ridiculous)
2. I was very happy to read the successful stories here, however I was browsing the topic all over and I’ve read that some people still had sharp nerve pain during the procedure. How likely is that to happen that no amount of numbing will help with the nerve pain? I’m very worried that I’ll jump up or move suddenly if this kind of sharp pain occurs.
3. Overall I feel terrible going to the doctor I’ve never met before and doing the RCT with them right away (I do understand the urgency though). Yesterday my legs were shaking, I couldn’t stop crying and I feel like I was on the verge of a panic attack. I’ve coped with a few fillings before just fine, so is the RCT indeed not so different from a filling (from a patient side of view).
Thank you so much!
