Beamarie
Junior member
- Joined
- May 24, 2024
- Messages
- 5
- Location
- Fort Worth
I am 30, currently pregnant with my third child. I received benefits for dental care through my insurance and decided to take advantage, since the last time I have been was when I was 10. The first dentist I went to performed a filling on a tooth he was confident he could save but 2 weeks after the filling I started to have severe sensitivity to cold and hot food/drink. He did x-rays that shows the filling is touching the nerve, he basically told me I need a root canal now, these things happen and there isn't anything he can do since the office refers out for root canals. Now I am in constant pain because of this too. I have filed a complaint with the state, because of this issue I went to another dentist for an estimate and confirmation of a root canal, which I do in fact need. The x-rays they did showed <15% bone loss in my lower four front teeth but mostly concentrated to in between my two bottom front teeth. The hygienists told me it's possible that it's due to how my teeth are position and due to the misalignment of my teeth. My top and bottom teeth do not touch when my mouth is fully closed, there is a significant gap, (I am not sure what this is called) I also have a significant underbite as well, this makes it hard for me to properly bite down onto food with my front teeth, so I often eat from the side. Otherwise I am not able to cleanly bite through foods. It became more severe when my wisdom teeth fully came in and when I bite down my wisdom teeth actually hit first. I have very minimal bone loss to my other teeth, this is the only area that has this much bone loss. The hygienists said it was not bad considering it had been 20 years since I went to the dentist. Because I am only 3O, it is making me really worried about the integrity and longevity of these teeth. I do need a cleaning on the right side of my mouth but the build up is not severe. I had to start using sensodyne products to help with the sensitivity and also started to brush twice a day. Those bottom teeth aren't loose either but I am worried about losing my teeth especially at such a young age.