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cnhand84
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This is gonna be a long post, I'm sorry. Please bare with me. I really need someone to talk too.
In August I had a tooth pulled. Bottom Crown from last year that got infected under it. Went okay.
Around that same time I was having an issue with the molar on top of it. It was sensitive to cold (not that bad) but zingy but dentist suggested we replace that filling after my extraction was healed. (2 fillings in that tooth, middle of tooth and edge of front of the tooth. Had the middle of tooth one replaced. (other one was replaced about a year ago) (this dentist takes insurance)
Got that silver filling replaced with composite. Big filling. Said went fine, no root canal needed. Very anxious over this. Was still sensitive randomly along with premolar in front of it, so went to my dentist again. Said just sensitive, try not to focus on it. Maybe also might be inflamed sinuses, so I got put on antibiotics for sinus infection. (sinuses looked inflamed on xray) Also referred to ENT (havent had appt yet)
About 2 weeks later, I had bad sensitivity to drinking cold on that molar for about a day and half. and My premolar in front of it also has been sensitive. Filling in that premolar, done about 3 1/2 years ago. So my primary doctor said maybe get a second opinion anyway. Went to a dentist who dosent take insurance (had to pay outta pocket). He looked at my tooth did the cold test with endo ice. It was really sensitive to cold (always has been I guess) but took cold a little longer to go away than expected. (still like 30 seconds; not minutes) not sensitive to tapping, yes filling deep but not into root. Said honestly undermined, come back in 3 weeks and hed pull it or root canal if reevulated(pay out of pocket). not sensitive to tapping/ he was hesitate it felt like on what it needed so we'd re-evaluate. Told my main dentist, she still says don't think needs root canal. I've lite the teeth up with a flashlight, don't see any cracks. Keep in mind I've also had a full checkup with my main dentist a month ago (cleaning the works) and had xrays... The weirdness I feel dosen't feel like the way it did with my crowned tooth, I had broken that one)
Fast forward to now.. its been about 2 and half weeks later. (sorry this is long).
The sensitivity on molar to cold has really decreased. If I put an ice cube on it (yes i tested it) I feel cold alot but it goes away quickly (prob less than 10 seconds). If I drink regularly, pretty much feels okay. The premolar in front of it also still feels weird. This pain is not throbbing pain on either tooth. Sometimes when I press on the molar and premolar I feel like pressure, weird sensation. Not always. Just sometimes. Sometimes when my premolar below it hits premolar, I feel a little bit of pressure sensitivity. But heres also the kicker. My gums between these two teeth on the cheek side and tongue side, look red inbetween them, and sometimes they bleed. when they bleed, I feel the pressure pain more. when they look really red, and I touch the teeth with my tongue, they feel weird, hurty. When I eat, they seem to be okay. I'll be honest, I'm not the best flosser. The more I touch the teeth with my tongue, and the gums around them, the sorer it seems to make them. Sometimes they are fine. I asked my dentist during one of the appts about the red gums.. my main dentist said oh they dont look very red.... when i went to the other dentist he mentioned how red and inflamed they looked.
I'm so confused on if something is actually really wrong, or if this is just some kind of icky sensitivity. I don't want to pull teeth that don't need pulled. but I'm also very depressed over this because I don't know what to do. I tried to talk to my sister, and she has no real idea. Not much experience. I have an appt to get a 3rd opinion today (just cuz my anxiety is so bad). But I don't want to get teeth extracted if I don't have too. And losing the one last month has amplified my anxiety over this.
Any thoughts on this? Please help me!!!
In August I had a tooth pulled. Bottom Crown from last year that got infected under it. Went okay.
Around that same time I was having an issue with the molar on top of it. It was sensitive to cold (not that bad) but zingy but dentist suggested we replace that filling after my extraction was healed. (2 fillings in that tooth, middle of tooth and edge of front of the tooth. Had the middle of tooth one replaced. (other one was replaced about a year ago) (this dentist takes insurance)
Got that silver filling replaced with composite. Big filling. Said went fine, no root canal needed. Very anxious over this. Was still sensitive randomly along with premolar in front of it, so went to my dentist again. Said just sensitive, try not to focus on it. Maybe also might be inflamed sinuses, so I got put on antibiotics for sinus infection. (sinuses looked inflamed on xray) Also referred to ENT (havent had appt yet)
About 2 weeks later, I had bad sensitivity to drinking cold on that molar for about a day and half. and My premolar in front of it also has been sensitive. Filling in that premolar, done about 3 1/2 years ago. So my primary doctor said maybe get a second opinion anyway. Went to a dentist who dosent take insurance (had to pay outta pocket). He looked at my tooth did the cold test with endo ice. It was really sensitive to cold (always has been I guess) but took cold a little longer to go away than expected. (still like 30 seconds; not minutes) not sensitive to tapping, yes filling deep but not into root. Said honestly undermined, come back in 3 weeks and hed pull it or root canal if reevulated(pay out of pocket). not sensitive to tapping/ he was hesitate it felt like on what it needed so we'd re-evaluate. Told my main dentist, she still says don't think needs root canal. I've lite the teeth up with a flashlight, don't see any cracks. Keep in mind I've also had a full checkup with my main dentist a month ago (cleaning the works) and had xrays... The weirdness I feel dosen't feel like the way it did with my crowned tooth, I had broken that one)
Fast forward to now.. its been about 2 and half weeks later. (sorry this is long).
The sensitivity on molar to cold has really decreased. If I put an ice cube on it (yes i tested it) I feel cold alot but it goes away quickly (prob less than 10 seconds). If I drink regularly, pretty much feels okay. The premolar in front of it also still feels weird. This pain is not throbbing pain on either tooth. Sometimes when I press on the molar and premolar I feel like pressure, weird sensation. Not always. Just sometimes. Sometimes when my premolar below it hits premolar, I feel a little bit of pressure sensitivity. But heres also the kicker. My gums between these two teeth on the cheek side and tongue side, look red inbetween them, and sometimes they bleed. when they bleed, I feel the pressure pain more. when they look really red, and I touch the teeth with my tongue, they feel weird, hurty. When I eat, they seem to be okay. I'll be honest, I'm not the best flosser. The more I touch the teeth with my tongue, and the gums around them, the sorer it seems to make them. Sometimes they are fine. I asked my dentist during one of the appts about the red gums.. my main dentist said oh they dont look very red.... when i went to the other dentist he mentioned how red and inflamed they looked.
I'm so confused on if something is actually really wrong, or if this is just some kind of icky sensitivity. I don't want to pull teeth that don't need pulled. but I'm also very depressed over this because I don't know what to do. I tried to talk to my sister, and she has no real idea. Not much experience. I have an appt to get a 3rd opinion today (just cuz my anxiety is so bad). But I don't want to get teeth extracted if I don't have too. And losing the one last month has amplified my anxiety over this.
Any thoughts on this? Please help me!!!
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