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rebeccauk
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Hi All
I've been documenting my journey with a RCT which began on 15th December. At the time the dentist identified irreversible pulpitis and said the RCT was straightforward and he expected it to clear up quickly. After the RCT I've had endless problems with pain. I've had two courses of amoxicillin and been in pain ranging from mild discomfort to absolute agony.
I'm now approaching a month on and still having pain. Todays feeling is one of a very uncomfortable hot/ cold sensation on the tooth and gum, occasional throbs and a clicking/ movement sensation when I put my tongue on the back of it.
This is a front upper incisor and the dentist has repeated the procedure once, opened it up and cleaned it out to no avail.
The dentist is going to re-do the cleaning process and open it back up on Thursday, however, I spoke to him briefly on Friday and he admitted that perhaps during the initial RCT some of the inflamed/ infected material was pushed out of the tip of the tooth and this could be some explanation of the problem. I'm not sure what to make of this - whether this is something that the body could naturally manage or if this indicates a bigger problem that was destined to cause me problems further down the line.
I'm really at the end of my tether with this situation. I'm a nervous patient and absolutely fixated on the sensations and pain in the tooth and having to use all my resources to cope with this. I've missed out on a family Christmas due to the pain I've been in and feel that there is no end in sight here.
I've been documenting my journey with a RCT which began on 15th December. At the time the dentist identified irreversible pulpitis and said the RCT was straightforward and he expected it to clear up quickly. After the RCT I've had endless problems with pain. I've had two courses of amoxicillin and been in pain ranging from mild discomfort to absolute agony.
I'm now approaching a month on and still having pain. Todays feeling is one of a very uncomfortable hot/ cold sensation on the tooth and gum, occasional throbs and a clicking/ movement sensation when I put my tongue on the back of it.
This is a front upper incisor and the dentist has repeated the procedure once, opened it up and cleaned it out to no avail.
The dentist is going to re-do the cleaning process and open it back up on Thursday, however, I spoke to him briefly on Friday and he admitted that perhaps during the initial RCT some of the inflamed/ infected material was pushed out of the tip of the tooth and this could be some explanation of the problem. I'm not sure what to make of this - whether this is something that the body could naturally manage or if this indicates a bigger problem that was destined to cause me problems further down the line.
I'm really at the end of my tether with this situation. I'm a nervous patient and absolutely fixated on the sensations and pain in the tooth and having to use all my resources to cope with this. I've missed out on a family Christmas due to the pain I've been in and feel that there is no end in sight here.