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freestyle10
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- Aug 16, 2020
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- Greater New York City Area
A tooth broke in Feb, root canal and a crown were done. Now 6 months later, there is pain when I run my finger over the surface of crown. How can there be pain in a tooth that's dead? I dread losing the tooth. The tooth broke 1mm below the gumline. When the dentist applied the crown it was painfully tight, I had to take ibuprofen for 3 days afterwards because of the pain, I thought the dentist had made crown extra tight since there might not be a lot to which the crown could be secured. Six weeks later the pain was back, the endodontist took an xray, said the root canal was fine, said the gum above the tooth was very red and that it was an issue with the fitting of the crown. Due to the pandemic, it was 3 months before my dentist could see me again, last week. She is very good, but her response was disconcerting, she said it's a dental mystery and all we can do is wait. Could the tightness of the crown have cracked the tooth or affected the post? Would it be better to remove the crown and see what's going on? I feel the pain when the crown is touched or rubbed, but not when biting