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Galwaygirl
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Last summer, after 3 months of pain and going between dentist, endodontist and oral surgeon for consults and treatment, I had a root canal on tooth 45 (I think the premolar) and a crown put on, and the 2 molars beside it removed due to abcess / infection / crack. The root canal and crown went as per plan with no issues after. The extraction of the 2 teeth was brutal. It took the oral surgeon over 90 minutes to extract both as the roots were fused to the jaw bone.
Fast forward 4/5 months and just in the last 2 weeks and I have an ache in my jaw where the 2 teeth were removed (although there are no teeth!) and the root canal tooth feels tender when tapped. I also have a bad earache for the last 2 weeks since this began. I went back to my dentist and she took x-rays of top and bottom and could see nothing wrong. I am going back to my oral surgeon next week for a check up for an issue with my jaw on the other side popping out at night and teeth grinding at night.
My questions is does anyone have an idea what might be going on? Has the root canal failed even though my dentist saw nothing or could it be linked to teeth grinding?
I appreciate with xrays etc its hard to give an opinion but Im so upset and distressed that after the months of pain and then recovery last year and meticulous oral hygeine since, Im back in pain again in the same area.
Thanks you
Fast forward 4/5 months and just in the last 2 weeks and I have an ache in my jaw where the 2 teeth were removed (although there are no teeth!) and the root canal tooth feels tender when tapped. I also have a bad earache for the last 2 weeks since this began. I went back to my dentist and she took x-rays of top and bottom and could see nothing wrong. I am going back to my oral surgeon next week for a check up for an issue with my jaw on the other side popping out at night and teeth grinding at night.
My questions is does anyone have an idea what might be going on? Has the root canal failed even though my dentist saw nothing or could it be linked to teeth grinding?
I appreciate with xrays etc its hard to give an opinion but Im so upset and distressed that after the months of pain and then recovery last year and meticulous oral hygeine since, Im back in pain again in the same area.
Thanks you