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MrsKC
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Hello ... I am in such distress and need some assistance. In 2007 I started going to the dentist regularly ... again ... after having not gone for a very long time. It took a lot of courage but I finally managed. I have had a lot of work done ( including all four wisdom teeth removed, numerous root canals, fillings, and large old fillings removed and replaced with crowns, etc ). Two weeks ago I had a large filling removed on my right, top, all the way in the back as my hygienist and dentist saw a tiny bit of decay on the xray. For some reason I was really worried about this and just knew it would not got well. The past couple of years none of my dental work has been easy it seems. I also suffer from tmj disfunction.
But I had it done, it was quick and for the first week all seemed well. No sensitivity, biting pressure was fine, and very little residual discomfort from the crown preparation. However, about 10 days later I started to get discomfort from the upper tooth next to the temp crowned tooth. And then it spread to the next two teeth up top. And then this week to the teeth on the bottom. I am unable to eat anything other than soup, mashed pots, etc for there will be great discomfort. If I do eat something that sets it off two advil and about an hour later it settles again to where it is not that bad. My question is could all of this discomfort be because my bite is off or is something worse going on here? I feel like the temp crown is not too high. I am really confused because I have never experienced this much pain/discomfort before from dental work and I was fine before this work was done.
I go back in a few days to get the permanent and obviously will discuss this with my dentist. Any help would be appreciated. AND yes my TMJ is suffering spasms but nothing worse than usual ( before the work was done ).
But I had it done, it was quick and for the first week all seemed well. No sensitivity, biting pressure was fine, and very little residual discomfort from the crown preparation. However, about 10 days later I started to get discomfort from the upper tooth next to the temp crowned tooth. And then it spread to the next two teeth up top. And then this week to the teeth on the bottom. I am unable to eat anything other than soup, mashed pots, etc for there will be great discomfort. If I do eat something that sets it off two advil and about an hour later it settles again to where it is not that bad. My question is could all of this discomfort be because my bite is off or is something worse going on here? I feel like the temp crown is not too high. I am really confused because I have never experienced this much pain/discomfort before from dental work and I was fine before this work was done.
I go back in a few days to get the permanent and obviously will discuss this with my dentist. Any help would be appreciated. AND yes my TMJ is suffering spasms but nothing worse than usual ( before the work was done ).