
sudzs
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Following on from my other threads about a problem tooth and I'll give a brief synopsis of it all first:
11 months ago a "small cavity" in an upper incisor was filled.
From then on I had headaches, including several migraines, tooth pain, numb sensation in lip and nose tip as well as occasional vertigo. All symptoms happened together and would last for weeks with short periods of respite between these flare ups. Ibuprofen helped. I kept going back to the dentist about it all but the advise was to put Sensodyne on the tooth.
Then the nerve became very sensitive to hot things so must have been dying.
Infection in tooth followed so root canal treatment was carried out.
All of the above symptoms returned after a week or two.
I was referred to an endodontist who x-rayed the tooth and said there was decay under the filling.
Filling was replaced.
Symptoms resolved for several weeks but after that they returned on and off and were thankfully much milder than before.
Full blown symptoms returned a few weeks ago but a little worse than ever now and constant with no respite.
I went back to the endodontist who x-rayed again and said I had an apical granuloma and that he will do the RCT again.
I'm kind of relieved that I now know there is a cause of all my symptoms and hopefully a way to resolve them but now have to face another root canal ordeal. It's scheduled for the end of January so my question is this. Is that too long to wait? I'm terrified it will get a lot worse and take a long time to heal, if at all, following the second RCT. I couldn't sleep last night worrying about it and with the niggling pain there all the time I don't think I can last 7 weeks with it all. And I certainly can't keep taking ibuprofen for that length of time.
So could I ask for this to be considered urgent and maybe they could fit me in soon. Are there any risks of leaving it as it is for so long or am I safe enough waiting 7 weeks to have it done? I'm really very worried and upset by the whole debacle and can hardly think straight.
Any advice appreciated.
11 months ago a "small cavity" in an upper incisor was filled.
From then on I had headaches, including several migraines, tooth pain, numb sensation in lip and nose tip as well as occasional vertigo. All symptoms happened together and would last for weeks with short periods of respite between these flare ups. Ibuprofen helped. I kept going back to the dentist about it all but the advise was to put Sensodyne on the tooth.
Then the nerve became very sensitive to hot things so must have been dying.
Infection in tooth followed so root canal treatment was carried out.
All of the above symptoms returned after a week or two.
I was referred to an endodontist who x-rayed the tooth and said there was decay under the filling.
Filling was replaced.
Symptoms resolved for several weeks but after that they returned on and off and were thankfully much milder than before.
Full blown symptoms returned a few weeks ago but a little worse than ever now and constant with no respite.
I went back to the endodontist who x-rayed again and said I had an apical granuloma and that he will do the RCT again.
I'm kind of relieved that I now know there is a cause of all my symptoms and hopefully a way to resolve them but now have to face another root canal ordeal. It's scheduled for the end of January so my question is this. Is that too long to wait? I'm terrified it will get a lot worse and take a long time to heal, if at all, following the second RCT. I couldn't sleep last night worrying about it and with the niggling pain there all the time I don't think I can last 7 weeks with it all. And I certainly can't keep taking ibuprofen for that length of time.
So could I ask for this to be considered urgent and maybe they could fit me in soon. Are there any risks of leaving it as it is for so long or am I safe enough waiting 7 weeks to have it done? I'm really very worried and upset by the whole debacle and can hardly think straight.
Any advice appreciated.