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Polarpurplebear
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Well..it's been a long time since I posted here...but I am looking for some support.
I'll try to cut a long story short...
Last summer I had a veneer put on my front tooth which was really mishapen and stained from some antibiotics I had taken as a child. I had lived with it for 25 years but finally decided to get it fixed. I paid a lot of money to have a very highly regarded dentist fit a porcelain veneer, and was so pleased. It looks great and he was really considerate. I had some sensitivity after the procedure but was told that was normal and would settle down.
After a few months I was still having a few intermittent issues - occasional sensitivity to hot and cold on that tooth, and sometimes just the odd day where it ached slightly. I went back to the dentist and he had a good look and saw no signs of cavities, exposed root, decay etc. He said I should come back if the ache became severe and constant as it could signal some decay in the root and the need for a root canal.
3-4 months went by with just the intermittent sensitivity here and there, but largely it was painless. Until yesterday - it started out as a slight ache in the morning but by last night it was full blown toothache and it was agony. Kept me up half the night and this morning I decided I HAD to get myself to a dentist.
I can't go to the original dentist - he is very expensive and I'm now studying full time and can't afford it - it'd cost me £50 to get seen, plus money for xrays and a root canal would be in the region of £200 if I needed one. There are NHS dentists in my area accepting new patients who could do the lot for under £50 so I have to take that option.
So I'm booked in with this new dentist this afternoon. I am so scared...what if I need a root canal? Has anyone ever had one on a front tooth before? Is it even possible I could have decay in the root of my tooth when the tooth itself looks healthy with no sign of cavities etc? I'm so upset, I look after my teeth so well, I brush and floss twice daily, I don't know how this has happened. Do you think anything else could cause this kind of pain?
I'll try to cut a long story short...
Last summer I had a veneer put on my front tooth which was really mishapen and stained from some antibiotics I had taken as a child. I had lived with it for 25 years but finally decided to get it fixed. I paid a lot of money to have a very highly regarded dentist fit a porcelain veneer, and was so pleased. It looks great and he was really considerate. I had some sensitivity after the procedure but was told that was normal and would settle down.
After a few months I was still having a few intermittent issues - occasional sensitivity to hot and cold on that tooth, and sometimes just the odd day where it ached slightly. I went back to the dentist and he had a good look and saw no signs of cavities, exposed root, decay etc. He said I should come back if the ache became severe and constant as it could signal some decay in the root and the need for a root canal.
3-4 months went by with just the intermittent sensitivity here and there, but largely it was painless. Until yesterday - it started out as a slight ache in the morning but by last night it was full blown toothache and it was agony. Kept me up half the night and this morning I decided I HAD to get myself to a dentist.
I can't go to the original dentist - he is very expensive and I'm now studying full time and can't afford it - it'd cost me £50 to get seen, plus money for xrays and a root canal would be in the region of £200 if I needed one. There are NHS dentists in my area accepting new patients who could do the lot for under £50 so I have to take that option.
So I'm booked in with this new dentist this afternoon. I am so scared...what if I need a root canal? Has anyone ever had one on a front tooth before? Is it even possible I could have decay in the root of my tooth when the tooth itself looks healthy with no sign of cavities etc? I'm so upset, I look after my teeth so well, I brush and floss twice daily, I don't know how this has happened. Do you think anything else could cause this kind of pain?
