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Vanek26
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I had very painful experiences at the dentist as a child and always avoided going at all costs throughout high school and college. Finally, two years ago when I was 21, I started going again. My mouth was a bit of a mess and I had a bunch of cavities. Slowly but surely they all got filled and my last two fillings were finally to be done December 4th! There was one in each of my bottom right back two molars (not including my wisdom tooth). One of them was very deep and they had to remove some of my gum to fill it but the fillings went as usual. Pretty much pain free.
Over the next couple of days soreness lingered in the area and it didn't improve. It wasn't unbelievable pain but it was steady and constant. It would wake me up throughout the night... but again it was manageable. The thing is I don't really feel any pain when chewing at all. I went back to the dentist and they did a few tests by tapping on the tooth and I felt no pain. They tried just adjusting the bite to see if it helped.
The pain remained and I went back a week later. This time they did an x ray and marveled at just how deep the filling was. They decided to remove it and redo the filling to see if that helped. The dentist told me that because I don't have hot/cold sensitivity it's a good sign I don't need a root canal.
Here we are three weeks later and the discomfort is pretty much the same. The thing is, advil completely wipes out the pain. I mean, I'll take 2 pills and be totally pain free for 8 hours. But when it wears off the pain returns like clockwork. It's a very annoying middle ground because the pain is lingering, but it's not severe enough where I can't manage it. My dentist told me if I came back again we would do a root canal, but I don't want to have one done if it is unnecessary. On the other hand, I can't live forever taking advil every 8 hours.
What does this sound like to you? I see many similar stories but they usually involve excruciating pain and a dentist who confirms a root canal is needed after an xray. Mine is a more grey area.
Over the next couple of days soreness lingered in the area and it didn't improve. It wasn't unbelievable pain but it was steady and constant. It would wake me up throughout the night... but again it was manageable. The thing is I don't really feel any pain when chewing at all. I went back to the dentist and they did a few tests by tapping on the tooth and I felt no pain. They tried just adjusting the bite to see if it helped.
The pain remained and I went back a week later. This time they did an x ray and marveled at just how deep the filling was. They decided to remove it and redo the filling to see if that helped. The dentist told me that because I don't have hot/cold sensitivity it's a good sign I don't need a root canal.
Here we are three weeks later and the discomfort is pretty much the same. The thing is, advil completely wipes out the pain. I mean, I'll take 2 pills and be totally pain free for 8 hours. But when it wears off the pain returns like clockwork. It's a very annoying middle ground because the pain is lingering, but it's not severe enough where I can't manage it. My dentist told me if I came back again we would do a root canal, but I don't want to have one done if it is unnecessary. On the other hand, I can't live forever taking advil every 8 hours.
What does this sound like to you? I see many similar stories but they usually involve excruciating pain and a dentist who confirms a root canal is needed after an xray. Mine is a more grey area.