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hiccupod
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I had a few fillings and a root canal done back in Feb. On the top right side, I only needed one filling, but it was a deep one. The dentist informed me that it could need a root canal in the future. It's been months with a few little blips of pain here and there (like if I ate something super crunchy too fast), but nothing major or anything that worried me.
Starting about a week ago, I started having intense pain when I would eat anything. Even softer foods are off limits. Now it's to the point that if I lay on my right cheek to sleep, there's incredible pain.
I *think* it's the tooth my dentist did the filling on but it's so hard to tell with teeth where the pain is coming from. I have an appointment for September 1, but what can I do meantime and what could be causing this? I'm so scared I'm going to need another root canal, more for the financial burden than the physical one because my insurance has nearly maxed out and I need other work done too before it refills for the new year.
Starting about a week ago, I started having intense pain when I would eat anything. Even softer foods are off limits. Now it's to the point that if I lay on my right cheek to sleep, there's incredible pain.
I *think* it's the tooth my dentist did the filling on but it's so hard to tell with teeth where the pain is coming from. I have an appointment for September 1, but what can I do meantime and what could be causing this? I'm so scared I'm going to need another root canal, more for the financial burden than the physical one because my insurance has nearly maxed out and I need other work done too before it refills for the new year.