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l8rs8r
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Hi,
I may have to get a root canal and I'm absolutely horrified. Let it be known, I take VERY good care of my teeth. However, I did have a tiny cavity about a year ago, and they did a small filling. No drilling was needed, just sanding. Absolutely painless. However, the filling chipped, and I had no idea until I went in for my cleaning 6 months later. The cavity obviously got bigger since they filling had chipped, so they needed to replace the filling (which required drilling this time).
The filling was replaced in January of this year, and it was pretty traumatic for me. I wasn't numb enough, so when he started drilling, I nearly jumped out of the chair it hurt so bad. It was unlike any pain I've ever felt in my life. I was so relieved once the procedure was done. Little did I know that was only the beginning.
After the filling was placed, it was beyond painful to chew anything on that tooth (molar). I went back because I thought the filling was too high, so they sanded it down again. However, despite going back 5 different times to get my bite adjusted over the course of one month, the tooth was still bothering me.
My dentist concluded that my nerves were probably irritated from the filling, so they had to take the filling out, and put a temporary medicated filling in. So we did that, and it worked! The medicated filling really helped, and I was able to eat things painlessly. I had the temporary filling for about 5 weeks, and then I had to go get the composite filling put back in.
In March, they put the composite filling back in, and I was back to square one. It hurt again to eat anything, and this time my tooth was even sensitive to temperature. I was enraged, so I found a new dentist.
The new dentist did an X-ray, and found the beginning of an infection. He also said that I could potentially have pulpitis. He prescribed me amoxicillin to see if that would clear up the pain and infection, and our hope was that this would resolve the issue. After completing the medication, I still have pain when chewing.
I have an appointment next Monday to see what needs to be done about this, and I'm so worried that I'm going to need a root canal. I'm only 23, so I'm pretty upset at the thought of needing a crown this young. With that being said, I have a few questions and concerns....
- Does a root canal procedure hurt? I'm so scared of the pain given what happened in January while getting my filling when I wasn't numb enough.
- What does the recovery from a root canal entail? Is is uncomfortable?
- How long do crowns last? It would be on one of my top molars, and I take very good care of my teeth.
- What is the process of getting a root canal?
Thank you in advance for the support!
I may have to get a root canal and I'm absolutely horrified. Let it be known, I take VERY good care of my teeth. However, I did have a tiny cavity about a year ago, and they did a small filling. No drilling was needed, just sanding. Absolutely painless. However, the filling chipped, and I had no idea until I went in for my cleaning 6 months later. The cavity obviously got bigger since they filling had chipped, so they needed to replace the filling (which required drilling this time).
The filling was replaced in January of this year, and it was pretty traumatic for me. I wasn't numb enough, so when he started drilling, I nearly jumped out of the chair it hurt so bad. It was unlike any pain I've ever felt in my life. I was so relieved once the procedure was done. Little did I know that was only the beginning.
After the filling was placed, it was beyond painful to chew anything on that tooth (molar). I went back because I thought the filling was too high, so they sanded it down again. However, despite going back 5 different times to get my bite adjusted over the course of one month, the tooth was still bothering me.
My dentist concluded that my nerves were probably irritated from the filling, so they had to take the filling out, and put a temporary medicated filling in. So we did that, and it worked! The medicated filling really helped, and I was able to eat things painlessly. I had the temporary filling for about 5 weeks, and then I had to go get the composite filling put back in.
In March, they put the composite filling back in, and I was back to square one. It hurt again to eat anything, and this time my tooth was even sensitive to temperature. I was enraged, so I found a new dentist.
The new dentist did an X-ray, and found the beginning of an infection. He also said that I could potentially have pulpitis. He prescribed me amoxicillin to see if that would clear up the pain and infection, and our hope was that this would resolve the issue. After completing the medication, I still have pain when chewing.
I have an appointment next Monday to see what needs to be done about this, and I'm so worried that I'm going to need a root canal. I'm only 23, so I'm pretty upset at the thought of needing a crown this young. With that being said, I have a few questions and concerns....
- Does a root canal procedure hurt? I'm so scared of the pain given what happened in January while getting my filling when I wasn't numb enough.
- What does the recovery from a root canal entail? Is is uncomfortable?
- How long do crowns last? It would be on one of my top molars, and I take very good care of my teeth.
- What is the process of getting a root canal?
Thank you in advance for the support!