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DentalCrown
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Hi there,
I'm new to this forum so I hope I'm doing this right I have dental anxiety but was unable to post to the questions for people who are nervous forum. I am looking for advice and support for my issue.
I have always (seriously, always) been told I have more nerves in my mouth/teeth than the normal person and typically feel excruciating pain when I have a cavity. I had a filling completed on tooth #3 on July 31st. Prior to the filling being done, I had no pain on this tooth.
After the filling, I experienced excruciating pain when eating, drinking anything, etc. I had the 'typical' symptoms for what necessitated a root canal -- sensitivity to hot/cold foods, throbbing pain that woke me up several times at night, and pain when biting down on that area when eating.
The dentist tried to perform the root canal on August 8th and determined the nerve was too angry to continue, so she packed it with antibiotic gel, put a temp crown on the tooth, and sent me on my way (her words).
August 30th she completed the root canal. I was in the office for 6.5 hours. She had a hard time finding one of the canals which was not showing up on the x-ray and seemed to have "calcified", she said. She also stated my nerves were bent and had a hard time trying to make sure she located the entire length of the root/canals.
I experienced worse pain after the root canal. I went back to the dentist on September 5th and they found the temp crown had actually not been ground down enough so I was only biting on it when I bit down - not on any of my other teeth. She successfully adjusted my bite. Additionally, she also stated she was concerned about the infection possibly still being in the tooth, but I am allergic to penicillin and clindamyacin so she didn't know what else to prescribe me. They told me the infection will take a bit to heal but should not be the "same" pain after a week or so.
Last Friday, September 8th, I called them to ask about the pain as it has worsened. I cannot eat anything on that side, cannot drink anything on that side, and cannot use my electric toothbrush on that side (the vibrating sensation hurts). It throbs, it wakes me up at night throbbing. The dentist is perplexed at this point as she says that as she removed the nerve during the root canal, my tooth should not be hurting this bad. She is sending me to an endodontist today to get a second opinion (basically a consult) as he has a 3D x-ray that should give more information.
I've shelled out $2,000 for this root canal and crown, and that is ALL I can afford. My fear is that my mouth is going to require more work that I am unable to afford. :\
Has anyone been through this before? Or had any of these issues? Or is there a dentist on here who can recommend something to ask my dentist? My dentist is fairly new (graduated in 2015) and is open to any ideas I have as well as she's quite stumped on this.
My background: I had my 4 wisdom teeth pulled and a few fillings done. I have not had any other root canals or crowns before this experience.
I'm new to this forum so I hope I'm doing this right I have dental anxiety but was unable to post to the questions for people who are nervous forum. I am looking for advice and support for my issue.
I have always (seriously, always) been told I have more nerves in my mouth/teeth than the normal person and typically feel excruciating pain when I have a cavity. I had a filling completed on tooth #3 on July 31st. Prior to the filling being done, I had no pain on this tooth.
After the filling, I experienced excruciating pain when eating, drinking anything, etc. I had the 'typical' symptoms for what necessitated a root canal -- sensitivity to hot/cold foods, throbbing pain that woke me up several times at night, and pain when biting down on that area when eating.
The dentist tried to perform the root canal on August 8th and determined the nerve was too angry to continue, so she packed it with antibiotic gel, put a temp crown on the tooth, and sent me on my way (her words).
August 30th she completed the root canal. I was in the office for 6.5 hours. She had a hard time finding one of the canals which was not showing up on the x-ray and seemed to have "calcified", she said. She also stated my nerves were bent and had a hard time trying to make sure she located the entire length of the root/canals.
I experienced worse pain after the root canal. I went back to the dentist on September 5th and they found the temp crown had actually not been ground down enough so I was only biting on it when I bit down - not on any of my other teeth. She successfully adjusted my bite. Additionally, she also stated she was concerned about the infection possibly still being in the tooth, but I am allergic to penicillin and clindamyacin so she didn't know what else to prescribe me. They told me the infection will take a bit to heal but should not be the "same" pain after a week or so.
Last Friday, September 8th, I called them to ask about the pain as it has worsened. I cannot eat anything on that side, cannot drink anything on that side, and cannot use my electric toothbrush on that side (the vibrating sensation hurts). It throbs, it wakes me up at night throbbing. The dentist is perplexed at this point as she says that as she removed the nerve during the root canal, my tooth should not be hurting this bad. She is sending me to an endodontist today to get a second opinion (basically a consult) as he has a 3D x-ray that should give more information.
I've shelled out $2,000 for this root canal and crown, and that is ALL I can afford. My fear is that my mouth is going to require more work that I am unable to afford. :\
Has anyone been through this before? Or had any of these issues? Or is there a dentist on here who can recommend something to ask my dentist? My dentist is fairly new (graduated in 2015) and is open to any ideas I have as well as she's quite stumped on this.
My background: I had my 4 wisdom teeth pulled and a few fillings done. I have not had any other root canals or crowns before this experience.