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MountainMama
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My front top incisor had a root canal on October 10. It had an abscess at the time, and I was on antibiotics a week prior to the root canal. The tooth had a childhood trauma and had an open apex.
The dentist did a great job, and the x rays show healing.
However it has been more than 2 months and I still have pain. There is always a general achiness, a feeling of pressure (no swelling), and the tooth cannot have any pressure on it. I tried a nightguard, at the dentist's suggestion, but it made my tooth (and the one next to it) hurt worse.
Just talking for more than 10 minutes makes my mouth hurt. I can't have a chat with a friend. It hurts to say words with "f" or "th" in them, and my speech is impacted.
When do I give up? I already had one failed root canal, on a molar, with perfect x rays and no reason for failure. I really don't want to lose a front tooth, but my quality of life is quite poor right now, as I am unable to carry on a conversation, kiss my husband or children, and have low grade pain constantly.
Dentist says next step is apico. I already went that route with the other tooth, and it failed. Can I just refuse and have the tooth extracted? When do I give up on the root canal? It doesn't seem to be improving at all.
The dentist did a great job, and the x rays show healing.
However it has been more than 2 months and I still have pain. There is always a general achiness, a feeling of pressure (no swelling), and the tooth cannot have any pressure on it. I tried a nightguard, at the dentist's suggestion, but it made my tooth (and the one next to it) hurt worse.
Just talking for more than 10 minutes makes my mouth hurt. I can't have a chat with a friend. It hurts to say words with "f" or "th" in them, and my speech is impacted.
When do I give up? I already had one failed root canal, on a molar, with perfect x rays and no reason for failure. I really don't want to lose a front tooth, but my quality of life is quite poor right now, as I am unable to carry on a conversation, kiss my husband or children, and have low grade pain constantly.
Dentist says next step is apico. I already went that route with the other tooth, and it failed. Can I just refuse and have the tooth extracted? When do I give up on the root canal? It doesn't seem to be improving at all.