Re: Pain in Root Canal/Crowned Tooth - PART II

I'm not up on all the terminology, but I can say that he kept mentioning an
"f" word as it relates to a dental problem. This is a root canal tooth if
that helps.

"DrSteve" <drsteve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:ubOdnZf_orXANdPfRVn-oA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I could not tell from the OP if the "decay" has caries interproximal,
>caries buccal, caries lingual, apical pathoses, or periodontal pocketing.
>His message could be interpreted as any of those. I say we need more
>information before commenting.
>
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> "Joel M. Eichen" <joeleichen@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:424e8587_1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>R E P L Y B E L O W
>>
>> "Billy" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:W_mdnXN9VtY4l9PfRVn-vw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> I went to my dentist today for a regular six month checkup and cleaning,
>>> after the on/off irritation into this tooth came and gone since the
>> previous
>>> post below. They took several more x-rays and found that their may be
>>> some
>>> decay at the top of the root that may be the cause of the irritation in
>> the
>>> surrounding area.
>>
>> Is this a root canal treated tooth?
>>
>>> The doc says "wait and see" instead of pulling off the
>>> crown and correcting the problem. Last visit he thought it was my bite
>>> and
>>> filed my top tooth a bit. Obviously this was not necessary.
>>>
>>> One thing is for sure - the crown that surrounds the tooth is "open"
>> between
>>> the gum and the tooth on the inside side. This is how food and drink are
>>> getting into the tooth structure to decay it.
>>
>> This is unacceptable. It will surely cause a huge problem later on.
>>
>>>I thought that the tooth
>>> should have been fully enclosed by the outer crown, but the doc says no.
>> Is
>>> this correct?
>>>
>>> So they used a needle syringe to "flush" the underside of the crown with
>>> some highly concentrated prescription wash and gave me one of those
>>> furry
>>> flossy looking picks to clean myself regularly.
>>>
>>> I'm concerned that the tooth will continue to decay until it reaches a
>> worse
>>> situation, like damaging the deeper root or the bone. Is that possible?
>>
>> We agree.
>>
>> Joel
>>
>>
>>>
>>> **************************************************************************
>>> "Billy" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:W9ednVr-leONM5vfRVn-vQ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> > I've had pain (the pressure type) on my lower rear molar for several
>> days
>>> > now and the dentist can not determine the cause. I was hoping that
>> someone
>>> > could give me their thoughts or experiences on this.
>>> >
>>> > The history of this molar tooth is that I've had a gum lengthening
>>> > procedure by a peridontist to fit a crown, then a route canal and
>> crowned
>>> > it (silver with porcelain coating) - applied about three years ago.
>>> >
>>> > Suddenly last week, I started feeling pain in this area when I was
>>> > chewing. It becomes real painful and sensitive for an hour or so then
>>> > subsides. When it is sensitive, the area is very tender to any chewing
>>> > down on it. It feels like there is a weight being pressed on it. When
>> the
>>> > pain subsides, chewing on it feels faintly annoying - not even a
>>> > bother.
>>> > Then it comes back hours later or the next day and hurts again. Then
>>> > subsides again.
>>> >
>>> > I went to the dentist and had an x-ray. Nothing found. He filed the
>> tooth
>>> > to realign the bite thinking that this may be the reason. This still
>>> > did
>>> > not fix it.
>>> >
>>> > I looked around the tooth myself and did some poking with a travel
>> plaque
>>> > pick very lightly at the gums. The gums did not hurt and are not
>>> > red/swollen. What I found is that there is actually a hole (or pit you
>>> > might call it) in the underside of the inside part of the crown. I can
>>> > stick this plaque pick right inside the underside of the crown. When I
>>> > move it around a bit in there - bingo - painful!
>>> >
>>> > How could there be pain in a root canalled tooth? Do you think this
>> might
>>> > be the tooth, the gums, or the bone itself that is causing this
>>> > intermittent pain?
>>> >
>>>
>>>
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