Re: Continued pressure after root canal re-treatment
- From: "Jacob" <spam@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 20:54:50 GMT
It's hard to diagnose without an x-ray and without an examination. Dental
care, like all health care, is often difficult as everyone is different and
there is no guarantee that any treatment will ALWAYS be successful.
Considering the time/money/effort you've expended on this, I would go back
to the endodontist and see what's what. You mentioned that the tooth was
re-treated, and that often will take care of it, but you did not say how
long ago that was, you only said "I just had the re-treatment." Depending
on how long it has been since that treatment, and considering that you have
had problems with the tooth for a long time, I would see what the
endodontist thinks. It might need an apicoectomy, or perhaps not, depending
on the situation. Call him/her and ask. Good luck.
"Gene Burrows" <gene.burrows@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1125597839.014731.218790@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> About a week ago I went back to my Endodontist for a re-treatment of a
> root canal that was performed on a bottom left molar. After the first
> root canal everything was fine for about two months, then heat
> sensitivity came, then it hurt to bite down on anything. It's one
> week after the re-treatment and I feel constant pressure from the tooth
> without biting down; it almost feels like an itch in the tooth.
>
> What started all of this was a trip I made to my general dentist for a
> regular cleaning. She said I needed an onlay on this tooth, which I
> agreed to-even though it exhibited no pain. After that it's been
> completely downhill: she originally tried half a dozen adjustments,
> then a crown, then she called for a root canal, and now I just had the
> re-treatment. I haven't been able to eat on that side of my mouth for
> a little less than a year, and now I have this "itchy" feeling in
> the tooth even when I'm not eating. I think the Endodontist thinks
> I'm making it up-which I'm not: who really is a glutton for
> Endodontist visits, anyway? Besides, I can't afford any more work to
> my teeth right now, yet it's killing me. I fear he's going to tell
> me I need an extraction. I've already spent about 1300.00, not to
> mention the loss of work-time, on a tooth that never hurt from the
> get-go. All of this has made me very frightful of going to the dentist
> for anything. Can anyone give me some advice?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Gene Burrows
>
.
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