Re: Tooth root canal filled years ago - pain now?

BertieBigBollox@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
Yes. I intend to go to my dentist....

I always thought that once you had a root canal fill that the tooth
was essentially dead and so you couldnt get any pain from it?


Endodontists HATE it when you call them "dead" teeth! ;-)
While there is no longer functional innervation WITHIN the teeth, there is plenty of sensory innervation in the ligament, gum and bone surrounding the tooth. So if the root canal fails, or if the tooth fractures, the infection will be in the bone, periodontal ligament and/or gum.
The tooth bone connected to the...gum bone...

Steve
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