#3 would hurt occasionally when I would grind it for 2 years. It then started to ache and I had a root canal done my an eminent Endo. 5 months it was fine - now it hurts again. (I have no #2 and 4-5-6 are also RCT. The oddest thing is sensing cold - perhaps at the base of the tooth at the roof.
We have basically taken the tooth out of occlusal and I still have this unexplainable pain/sensitivity to cold. No one can explain it. The endo and my dentist both say the xray is clear and don't suspect cracked tooth syndrome because of the time (3yrs) that its been xrayed, etc.
It is crowned.
Any new thoughts? I wear a night guard and my gum health is pefect. My sinuses are clean.
2006-12-29 09:37:57 · 9 answers · asked by rjjr 1 in Health ➔ Dental
I had the endodontist recheck it. It has been xrayed twice (one digital, one standard) and my general dentist also has examined it.
I had a professor from a dental school also comment that he had a case - had a patient with a similar problem and that this person had a large restoration under the crown and
the crown one day came off with the build-up inside. We replaced the
original restoration and did a new crown and the tooth has been fine
since.
That would fit - however, I wanted to know WHY? Yes, there is a large build up underneath. The crown is 5 years old and that would be the next step - ripping it off. A pain but still better than extraction and the issues that will bring.
I aked him, "Do you have any thoughts on why a large restoration could cause that?"
2006-12-29 09:47:36 · update #1
It is a crowned root canaled tooth - potassium nitrate toothpastes (sensodyne, etc.) would have no effect.
Even a poorly done root canal will stop any cold sensitivity -
2006-12-29 09:49:41 · update #2
The endo was done under microscope so the possibility of accessory canals being missed are at least limited a bit.
The tooth has been looked at since some minor sensitivity started in it about 3 years ago. There has been never been any indication of a crack, etc. Now I know that that is still a possibility - its just that no xray in years has indicated it expanding or getting worse, etc.
2006-12-29 10:00:30 · update #3
endo it
perio it
pull it
If the tooth has been root canal treated, look for trouble on the bone, if you have and still hurts.... dude, pull it out
2006-12-29 10:42:43 · answer #1 · answered by doctorhector 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everyone else that sent in an answer to you is totally on the wrong track here. Sensodyne toothpaste is NOT the answer. It is only beneficial on teeth that HAVE NOT had root canals.
It sounds like you and everyone else has done "all the right things" except one thing.....tooth #3 used to be believed to generally have 3 nerve canals, but modern endodontic treatment locates a "hidden" 4th nerve canal in about 75+% of these teeth. If your root canal on tooth #3 only treated 3 canals, then the symptoms you are describing are specifically indicating that you have an untreated "hidden" 4th canal. Go have the root canal retreated to remove the additional nerve/pulp tissues that are causing you this long-term lingering discomfort. The real "clue" in your question is the remaining sensitivity to cold. You have another untreated nerve canal.
2006-12-29 09:53:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Couple possibilities. First, the root canal might not have been completely done. May have to be opened up and done more ( can't remember the term for it). Second, it may be cracked. It is so difficult to see sometimes on the x-ray, especially if it's cracked at a vertical angle. You need to get a consult from an Endo (not the same one who did the original) and maybe then an oral surgeon. Sorry to say the best and complete solution is extraction, bone graft, implant and crown.
2006-12-29 09:54:19 · answer #3 · answered by B.Woorley 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I had the same problem, in fact I told the dentist that when I had a cold that it would hurt, but no advise was forth coming. I found that using Sensodyne tooth paste was my answer. I also found that Crest has a tooth paste for sensitive teeth also and it works well.
2006-12-29 09:45:29 · answer #4 · answered by Dale 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Reverse Your Tooth Decay - http://DentalBook.uzaev.com/?tKRI
2016-06-29 06:29:27 · answer #5 · answered by Evelyn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mine was done (RCT) in 2012. It hurts now. I suspect inflammation around the roots, & my tooth feels like it will avulse : (
2015-05-20 07:52:35 · answer #6 · answered by Eileen 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My dentist told me that if you have a large filling or if its the silver or grey filling material, then you would always have cold sensitivity. When mine bother me, I use toothpaste for sensitive teeth. Their still sensitive but I have learned to live with it.
2006-12-29 09:41:10 · answer #7 · answered by pebbles 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try going to different doctors to get their opinions.
2006-12-29 09:41:27 · answer #8 · answered by tlw773 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
find another opioion because i think somethings wrong
2006-12-29 09:54:40 · answer #9 · answered by clint 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋