I've had some dental issues. A while back I had a root canal, but the dentist did not cap the tooth. Later on, as it happens, the tooth broke. So I got a crown, but it hasn't been great.
Along my gumline, there is a large protrusion, I'd say at least a cenemeter or two, it's a little tender to the touch and the gum area around my crown is still very sensitive, it hurts when I brush my teeth. I can push the crown with my tongue and it feels as if it moves, and it's slightly painful.
Has anyone had anything similar happen? I do not have the money to go to a dentist right away and I'm hoping I'm not in any serious danger of my tooth rotting out underneath the crown, or something. I just don't have the money to get dental work right now.
2007-09-05 12:23:22 · 2 answers · asked by Mina 5 in Health ➔ Dental
Hello,
Sorry to read of your situation. I the tooth/crown is movable - even considerably, this is a bad sign. The fact that there is a bump there, a large one, makes this worse.
Have the tooth x-rayed to see how bad the infection is.
At this point extraction may be your only alternative.
2007-09-05 12:35:41 · answer #1 · answered by Dr. Albert, DDS, (USA) 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could be. But abcess are usually extremely painful. I in fact, have the whole right side of my face swollen at the moment and throbbing painfully due to a broken tooth/absess. You definitely need to go see a different dentist, at the very least. I've had wisdom teeth pulled, and did have the tooth in front of a wisdom tooth pulled because the tooth coming in had cracked it, but it gave it room to come out. Unless the roots are entwined on your lower teeth(mine were hooked), there is no reason to have to pull 2 bottom teeth, and no reason at all for the top tooth to come out because of the lower one. I totally agree w/ PP.
2016-05-17 14:42:57 · answer #2 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
TRY A DIFFERENT DENTIST. GOOD LUCK!
2007-09-06 09:07:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋