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05-11-2017, 08:12 PM | #1 |
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tooth pain?
I've had awful tooth pain for about a month. It's located in one specific tooth, and radiates up into my face. I had a cavity in that tooth and figured that was the problem. I finally went to the dentist because the pain was quite bad. The dentist said the cavity was superficial; it took about two minutes to fix. He also said that he doubted it was causing my pain. His opinion was that I had a previous injury to the tooth and the nerve has been slowly dying from the damage, and I'll need a root canal (he referred me to an endodontist). I'd like to avoid that if possible. I have no recollection of any mouth injury. Nothing else looked suspect in my mouth.
Any other thoughts on what it could be? The numbing agent has worn off and the pain is definitely still there.
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05-11-2017, 08:23 PM | #2 |
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Re: tooth pain?
It could have been a few years ago - I had a cavity in a molar when I was 13 that was filled, and 6 yrs later the nerve died....it was right up there with childbirth AFA pain goes. The options I had were root canal or extraction, and since I didn't have insurance I went with the cheaper option. being a back molar though it doesn't affect me much having it out.
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05-11-2017, 08:47 PM | #3 |
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Re: tooth pain?
If the nerve died wouldn't it STOP hurting? I mean maybe that's a stupid question, but I'm just thinking that sounds like the fact that it is still hurting might mean the nerve is still alive. I'd get a second opinion (from a conservative dentist, not a to-a-hammer-everything-looks-like-a-nail endodontist )
Also there needs to be some way to test it. Do you possibly have an abscess? I'm assuming he took an x-ray? Anything show up on it? I would be worried about a root canal due to things I've read about them that may or may not be true, but make sense to me (about leaving dead tissue in) and would be more inclined to do an extraction and an implant.
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05-11-2017, 11:38 PM | #4 |
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Re: tooth pain?
When a nerve is done it does stop hurting but the months of pain leading up to actual death is even with heavy duty pain killers.
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05-12-2017, 05:44 AM | #5 |
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Re: tooth pain?
I have kept pain and infection,pain at bay with a broken tooth using coconut oil to brush that tooth with and swish gently. If you are considering root canal would have an endodontist microscopically exam roots.If roots are cracked root canal will cause more pain and wasted $. I went thru horrible pain for 2 yrs with a tooth both before and after root canal
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05-12-2017, 07:39 AM | #6 | |
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Re: tooth pain?
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A previous dentist told me I have very low sinuses and my nerves go right up into them. I had a similar situation three years ago and assumed I must have a horrid abscess or something, but the dentist said all my teeth were fine (this dentist also said everything looked pretty good). But last time it was general pain in one area, and this time it is absolutely this one tooth. Pain is less today but still there. I don't know. I don't really have the money for sorts of exploratory procedures. I don't have dental coverage.
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05-12-2017, 07:56 AM | #7 |
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Re: tooth pain?
cloves like go in pumpkin pie took my pain right away
I will NEVER get another root canal. (mine wasn't even necessary-long story)
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05-12-2017, 08:10 AM | #8 | |
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Re: tooth pain?
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Even though he doubts the cavity is the problem you could give it awhile and see if having had the filling done helps. I think clove is pretty effective, too, though obviously if there is some sort of ongoing problem it needs to be fixed.
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05-12-2017, 08:37 AM | #9 |
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Re: tooth pain?
The raging infection and cracked root I had did not show up on regular dental xrays when I went thru that years ago
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