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Rekna · 12-16-2006, 08:22 AM

Hi,

Recently I have started feeling a pulsating pain in one of my top molers (the one closest to the middle on the left side). I know I should see a dentist but this tooth has some major history and I wanted advice first. About a year and a half ago I had a root canal done on this tooth and it was topped with a crown. They told me at that point I'd never feel pain in that tooth again. About a month later the tooth got very sensitive to the point I couldn't bite down and slightly pushing on it caused extreme pain. My dentist removed the crown and redid the root canal (with no charge). Now a year later that tooth is acting up again. It is semi-sensitive to touch (moreso if the pressure is horizontal to the tooth). I can feel the pain pulse into the tooth. But if I had a root canal on this tooth (twice!) how is it possible I am still feeling any pain? There are no nerves left in it! My only guess is somehow the bone where it is connecting is infected or the nerve endings are inflamed or the dentist missed some parts of the nerve in the tooth. I had a regular checkup a month ago which included new xrays and the dentist did not see anything wrong in the standard checkup. Finally I do not have dental insurance and have spent over $2500 on dental work in the last 2 years and i'd rather not pay another $300-$400 on another root canal on a tooth i've already paid to have one on!

First what is likely wrong? If it is just an inflamed nerve what can I do to sooth the nerve? Would taking antibiotics help kill any infection? I have a friend who is a doctor that i think would prescribe me antibiotics so if taking antibiotics would likely help i'd like to go that way because it would save me the $100 emergency visit charge at the dentist.

Lastly if I do indeed need another root canal should it be covered for free as long as I go to the same dentist? It would seem as though the original root canal would have been done incorrectly and thus any costs should be covered by them (like it was the first time this happened).

Thanks for your time any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

12-16-2006, 08:22 AM	#1 (permalink)
Rekna Junkie	Need Dental Advice Please Hi, Recently I have started feeling a pulsating pain in one of my top molers (the one closest to the middle on the left side). I know I should see a dentist but this tooth has some major history and I wanted advice first. About a year and a half ago I had a root canal done on this tooth and it was topped with a crown. They told me at that point I'd never feel pain in that tooth again. About a month later the tooth got very sensitive to the point I couldn't bite down and slightly pushing on it caused extreme pain. My dentist removed the crown and redid the root canal (with no charge). Now a year later that tooth is acting up again. It is semi-sensitive to touch (moreso if the pressure is horizontal to the tooth). I can feel the pain pulse into the tooth. But if I had a root canal on this tooth (twice!) how is it possible I am still feeling any pain? There are no nerves left in it! My only guess is somehow the bone where it is connecting is infected or the nerve endings are inflamed or the dentist missed some parts of the nerve in the tooth. I had a regular checkup a month ago which included new xrays and the dentist did not see anything wrong in the standard checkup. Finally I do not have dental insurance and have spent over $2500 on dental work in the last 2 years and i'd rather not pay another $300-$400 on another root canal on a tooth i've already paid to have one on! First what is likely wrong? If it is just an inflamed nerve what can I do to sooth the nerve? Would taking antibiotics help kill any infection? I have a friend who is a doctor that i think would prescribe me antibiotics so if taking antibiotics would likely help i'd like to go that way because it would save me the $100 emergency visit charge at the dentist. Lastly if I do indeed need another root canal should it be covered for free as long as I go to the same dentist? It would seem as though the original root canal would have been done incorrectly and thus any costs should be covered by them (like it was the first time this happened). Thanks for your time any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.