Thanks again for your response. I've been back to the dentist twice and the first time he adjusted the bite by drilling down the tooth next to it and a good portion of the pain disappeared but the second time I went back he just took an x-ray(said he saw nothing) and had me bite on the paper and said go see the endodontist. I do not want a root canal but am not sure what to do because I'm still having pain and the dentist just keeps telling me to go to the endodontist. My night guard is an over the counter Sleep Right guard which does not have to be melted it is just adjustable to the size of one's mouth. Do you have a suggestion what I should do? Thank you.
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Originally Posted by Bryanna
Hi Nell Bowen,
You're welcome.
If you go to an endodontist, of course he will root canal that newly crowned tooth because that is the only type of dentistry that he does. So you have to decide whether or not you want to have it root canaled.
The tooth could be hurting if it is not fitting properly into your bite. You could be clenching against it or grinding into it which is making it sore. You said that you noticed the pain more when you did either of those things. If it is a bite problem and it is not corrected, then the nerve will become irritated and it will die.
So your dentist should really be looking at this more closely than he is. He should also see how your night guard is fitting with this new crown to make sure that is not causing a problem. The night guard may need to be adjusted to accommodate the new crown.
Bryanna
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