Pam,
You are welcome.
If you are talking about the nerve damage in your root canaled tooth... the damage is permanent, there is no reversing it or making that tooth healthy again.
If you are referring to possible nerve damage other than your tooth, there is no way to know if it is permanent. I can tell you for certain that the offending tooth is causing inflammation to the bundle of nerves that surround that tooth that are intricately connected to other bundles of nerves.
The adjacent tooth with the two fillings could definitely be contributing factors in the pain you are experiencing. One reason is because they are compromised with those large fillings and if the fillings are old they have micro leakage that is allowing bacteria to get in underneath them. Secondly the inflammation from the rc tooth had spread to that tooth given the time frame from when the tooth was first root canaled.
If that upper wisdom tooth is elongated and you are biting into it unnaturally... the it should either be shaved down if possible or extracted as this tooth can throw your entire bite out of alignment.
You don't need a TMJ specialist... you need to take care of that rc tooth and wisdom tooth as they are the likely and immediate culprits to your ongoing problem.
Bryanna
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Originally Posted by Pamissotired
Thank you Brianna I love your posts how you always address everything mentioned very refreshing.
I am curious any idea how to tell if I have permanent nerve damage? That sounds scary and awful. My biggest fear is I will have this pain forever.
The tooth beside the rc often hurts it has two big fillings on the sides. I'm told it looks fine but could be a problem? I wouldn't want to have any work on it though, anyway to rule it out for sure? Food couldn't be getting stuck in it? As my problems seem to flare up if I eat things with little seeds. I am now scared to eat blueberries strawberries raspberries pears chewy chicken, lol, crazy.
I most likely grind my teeth, I consciously all day force myself to relax my jaw but I often clamp down on that wisdom tooth because it sticks out? Whatever the cause my jaw muscles are always tight I get regular massage/chiro doesn't help. I have been considering trying to find a tmj specialist, I have no idea how to find someone who is actually a specialist and not just self proclaimed. Though if I got rid of this other pain perhaps this would be a non issue. Any suggestions for finding a good dentist would be appreciated. We live in the middle of nowhere not many options around and driving hours to try different places isn't really an option I would drive hours for someone who is for sure good.
Anyway thanks again I think I will phone my dentist and ask to be sent to an oral surgeon.
Don't think I should take the endos advise and wait a month for the ligament to settle down? ( personally I hate waiting). This thing is like a constant itch I can't scratch. Doesn't hurt too much just it never lets up.
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