Hi Multicolored,
I am glad to hear that you decided to have that infected molar removed. That was a very wise decision. Unfortunately you paid a lot of money for a procedure that had no chance of making your tooth healthy again. I'm sorry your dentist did not inform you of that prior to doing the first or second root canal.
Regarding the other first molar...
Your description sounds like it could be fractured through the enamel. Your dentist should have noticed something during her examination but if you did not bring it up to her at that time that it was bothering you, then she may have thought it was a crazing line rather than an fracture. The panoramic x-ray will not show this type of fracture. You would need two other x-rays. One is called a periapical and the other is called a bite wing. These show a close up view of the tooth and at a different angle than the panoramic x-ray.
Sometimes fractures are hard to see on any x-ray but it would be wise to have them done. Once the dentist hears your symptoms she can also do a special stick biting test that can sometimes determine a fracture. She may also decide to adjust the occlusion (bite) on this tooth so you are not hitting into it to hard.
If you are tooth grinder when you sleep, then my all means have your dentist make you a night guard. Grinding your teeth can cause all sorts of problems with your teeth, gums and jaw bone.
I would suggest that you schedule another exam with your dentist asap to get the tooth checked and get that night guard made.
I hope this information was helpful to you.
Bryanna
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Originally Posted by Multicoloured
Hello!
I had to have a first molar extracted last year after it got infected and after 2 root canals failing. Finally a dentist saw that I had a fracture in the tooth and he told me directly it couldn't be saved. I basically threw away all this root canal money.
Now I feel some discomfort in the other side, also the first molar, and I saw today that I have a vertical crack on the inside of the tooth which seems to go down to where the gum starts. I have no fillings there, so the crack is not very dark, but I can see it is there. It hurts a bit sometimes when chewing, but mostly it feels just "weird", like if I had something stuck between gum and tooth.
I was at a routine control last week and the dentist didn't comment on this at all. She also took a panoramic x ray and everything "was fine".
I'm extremely scared of this tooth going the same way as the old one, and I can't afford to miss two first molars! It'll be very hard to chew.... (I have no money to replace the molar I lost now)
Also, I'm only 30 and have an overall good mouth health, I don't want to miss 2 teeth!
I should mention I grind my teeth and bite my cheeks heavily in my sleep a lot due to lots of stress, and I'm considering a protective mouth guard.
I don't know what to do, why did my dentist not mention this crack? I mean, if I can see it she must have been able to as well! I want to trust that everything is fine as she says but this crack is freaking me out. Should I get it checked by some specialist instead? Which kind of specialist?
I'm by now developing dental anxiety and dentist phobia, feel very lost and scared.
So what should I do?
Massive thank you to anyone who might have knowledge about this !!
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