Originally Posted by ellem8

Not sure if you remember me but if you look down a few posts you will see that we talked about my extraction and implant on tooth #20. I have my almost 6 week post op check up tomorrow and I think things are going very well. I am having another problem though.

#20 was just the tip of the iceberg. I didn't want to bother you with my crazy dental history but now some things are popping up and your expertise would be greatly appreciated. I will start by saying that I know how you feel about root canals. Having found out this info too late there is nothing I can do about it now aside from having all my RC teeth removed and implants placed and at 35 and being as healthy as I am I just cant imagine doing that. At least not at this point.

So, I have had RC on #2, #3, and #4. All at different times, the most recent being tooth #2 which was in Jan. I had varying symptoms and problems with each tooth that lead me to the root canals that I can get into if you need me to but I will otherwise spare you the details. Here is the problem. I seem to be having some heat sensitivity on tooth #3 all of a sudden. Not cold, or warm, just hot food. Here is some history on he tooth. I had to have my perm crowns on #3 and #4 replaced in March of 09 due to the margins being off and it was causing some issues with my gums so I found a prosthdodontist and we got to work on it. My perio at the time wanted the temps to remain on for six weeks to see if my gums would heal. They did, at least I thought so and I went back to see him for my check up and he said I needed to have gum flap surgery. I proceeded to get a second and third opinion and they both told me my gums had improved tremendously and would continue to improve once I had my perm crowns placed, so I decided not to have the surgery. I finally had the perm crowns placed in Feb of this year, almost a year after we started, so I spent a year in my temps. (due to getting the opinions and deciding on the gum surgery) Now, here we go with the heat sensitivity with #3. I have had no problems until about a month ago. It is a weird sensation, like the tooth is expanding when I feel the heat, then as it cools that feeling goes away and then it becomes pressure, not bite, sensitive and begins to ache.

My endo always tells me there is no way you can feel hot or cold after a RC treatment but I am, for sure. (hot only, no cold) Whether it is the tooth or not I have no clue but it is for sure coming from #3. I think I may get a second opinion from a diff endo this week, but what could it be? Fracture? Could the tooth of been reinfected by bacteria from having the temp on for so long? My gums? (which are really healthy at this point) I feel like I have to have some idea of what I am dealing with before I meet with these people to know if they are leading me down the right path.

Sorry for the long rambling post. I know it is better for you to have more info than less. Should I start with the endo? If so do you think its a good idea to get a different opinion from a new one?

Thanks so much!!

Elle