Hi ashestowake,
Your dentist may convince you to keep this tooth. Keep in mind that once a tooth is this inflamed, the nerve is also infected. There is no cure for an infected tooth other than to remove it. Root canal therapy is a procedure that may give you some additional time with this tooth but it will remain infected the entire time.
It makes me laugh when a dentist tells a patient.... "he is stumped" when this exact thing is seen every day in most dental offices. He just does not want to admit that he closed up a hot tooth and now the pressure is causing additional pain.
If you want to rid yourself of a chronically infected tooth, then consider having it removed. If you wait, than sooner or later you will be right back to where you are right now. You can discuss replacement options with your dentist.
Sorry for the bad news... I just tell it like it is. Something your dentist should be doing....
Let us know how you're doing..
Bryanna
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Originally Posted by ashestowake
Just got off the phone with the dentist. Hes going to take me in at the endof the day and try to figure it out. But I talked to him for maybe 5 minutes on the phone describing what I said on here and he says he has no clue what could be going on and hes going to try to figure it out but he honestly dosen't know.
Whoever could figure this out for me I would love you forever. I have had so much apathy since this pain started I can't bring myself to do anything productive. Can someone maybe give me some suggestions as to what to say at my appointment in a few hours?
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