Hi everyone,

My latest dental work includes an extraction of upper very back molar on the left, which healed nicely after slight sinus communication. I was pain free when I went in to get two temp crowns. One went without any problems. Then....

I got prepped for a crown on the molar next to the extraction on the upper left side. This was 8 days ago, and ever since then I've had off and on pain in the area and teeth on the bottom as well. Plus my jaw hurts in a spot as well as my left ear. Cold sensitivity also.

I went to the dentist yesterday and told him all of this. His assistant did adjust my bite, which seemed to help. The dentist told me not to chew on the side for four days and then see how it felt. He told me if it was not any better by then, I'd need a root canal most likely. He wants to have that done before the perm. crown is put on.

Now my dilemma. First, my teeth were feeling pretty good yesterday, but today they are all hurting again.
The real question is: Do I get the root canal and hope for the best? Or, get it extracted and have to look into getting partial dentures. If it's removed, I will have three missing upper molars and one on the bottom. I will have none that meet, so chewing in the back on either side will be pretty much impossible.

I hope I will hear from Bryanna and anyone else who has had this experience with suggestions. Thank you so much, in advance. Oh, I am taking ibuprofen for swelling and pain.

Hope everyone is doing better! Gretchen