Hi there, Thanks for your time. i have a question regarding my Root Canal.

I did my Root canal, back in Dec 2012. After doing that there was some pain and sensitivity, after some days, it went off as my dentist said. But now, sometimes i feel like some water or blood( not sure, it tastes salty), and i don't know whether its coming out of gum or the same root canal tooth. I am afraid to go and check with my dentist, because for every visit they charge me 100$. i cant afford a lot, i am waiting for my crown appointment .. dental services are very expensive here in Canada. Can you please tell me from your experience what that would be ?

Another question too, my dentist told me that i have a cavity formation on other tooth too, but i don't feel the pain or anything on that tooth. that like normal, what should i do, in order to save it and stop that cavity ? i don't have money for another root canal.
Thanks for your help and time.

Hi sansglee,

I know you have spent a lot of money on this tooth. The taste you are experiencing could be indicative of an infection. Root canaled teeth are unfortunately never healthy and there is always some degree of infection residing inside of the tooth because there is no access to the tiny canals, meaning the bacteria cannot be removed from those areas. When an infected tooth is closed up, the pressure from the inflammation pushes the infection through the tooth into the ligament then eventually into the bone.

Crowning a root canaled tooth does not alter the bacteria inside of the tooth. It simply covers the outside of the tooth. Instead of putting money into a crown perhaps you could wear a temporary crown for awhile to see if you are going to keep this tooth or have it removed. This is often done to see if the symptoms change (keep in mind the infection is not going away) and/or to give the patient time to decide what they want to do.

With regard to the other tooth with the cavity.... it is important to have the cavity fixed with a filling so that the decay does not progress any further. Teeth do not have to hurt when there is a problem.... most of the time they hurt when the problem has gone too far!

Let us know what you decide to do. All the best to you!
Bryanna

Thanks Bryanna for your reply.

I hope there is no infection. since they checked that tooth 3 weeks ago with an x-ray and they told me its good. But i don't why its doing that now.

Say if there is a infection on that tooth, then what would be best to do ? This dental issue(money issue), its like non stop problems for me. i checked in for getting the crown, but the dentist, talked me in to cleaning which i did a part last week and i ll be doing the remaining next week. sometimes i feel like so stressed because of this and i also thought about just extracting that tooth out..

will the hygiene (cleaning dentist) ll be able to tell, if there is a infection or not?

i really appreciate your help.. Thanks a lot ... thanks

Hi sansglee,

I'm not sure which tooth you are referring to in this post. However the root canaled tooth is infected, all root canaled teeth are. They don't have to show any pathology on a x-ray until the infection has spread into the jawbone. I've explained all of this several times on this forum but if you need me to repeat it, I will.

The tooth that has the cavity.... get it restored asap before it becomes a bigger problem. Also just so you are aware.... "tooth decay" is actually a bacterial infection. That's why it's important to remove the decay and restore the tooth before the decay/infection spread further into the tooth.

Bryanna

Thanks for your reply Bryanna.


Regarding Cavity tooth --
So yeah, i ll book an appointment for the cavity tooth ASAP. But again do i need to a root canal on that cavity tooth ? or just cleaning up the cavity will do? or what is best thing to do on that tooth to protect it ?

Regarding the Already Root canal (infected tooth, not sure yet)

I read your replies regarding the infection on this forum. So from that i understand that, if there is an infection, then extracting that tooth is good and better solution ?

i don't know how its infected that quick, i just got this done only in DEC 2012. its like 3 months and its like infected. I am 200% sure that my dentist will blame me, they wouldn't admit even if they have done something wrong.

i really appreciate your time and help. Thanks for replying to everyone.
i wish i go the place, where you work. i would have got better and honest service.

Hi sansglee,

The tooth with the cavity hopefully just needs a filling. If the decay goes deep into the nerve then you would have to chose either a root canal or extraction.

Regarding ALL root canaled teeth..... irrelevant of when, how or why the root canal was done the tooth is infected. The root canal procedure cannot remove all of the nerve tissue from inside of the tiny canals. This nerve tissue is infected and it resides inside of the tiny canals ... that is what causes the tooth to be chronically infected.

The dental care that you have received is typical. Most dental offices suggest root canaling teeth unless the patient is knowledgeable about the infection residing in the tooth. With those patients, the dentist knows not to even suggest it.

I hope I have explained things ok...
Bryanna