Hi Bryanna and all,

first of all, very good message board with lots of interesting info, good job! I planned to post here about my unexplained jaw pain problems, but I have a fresh problem.

I've been having sporadic pain in gum between teeth 26 and 27 (upper left molars) for half a year now, every 3 weeks or so for 2-3 days. But this week, this just won't go away and seems to come not from what my dentist says it's a periodontal pocket but from the gum above tooth 26. My dentist performed the root canal on that tooth about 10 months ago, did an x-ray later to check the filling and said it's ok. This week he gave me antibiotics and did a panoramic x-ray, blamed the periodontal pocket for the pain and referred me to a paradontist. But the pain is getting worse as of yesterday and no over the counter analgetic helps one bit. The gland in my jaw on that side is a bit painful today. I had the x-ray done - see it attached.

Question: Am I correct in assuming this is a failed root canal with infection present again and that I'm in need of apicoectomy??? It's now late friday, can I wait till Monday or is it better to run to emergency dental care (I will do so promptly if my body temperature rises above normal...)?

Thanks
Peter

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