Hi Grace,
Thanks for posting the xrays!
I remember you mentioning pain with #18 back in May. Has it gotten worse?
The fillings do not appear to be deep in either tooth. A bit larger in #18 than #19. On these xrays tooth #18 has a very large pulpal chamber. This is the area in the middle of the tooth below the filling where the top of the roots come together. This could be normal or it could indicate an inflamed pulp which would feel like nerve pain.
You said you grind your teeth at night. Do you wear a night guard?
Is the pain worse in the am or does it get worse as the day goes on? Is there anything that makes it feel better... like hot or cold temperatures.. pressure... medication???
Did your dentist do a cold test on this tooth? Did he have you bite down on a bite stick to check for fractures?
Bryanna
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Originally Posted by Grace123
Hi Bryanna
This is Grace again seeking advices. This time is for Tooth #18 and #19.
I started having some pain from #18 at the beginning of May. At that time I was having a bad infection with Tooth #14 so I overlooked the situation at #18.
The attached are two recent X-rays for #18 and 19 (with 18 on th right). Is #18 or #19 infected? Both teeth had amalgam filled in 1998. Very obvious cracklines. The dentist said that the mercury filling are still in good shape. I don't eat on this side but grind teeth during sleep. It feels like a nerve pain.
I still have sinus symptoms I got from Tooth #14. ENT doctors says it takes time to get the sinus to recover (I hope). I’ve taken 4 courses of different antibiotics so far for #14 (infected at the beginning of May, then root canal treatments, then sinus infection, finally tooth extracted at the beginning of July). I am so tired and weak now…
Thanks a lot for your help,
Grace
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08-02-2013, 04:18 PM
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