[pennye]

I went to my dentist I love and trust and he finally gave me the diagnosis I have been searching for. Tooth number 4 its had an electric current and has had one for at least 7 yrs only when a dental instriment metal touched the tooth. Now the tooth had graduated to that electric shock when I ate eggs, twice. Now since my tooth cleaning in june I have the strongest pain in the root of the tooth the pain goes to a 10 and last for 3 seconds. Long story short he diagnosed the tooth root has a fracture, and he immediatly went to a root canal and crown. I said no, I want it pulled, he was in my opinion anti-tooth extraction. I want the tooth pulled, I have pain, tooth sensitivty severe, and electric current now when I eat, that part is new. I went to sinuse doctor and ruled out the severe cheek pain, its all connected to the fracture. How and what kind of dentist do I approach to get this done. I really want him to pull the tooth he did the last one with gentleness I want this done yesterday. There is a 50-50 chance this fracture is savable, and pay 550.00 for a maybe, and the long run wont it fracture more still with or without a root canal. I dont want want a root canal at all. Please advise....Thank you

[Bryanna]

Hi Pennye,

If the fracture is in an area above the gum line and the tooth is salvageable without doing a root canal and just putting a crown on it, that is worth a try. If the fracture is below the gum line then it is un-restorable.

The thought behind doing an rc on a fractured tooth that is causing pain is that once the tooth is rc'd it becomes non vital, the pain may ease up and the patient will stop complaining about it. The fact is... a root canal treatment cannot and does not cure the problems with a fractured tooth, Not only will the tooth remain fractured, but it will have no vitality which results in infection.

You would see an oral surgeon to have the tooth removed.

Bryanna

Originally Posted by pennye

I went to my dentist I love and trust and he finally gave me the diagnosis I have been searching for. Tooth number 4 its had an electric current and has had one for at least 7 yrs only when a dental instriment metal touched the tooth. Now the tooth had graduated to that electric shock when I ate eggs, twice. Now since my tooth cleaning in june I have the strongest pain in the root of the tooth the pain goes to a 10 and last for 3 seconds. Long story short he diagnosed the tooth root has a fracture, and he immediatly went to a root canal and crown. I said no, I want it pulled, he was in my opinion anti-tooth extraction. I want the tooth pulled, I have pain, tooth sensitivty severe, and electric current now when I eat, that part is new. I went to sinuse doctor and ruled out the severe cheek pain, its all connected to the fracture. How and what kind of dentist do I approach to get this done. I really want him to pull the tooth he did the last one with gentleness I want this done yesterday. There is a 50-50 chance this fracture is savable, and pay 550.00 for a maybe, and the long run wont it fracture more still with or without a root canal. I dont want want a root canal at all. Please advise....Thank you

[pennye]

It is below the gum line, on a pain scale I am in a constant 4. I am so thankful to finally know whats happening and I am not crazy, out of 4 dentists he was the only one who hit it on the head. I have researched the heck out of the electric current tooth, when the other dentists were told by me my symptoms they all came back with one form or another of deep cleaning. I agree I do need a deep cleaning but not today. The thought of having a rc tooth with a fracture does not make any sense to me, the rc doesnt repair the crack and common sense says it will eventually blow with a hard enough bite one day, sure no pain but in the end the same result, an extraction. Now I will call oral surgeons and beg my way to get an extraction. I would have an implant any day of the week before I go thru a rc and crown. affordable denture has the implants single tooth for 1200.00 This is the way I am going. Thank you for your reassurance, now the hard part comes and the fear of trusting an unknown dentist to me and having the courage to get in his chair. Not sure how to get past the trust issues I have with a new dentist. Thank you again......

Originally Posted by Bryanna

Hi Pennye,


If the fracture is in an area above the gum line and the tooth is salvageable without doing a root canal and just putting a crown on it, that is worth a try. If the fracture is below the gum line then it is un-restorable.

The thought behind doing an rc on a fractured tooth that is causing pain is that once the tooth is rc'd it becomes non vital, the pain may ease up and the patient will stop complaining about it. The fact is... a root canal treatment cannot and does not cure the problems with a fractured tooth, Not only will the tooth remain fractured, but it will have no vitality which results in infection.

You would see an oral surgeon to have the tooth removed.

Bryanna