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Hi cpotsky,
It is not uncommon for a dentist to tell a new patient that they have cavities, especially when that person's dentist has retired. Which usually indicates that the dentist was an older person and perhaps not as diagnostic as maybe they once had been. This is a common occurrence and people of course will question the new dentist because they trusted their original one. In your case, based on your description of what occurred with this tooth there was evidently a deep and/or moderate cavity and/or a fracture in this tooth that had not been diagnosed by your original dentist. The new guy attempted to remove the cavity and restore the tooth and may or may not have realized it was fractured. However, the newest dentist who did the root canal tooth may have known it was fractured when he did the rc because he could have gotten abnormal movement with the tooth when instrumenting it. Taking the tooth out of occlusion is just a temporary measure and have no long term benefit when a tooth is fractured. At that point there was no reason to crown it because a root canaled tooth with a fracture is beyond repair. The back and forth with the dentist who extracted the tooth indicates she probably does not perform too many extractions and she may have caused some splintering of the buccal ridge along the gum line. That can occur when either the tooth is badly infected and/or if too much force or an improper technique was used to remove the tooth. Sometimes the splintered bone will fill in and sometimes little pieces of it will protrude from the gum and either fall out on their own or need to be removed. They can cause the area to feel quite sore and achey. In the future if needed, it's usually best to see an oral surgeon for tooth extractions especially root canaled teeth. It is not wise to have your teeth professionally cleaned until the extraction site closes because debris can end up in the socket. In the meantime it is important to keep your mouth very clean, by brushing, flossing, and tongue scraping. What did the oral surgeon have to say about the sinus opening? Bryanna Quote:
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Bryanna ***I have been in the dental profession for 4 decades. I am an educator and Certified Dental Assistant extensively experienced in chair side assisting and dental radiography. The information that I provide here is my opinion based on my education and professional experience. It is not meant to be taken as medical advice.*** |
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Anyway, the OS said my sinus appeared fine and that if I smelled something bad or tasted something bad then I would know I had an infection in my sinus. He really only spent 5 minutes with me also. It really makes me feel that I'm being overly dramatic. I feel like I should just deal with it but other people tell me that I should not being feeling this kind of pain for so long. I am starting to feel that I should never have gone back to the dentist as this pain is worse than before I had the root canal. I can handle pain because I did for the two years before since the filling but this new pain is totally distracting and horrible. Well, tomorrow I am seeing another dentist and maybe she can enlighten me a little more than my last dentist. I just feel that a professional should not rush a patient out the door if they have concerns. |
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Ok...so I got my second opinion and I am glad I did! It turns out the dentist who pulled my molar out actually fractured my jaw and left the ridge jagged around my hole. So the new dentist sent me to another OS and he ground down the rough part and told me to take it easy.
The new dentist was AMAZING! She said that for my whole visit that if my insurance didn't cover any part of it she would not charge me. She said I had been through enough trauma. She also gave me her cell phone number and told me to call her this weekend at anytime if I have questions or problems with my mouth. I am also scheduled to see her in a week and that is also a complimentary visit. She also talked to me about getting an implant and told me that I should see a specialist for that and she had a referral ready for me. I really felt like I was in good hands and taken care of properly! |
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cpotsky,
A good thing you went for the additional opinion and was re treated to remove the splintered bone. Hopefully you will start to feel better and heal uneventfully from here on out. Keep us posted on how you're doing. Bryanna Quote:
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Bryanna ***I have been in the dental profession for 4 decades. I am an educator and Certified Dental Assistant extensively experienced in chair side assisting and dental radiography. The information that I provide here is my opinion based on my education and professional experience. It is not meant to be taken as medical advice.*** |
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Stumbled across this thread and hoping you are still out there to help me. It is coming up on 3 weeks after my bottom back molar extraction and I still feel lingering pain as if the tooth was still there. I too went to a new dentist. He said I had a cavity. When he went to fill it, he said I didn’t have a lot of tooth. To wait and see how that felt. Well ... now I had pain that I didn’t have before. Waited hoping to subside but didn’t. He then told me to have a root canal. I should have gone to a specialist but let him do it. Again ... continued discomfort. Went back ... said I had a hair line crack and gave me a few options. Get a crown or go to an oral surgeon. I didn’t want to spend the money on the crown if I didn’t know would fix it. Got a second opinion and a new X-ray from root canal specialist. Said to try a temporary crown to see if fixes issue. It didn’t. Went to oral surgeon. Told me to extract tooth. Was very anxious about everything so decided to got periodontist in NY who was highly recommended. He pulled my tooth. 3 weeks later still have uncomfortable sensation where the tooth once was. I am at a loss and have no idea where to go from here. Can anyone help me?
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