Are there any dentists here? I just want to know if this is normal.
>Had a minor cavity between two teeth, resulting in two fillings.
>It became painful after the fillings, so the dentist redid one side with a silver filling.
>The pain hasn't gone away after 2.5 months since the original filling.
>Dentist says I'll need root canal if the pain doesn't go away on it's own.
Is this an unfortunate thing that can happen with this type of filling, or is my dentist incompetent? Should I go to a different dentist for the root canal?
umm i had something similar happen to me a longe time ago
6 years ago i had a cavity which required the dentist to drill close to my nerve. A little while passes a get excruciating pain.. he sends me to a specialist who said there was nothing wrong with my tooth and could not explain the pain... 2 days after i visited the specialist the pain magically stopped... fast FW to today and that same tooth has died and i require a root canal reason being the original dentist that worked on the tooth most likely clipped the nerve.. i have no idea how long the tooth has been dead the only reason i know now is because a bump started to form on my gums above it (infection)
>>17259099
Sorry to hear about your tooth. So it was your dentist's mistake, basically? I'll keep an eye out for signs of infection, but it looked like the drilling didn't get near the nerve in the x-rays.
o and a little bit more info u might want to know if u do get the root canal. Since the tooth will be dead the bone will gradually dry out and crumble/crack so there is no guarantee how long you will actually keep the tooth. Ask the doc if the location and the amount of use that tooth will endure be ideal for a root canal rather than some other option.
>>17259161
Okay, thank you. I think he mentioned putting a cap on it because of the dryness.
>>17259045
dentist here. graduated two years ago.
i would check another dentist. it's possible that he cut really deep into the tooth close to the pulp(where the nerves are) so its sensitive. I would have another dentist look at it.
>>17259618
Alright, thanks friend.
