Just recently, about a week ago, I got a root canal done on my front tooth, then I got the tooth that had the canal done, and the tooth next to it that had a chip on it, crowned. Ever since the tooth that was next to the one I got my root canal on has been throbbing and in such immense pain! I can't even rap my tongue on it with out it hurting! My tooth with the root canal has no pain what so ever but the other tooth is driving me crazy! could my dentist have messed up?
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OK, this is going to be hard, but I suggest you leave this dentist and find another who will make much better looking crowns. There are a number of things wrong in this photo. Those are porcelain fused to metal crowns and have a blue halo around the gum line which is 20th century...
File breakage is an occurance that is part of the risk of all root canal procedures. In fact you may have signed a consent form that stated that this is a possibility. Most of the time these separated tops don't cause a problem and the source of your infection may not actually be the file...
It can be normal to have sensitivity with a temporary restoration. If the sensitivity is minimal, ibuprofen can help, however, if the sensitivity is extreme it would be best to not seat the permanent restoration. The tooth should then be evaluated by an endodontist to make sure it...