I recently broke my tooth so the dentist performed a root canal and gave me a porcelain crown. It’s been a month and the one side of my gum is a dark purple and still sore constantly. He said it’s cause it’s not properly cleaned. Yet when I clean it, after, when I sleep, eat, etc there’s pain. I’m more than sure something was done wrong or is wrong due to not only the color but constant pain.
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Yes, you can have a root canal performed and a crown placed to avoid an extraction IF there is enough healthy tooth structure without major infection to support this dental treatment. In some cases of severe trauma, the tooth can not be saved.
Some people have reported odd issues like this after root canal treatment. There are holistic dentists that think root canals aren't good for your body. It may be that you are one of the few people who have a reaction to the root canaled tooth. If everything looks like, there's no sign of...
The excess cement needs to be removed as soon as possible. After that, try to eat on it and see how it feels. It could be pressure from the excess cement causing the discomfort. It could be that the crown is a little high and needs to be adjusted.
