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What can I do about pain in tooth with crown after getting tooth shaved?

ldmckenzie3Aug 19, 2018
5 years ago had a crown put on over a tooth with out having a root canal. No issues until last week I was chewing gum and got a zinger. I went to the dentist and got tooth shaved down as it appeared my bite had changed. X-rays showed no damages under crown. That was 5 days ago, I’m still in pain all the time. Ibuprofen doesn’t touch the pain, I had some Vicodin from a surgery I had earlier in the year and have taken that which makes the pain a little more bearable, but still in tremendous amount of pain.

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Dr. Andy Shieh, DMD
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Brian Stoute, DDS

It is unlikely that decay under the crown of a root canaled tooth would cause the symptom you described. You should have the root canal result evaluated by an Endodontist to determine if all is well with the root canal procedure. Crack tooth syndrome is also a possibility. 

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Hi:Depending on the amount of gum recession you have two choices:1.  Crown2.  Soft tissue grafting to cover the root of the tooth again.Best,Dr. Maddahi

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