I have a temporary crown and from that I got a "pimple" above the tooth and the ref. endodontist wants root canal retreatment.

July 13, 2017
Asked By:lewisclev in Westport, CT

Going to get a crown until they saw a pimple right above the tooth in question (it was painful during their temporal crown placement thought it'd go away but it lingered) so they popped it and referred me to an endodontist. I was told that I may have to get a root canal retreatment to be safe. Should I go through with this? specialist didn't sound that convincing and said surgery may be an option if this fails, my tooth has been shaved down and I've had a temporary crown on for over a month

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