Had a crown put on a broken tooth. After that I had biting pain in one area. Tried new crown etc. Finally had root canal last january after root canal had biting pain on all areas of tooth and can even feel something when touching sides and top of tooth. Last molar in back on bottom. I do have tmj I can feel a high point in that area when I have my mouth closed. Dentist endo and oral surgeon say they see no high spots so I guess I must be crazy it's only my mouth! Best of all I saw the endo again and he basically told me it's all in my head the xrays are beautiful to go ahead and eat on that side (SURE!!) and get the permanent filling put in by my regular dentist. I believe he needs to go in there and check it or I need to see a tmj or some kind of specialist ( I did see a tmj/oral surgeon here but he said to see the endo to either redo the root canal or have it pulled didn't even do a tmj workup on me)> Now why are these drs. just passing me by and I have been in discomfort for 1 1/2 years. I don't know what to do. I have spent thousands already and if I get a second opinion from another endo what will that cost? Can anyone help me with getting my original endodontist to open up this tooth and use the magnifier to check for cracks or is there another specialist I should see. I am going crazy here! I can't belive all the trouble I am having trying to figure this out on my own and I can't believe my endos advice. He came highly qualififed and the root canal was fast easy painless with great xrays but I can not eat on that tooth! Help me please. M
2014-11-03 10:46:32
I can relate to your pain. I had a root canal done and complained about pain for several years. I asked the endo doctor to redo the canal and had relief. My pain was from an incomplete root canal. Your pain could be from a crack not seen in the x-ray at the root. Anything is possible please do not give up. Good luck
2014-11-03 10:47:43
