Endodontics Questions

Have had root canal on teeth 8 and 7. still infection and gum boils every few months and pain. (Answered)

I have had root canals on teeth 8 and 7. This was a two years back on the one tooth and an year and a half on the other about...They want to retreat these teeth, and on the x-ray, the area surrounding these two teeth is black..., I have not really...

Discomfort on cheek root canal

I have a bridge upper left rear. I had discomfort and couldn\'t touch my cheek bone or around my eye. I would have a sharp nerve like shooting pain down to my upper teeth on left. went to the dentist and he told me that I had an infection. he gave...

Two of my teeth are slightly discolored.

So 5 years ago i was hit in the face with a baseball. 2 of my teeth are now slightly discolored. I did some research and know I need a root canal but my question is will it restore my teeth's natural color because i don't want a crown. Also during...

Root Canal? Pain on Left Side of Mouth

I have a question I hope you can help me with. I recently went to see my dentist because I had pain on the the left side of my mouth. It was pretty much my whole left side, top and bottom. It was very similar pain I had the year before on the...

will my root canal hurt worst

I have a a back molar tooth. That broke as in the middle is gone. This happened over a year ago and I never had any pain. Well it finally started hurting 4 days ago and I went to the dentist today. He said it needs a root canal. I am absolutely...

Do i have Strep Throat from Filling? (Answered)

I got a filling a month ago. It began hurting immediately. I was told by a different dentist that we should just replace the filling. I have been waiting for that upcoming appt. I am now in extreme pain (throbbing, sore throat, ear ache, cold...

Wisdom Tooth in Sinus Cavity

I had 3 of my 4 wisdom teeth removed in August of 2012, ( he left one in because the oral surgeon thought it would be beneficial to remove the tooth in front that needed a root canal in hopes that the wisdom tooth would move down in it's place)...

Sever pain in my LFT UPPER AND LOWE MOLERS

THE RELATION BETWEEN A PATIENT COMPLAINING OF TMD PAIN AFTER A DENTAL WORK LIKE RCT OR OTHER DENTAL TREATMENTS DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PROLIFERATION VIEWS USING CT AND XRAY HOW IMPORTANT IS THE EXAMINATION DONE ON A PATIENT BY A DENTIST WHO SAYS THAT...

Damage to pulp from heat from dental drill (Answered)

My orthodontist removed my invisalign attachment with a high speed handpiece and my tooth got really hot/burned. Does this mean my pulp was damaged and I will need a root canal? How long will I know if this procedure affected my tooth - could it be...

Numbness in lower lip and chin.

On October 18th I had I root canal. The procedure went well, no pain or any side effects. On October 24th, I had the temporary filling replaced with a permanent filling on the same tooth and again everything went great, no pain or side effects....

Should I cement a crown back over root canal? (Answered)

I had a root canal this morning. During the procedure, the crown fell off. My endodontist put it back on after completing the procedure. It has fallen off and I\'m afraid of compromising the root canal, but also am afraid to leave it alone in...

Pain in root canal tooth

I had a root canal done about 10 years ago in my upper left back molar. I've been having intermittent pain in that tooth. Sometimes when I'm chewing it can be painful. What can cause this?

Still have pain after root canals

My dentist suggested that I have a bridge put in for a tooth that had been pulled thirty two years ago so I said ok I started having bad pain so he put me on some medicine and it didn\'t help so he took out the bridge and sent me to a endodontics...

Should I get a root canal? (Answered)

Half of my front tooth got knocked out when I was young and the dentist filled it or bonded it with something to make the tooth look normal. My current dentist wanted to put a crown in when I got older and it came apart two or three times, now he...

Why use endodontic dentist for root canal? (Answered)

CAN REGULAR DENTIST DO ROOT CANALS? WHY ENDODONTICS CHARGE MORE TO DO A ROOT CANAL