On 11/26/2018 7:56 AM,
mariomicro@mail.com wrote:
About March last year I had a root canal. Since then I've still have had occasional mild pain at the same tooth, and it is very sensitive (e.g. cold water, hot food).
I've been going to the dentist every 6 months. He says that nothing shows up from x-rays and it is normal for root canals to be sensitive even months later. Recently, he changed the fillings. It was ok for a couple of weeks but now it is still
sensitive and I have some very mild, but persistent pain.
Now, let's assume the dentist is a dog and botched the root canal. If I went to another dentist, what can he/she do? Can the dentist have damaged the nerve(s)? Can another dentist save the whole thing? Are there long-term risks of leaving it like that?
It's clear that my current dentist thinks everything is ok, but it's clearly not.
The short answer is that it's impossible to tell remotely. The more
complete answer is that generally, even if a root canal is done poorly,
and unless the dentist has totally missed a canal, any symptoms would
not usually be expected to include cold sensitivity. So I'd suspect you
may have something else going on, perhaps in an adjacent or opposing tooth.
It is of course possible that there IS a problem with the root canal AND another problem, which could account for your mix of symptoms.
In any case, root canal treatments sometimes fail, even if they are
performed meticulously. Also, it is sometimes extremely difficult to
determine the source of the pain.
I wouldn't be too hard on your dentist. Your pain shouldn't be
dismissed, but you don't want to jump into something else prematurely
either. People tend to lose teeth that way.
If your dentist cannot address your pain I would recommend consulting
with an endodontist (root canal specialist), who should be
better-equipped to address these kinds of symptoms when a cause is not
quickly apparent.
Steve
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