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Pain in root canal treated teeth.
I had my root canal 3 years ago, after 1st year it started paining occasionally(6-8 months) the pain was for one or 2 days but it goes after a medicine or automatically but, now during these previous 3-4 days it is paining continuously, it pains less when teeth is idle and more when the teeth is pressed or while chewing. I consulted two dentists in my area 1st dentist said that we should do Re-root canal and 2nd one doctor said that I should take the medicines and wait for few months and then if the teeth start paining again then we will do the extraction and put new teeth. Both doctors found some infection under the teeth, The X-ray of the teeth is attached with this. As the opinion of both the doctors are totally different I am confused which step should I take.
Please do tell me.
Thank you.
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The decay was huge. Crown needs to be given after rct in such teeth. There were chances for your tooth to split or break.
A re rct though not always successful since there is a suspected broken instrument needs to be done if tooth is good. The broken instrument might not be the cause for pain though. Please see an endodontist
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The last part of the x ray is missing
What I can notice with the x ray there is broken instrument in the canal
So we can wait and watch with medicines and if not only a fresh x ray can say
Second thing the cap which u have put or the filling has broken in the side I can see a decay there again
Please visit us so we can guide you as our main speaciality is root canal
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The X-ray picture is not complete because the end of the root which is the most important area to assess the completeness of root canal treatment, is missing. Nonetheless, there seems to be a broken portion of instrument in the canal and tooth definitely requires repetition of root canal treatment if extraction is to be avoided. Although I have to point out that it might not be definitely possible to retrieve that broken instrument but nonetheless an effort should definitely be made because extraction is always kept as the last option.
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