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Cracked Molar tooth
2 months ago, one of the lower jaw tooth used to hurt me while eating, but it was really rare. I tried looking for problems in the mirror, but couldn't find any. 1 month ago, one of my tooth started hurting really bad. I was unable to chew food as well. I visited a doctor and she applied pressure from her tools on the same tooth, but it didn't hurt me at all. An x ray was taken and she didn't find any problem. She said that it's not major and it was hurting due to irritation of the gums. Now just few days back, the gum benith the tooth has swollen and now the same doctor is suggesting me to get an RCT. I visited a big hospital as well on the same day and the doctor asked me to take a full teeth xray and said that everything looks fine from xray. But since I have a swollen tooth, I should get RCT. I've read online that not all cracks require an RCT. How do I figure out if RCT is required or not.
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Please attach clear photographs of x ray if you have. See if you are having pain and swelling then most probably their is some kind of infection. So you may need root canal treatment. But need to see an x ray before guiding you.
Consult with doctor online or offline for better guidance and treatment options.
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Dr. Ramya P
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3 yrs exp
Coimbatore
Hi, as of the clinical picture posted, swelling on the gums seems to be due to some sort of irritation/ infection. As of crack if it invloves oly your first or second layer of teeth ( you would experience sensitivity), only a filling of that crackes portion after cleaning would give you relief. But if it involves the third layer of teeth and if it goes through your gums( you would experience pain) rct is required. But further co relation with radiographs is required.
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