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My mother is having pain in her molars
My mother is having pain in her molars, she feels a lot of pain when she mouth wash with cold water. Currently she is having a bridge on them as she was previously having problem and doctor had put bridge on them 5-6 years back, now she is feeling pain again. Request you to please help me as I am seeing her pain from last 7 days. Please find the latest X-Ray report of the infected tooth and please help my mother with your valuable advice.
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the tooth below the bridge may have got infected with the decay due to improper placement of the bridge, so now u should get the checkup amd xray done , you may need a root canal in the teeth below the bridge.
kindly visit bridgewaydental.com if in pune
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Hi.. Xray is too dark to judge anything.
Acc to pain i can say get the bridge removed and then evaluate the condition.
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Visit your dentist , if bone loss n mobilty present in teeth then go for extraction n implants or else go for Root canal treatment and bridge.
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Hello,
This is Dr Enosh Steward
Oral & Maxillofacial and facial plastic surgeon
The x ray says that there is a lot of bone loss around the tooth and that is the reason why the roots of your mom's teeth have been exposed leading to more sensitivity when she uses mouth wash or drinks cold water or eat sweet.
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if the teeth are mobile, you can go for extraction. if not, rct can be advised but by seeing the bone loss, i feel its better to extract and go for implants or any other prosthetic means
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Hi,
Could you explain the pain a bit more? Is this only on eating cold foods or even hot foods? Before, during or after eating? Continuous or spontaneous? In any case the xrays will reveal only so much without removing bridge since the material of bridge obstructs xrays and we cannot see under it. I do notice that the teeth are not root canal treated so maybe an infection has spread from junction of bridge and tooth to the inside of the tooth causing pain.
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better xray, preferably after removing bridge if pain is constant
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check if food is getting stuck between teeth even that causes pain after eating
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Pain appearing 5 to 6 years after bridge placement can probably be due to gaps between the bridge and natural tooth( on which the bridge is placed). These gaps will allow saliva and bacteria to enter between the bridge and natural tooth, affecting the natural tooth and causing pain. However, there can be other reasons for the cause of pain as well. A proper X-ray will help to understand the condition better.
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Ask your dentist for a better and clear image. With a clear image we can help you better.
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Avoid chewing on the affected side, as it may aggravate the pain. Further treatments can be carried out to avoid the pain and continue the life of the bridge.
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The x rays are too dark to judge anything. Nothing is clear
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