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Why do I have gum pain after temporary crown placement?
Query: Hi doctor, I am looking for a little advice since I cannot be seen until tomorrow by my dentist. I recently had a root canal on my bottom left tooth (last one at the back in the photo). A few weeks later, I got a temporary crown placed over it. The area beyond the tooth is inflamed and hurts badly. ... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I had gone through your complaint and the relevant details (attachment removed to protect patient identity). The cause of your pain should be either of the when you bite, the upper last molar might hit the lower gums beyond the root canal treated tooth causing soreness... Read Full »
How can I relieve toothache due to dislodged filling in an incomplete root canal treated tooth?
Query: Hello doctor, I have toothache. I have an unfinished root canal for about eight months, temporary filling has also fallen out. Now I am with severe pain. Unable to drink, eat, etc. What should I do to relieve the pain? OTC is not working. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have read through your complaint and the relevant details. You said it is an eight months old treated tooth and also with incomplete root canal treatment. With this, I suspect that the tooth is severely infected and you might need to take a course of antibiotics along... Read Full »
Why do I have green stuff coming out my RC treated tooth?
Query: Hello doctor,I had a root canal before two months. And recently I felt something was stuck in the hole like chicken. I brushed, rinsed, flossed, and tugged, but it did not come out. My friend looked, and it tries to tell me it was my tooth. Well after about two weeks I decided to take tweezers and p... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have to say this. Your root canal treatment was not completed. The green spongy thing is nothing but discolored cotton pellet used to cover the root openings top of which a temporary filling was done. This is so obvious that the tooth was not given a permanent fill... Read Full »
My root canal treatment material has fallen out after three years of treatment. What should I do?
Query: Hello doctor,I am a 25-year-old woman. Three years ago, I had a root canal, and it fell out today now. It is a hole, and the tooth around the gums do I need to get it looked at also is there anything I can do at home to make sure nothing gets infected inside of the hole. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Yes, you need to get that remaining part called root stump extracted. There must be a hole in which chances of food lodgement are there. Till you get it removed, you have to take care to avoid food lodgement there and protect the area from infections. After you get i... Read Full »
I have a cyst in the root of my incisor. Can it be removed through root canal treatment?
Query: Hello doctor, I have a cyst on the root of a upper incisor. My dentist has sent me to the dental hospital, but they have said that they would not do anything, and to either have the tooth removed or see a specialist. Can my dentist do a normal root canal to remove the cyst, and why has he sent me to... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. A cyst on your tooth means it is a chronic infection. You may be asymptomatic. In severe cases, a tooth may need to removed along with the cyst. However, it is possible (depending on the size, location, etc. of the cyst as seen on x-ray) to do a root canal along with... Read Full »
The temporary crown is tiny. Will my permanent crown on tooth be small too?
Query: Hi doctor, The dentist thought my tooth had a fracture, so he put on a temporary crown. That worsened the pain and throbbing exponentially, so he sent me to an endodontist that said my tissue was extremely inflamed and needed a root canal ASAP. After the root canal, the regular dentist put on the p... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Did you have any pain after completion of root canal procedure before permanent crown placement? How is the pain? Is it the same pain which you experienced before root canal? If the pain did not stop after completion of root canal and before crown placement, then it ... Read Full »
What can be done for tooth decay associated with pain?
Query: Hello doctor, I have tooth decay for the past five weeks and it is causing a lot of pain. Please help. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Your tooth enamel chipped off, exposing dentin and inner layers of the tooth. This might have opened root nerves too and that is why you are having pain. Start taking tablet Brufen 400 mg twice a day for three days. If the pain gets relieved by it, it means there is no... Read Full »
Can I do self-cementing of permanent crown?
Query: Hello doctor, Earlier this year, I proactively got a root canal and crown for one of my back molars. The procedure went fine, but the Coronavirus hit before I was able to get the permanent crown installed as a last-step. My temporary crown is still in and functioning fine, and I was able to acquire... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have gone through your query and understand your concern. Firstly, going without a permanent crown but with a temporary crown in place does not gonna cause any serious complications. To make this more clear, I would like to explain the need for a permanent crown a... Read Full »
I had a sharp pain in my root canal treated molar. Why?
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 53-year-old male. I have an irregular bite where contact occurs primarily on the back teeth. The last two molars on both sides have gold crowns. I also wear a mouthguard. About a week ago, I started having pain in the left last lower molar. When I went to the dentist, an X-ray s... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Thank you for your query. I understand your concern. I would like first to tell you irrespective of the pain, you should not have taken so many tablets of Advil and Tylenol all at once in a day as only painkillers can worsen the infection instead of solving it. Pain... Read Full »
I have pain a month after root canal treatment. Why?
Query: Hi doctor,I had a root canal done a month ago. It stopped hurting after treatment and started hurting again about a week ago. I have antibiotics that I started last night. What else should I do?Please advise. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. I have a few questions. Please answer them for a better understanding. Is the root canal procedure complete, or is it still ongoing? Has the cap or crown on the RCT (root canal treatment) treated tooth been placed or not? Someti... Read Full »