Anyone have a root canal?

[Danimal77]

I'm sitting here freaking out. I had sensitivity to hot and cold on 1 tooth (upper right molar). My dentist sent me to a specialist who said I needed a root canal. Had it done on Thursday. When the freezing wore off I had a pain in my tooth that wasn't there before. The sensitivity to hot and cold is gone, but now, I cannot touch that tooth with my tongue, finger, or bite down/chew on it without having a shooting pain (sort of like an numbing electrical shock). Is this normal?

Also, when I called the receptionist (a rude young girl) on Friday asking if I could see the doctor next week. She said he's fully booked and only has an opening in a week and a half. This is ridiculous.

[2good4u]

i had my root canal, and no pain after at all...you have to remember they dig out the nerve
maybe the dentist left some nerve still there...i did my root canal and it just left a big hole
with the tooth surrounding it, no pain at all...went back to my dentist and they fill it with
that silver stuff and put a temporary cap on....go back i have a feeling some nerve is exposed

[visualizeperfection]

I'm sitting here freaking out. I had sensitivity to hot and cold on 1 tooth (upper right molar). My dentist sent me to a specialist who said I needed a root canal. Had it done on Thursday. When the freezing wore off I had a pain in my tooth that wasn't there before. The sensitivity to hot and cold is gone, but now, I cannot touch that tooth with my tongue, finger, or bite down/chew on it without having a shooting pain (sort of like an numbing electrical shock). Is this normal?

Also, when I called the receptionist (a rude young girl) on Friday asking if I could see the doctor next week. She said he's fully booked and only has an opening in a week and a half. This is ridiculous.

yep he didnt get it all. thats fucked.

I have a terrible dental anxiety issue, I have to into standard cleanings drunk ffs.

I felt like my mouth got raped when I had mine.

[Danimal77]

i had my root canal, and no pain after at all...you have to remember they dig out the nerve
maybe the dentist left some nerve still there...i did my root canal and it just left a big hole
with the tooth surrounding it, no pain at all...went back to my dentist and they fill it with
that silver stuff and put a temporary cap on....go back i have a feeling some nerve is exposed

It cost me $1650. The stupid receptionist was a bitch when I called on Friday. She said he is busy all next week with patients. I might just show up at the office. Even his assistant was rude. He was supposed to have done it in 2 appointments, but he did it all in 1 appointment. Feels rushed and now I have a massive pain in my tooth where there wasn't one before. My tooth never hurt before. It was just sensitive to hot and cold. Now the fucker is actually hurting. How fucked up is this?

[calfzilla]

I had one and don't remember that much pain at all. Maybe he did a shitty job. Try calling again and explaining your situation to the retard dental receptionist or go to another dentist to fix what this guy did.

[Danimal77]

I had one and don't remember that much pain at all. Maybe he did a shitty job. Try calling again and explaining your situation to the retard dental receptionist or go to another dentist to fix what this guy did.

Oh, I'm going to make sure he looks at me, before I dish out another grand. I'm thinking of just showing up at his office on Monday without an appointment, demanding to be seen.

[calfzilla]

Oh, I'm going to make sure he looks at me, before I dish out another grand. I'm thinking of just showing up at his office on Monday without an appointment, demanding to be seen.

Yeah. It's a follow up for a recent procedure, not like it's some new problem. Tell them it's an emergency and you need to be seen ASAP.

[Danimal77]

Yeah. It's a follow up for a recent procedure, not like it's some new problem. Tell them it's an emergency and you need to be seen ASAP.

Yeah, now I have to contend with tonight and tomorrow. Good times!

[delta9mda]

demand it be fixed for free. he didnt finish the job. you should feel nothing. the nerves are pulled out (supposed to have been).

nerves removed means there is nothing to feel (or should be).

ive had one. as soon as the nerves are gone thats it

[Danimal77]

demand it be fixed for free. he didnt finish the job. you should feel nothing. the nerves are pulled out (supposed to have been).

nerves removed means there is nothing to feel (or should be).

ive had one. as soon as the nerves are gone thats it

The odd thing is I had no tooth pain prior to the root canal. It was just extremely sensitive to hot and cold. Now post-root canal (since last Thursday), hot and cold no longer bother me, but I can't touch the tooth at all without experiencing shooting pain like a shock. I don't get it?

[POB]

It cost me $1650. The stupid receptionist was a bitch when I called on Friday. She said he is busy all next week with patients. I might just show up at the office. Even his assistant was rude. He was supposed to have done it in 2 appointments, but he did it all in 1 appointment. Feels rushed and now I have a massive pain in my tooth where there wasn't one before. My tooth never hurt before. It was just sensitive to hot and cold. Now the fucker is actually hurting. How fucked up is this?

Your tooth has 4 surfaces and that's how they charge. I'm sure your dentist has been telling you for a while now that you have a cavity, but you didn't believe him because you couldn't feel it. If you would of filled this cavity when it was only one surface it would of been prob a 100 bucks. Since you waited they need to drill out all 4  surfaces plus the root(cause cavity grew)which is a bitch pain and $$ wise. Next time ur dentist tells you you have a cavity fill it pay the 100 bucks and be done with it it takes 15 min. Waiting longer costs more and is much more pain. Also takes a lot longer. You learned this lesson the hard way. You waiting was the problem not the dentist. Live and learn hope u got good meds and heal fast. Not trying to be a dick if that's how this came off, typing fast and trying to save u or someone else the trouble next time. Cheers

[calfzilla]

Maybe if the pain is too bothersome ask your dentist or you primary care doc for a script of pain pills.

[Danimal77]

Your tooth has 4 surfaces and that's how they charge. I'm sure your dentist has been telling you for a while now that you have a cavity, but you didn't believe him because you couldn't feel it. If you would of filled this cavity when it was only one surface it would of been prob a 100 bucks. Since you waited they need to drill out all 4  surfaces plus the root which is a bitch pain and $$ wise. Next time ur dentist tells you you have a cavity fill it pay the 100 bucks and be done with it it takes 15 min. Waiting longer costs more and is much more pain. Also takes a lot longer. You learned this lesson the hard way. You waiting was the problem not the dentist. Live and learn hope u got good meds and heal fast. Not trying to be a dick if that's how this came off, typing fast and trying to save u or someone else the trouble next time. Cheers

A lot of assumptions on your part. First of all, I went into my dentist 2.5 weeks ago because it just started getting sensitive to hot and cold. He immediately took an x-ray, said I had a cavity (a hole) in the upper right molar. He filled it on the spot. For the next week, it was more sensitive than it was before the filling and so I went back to him. He told me he thinks I will need a root canal and gave me a referral to an oncologist, who said I need a root canal. He did it 3 days later (last Thursday). Since the freezing wore off, the sensitivity to hot and cold is gone, but as I mentioned, now I cannot touch my tooth without shooting pain and that was NOT there before the root canal.

[POB]

A lot of assumptions on your part. First of all, I went into my dentist 2.5 weeks ago because it just started getting sensitive to hot and cold. He immediately took an x-ray, said I had a cavity (a hole) in the upper right molar. He filled it on the spot. For the next week, it was more sensitive than it was before the filling and so I went back to him. He told me he thinks I will need a root canal and gave me a referral to an oncologist, who said I need a root canal. He did it 3 days later (last Thursday). Since the freezing wore off, the sensitivity to hot and cold is gone, but as I mentioned, now I cannot touch my tooth without shooting pain and that was NOT there before the root canal.

A root canal doesn't happen over night. Your right I'm assuming you've been going to the dentist at least once a year for X-rays which would of shown this cavity prob years before it was bad enough for a root canal...

[HonestBob]

It cost me $1650. The stupid receptionist was a bitch when I called on Friday. She said he is busy all next week with patients. I might just show up at the office. Even his assistant was rude. He was supposed to have done it in 2 appointments, but he did it all in 1 appointment. Feels rushed and now I have a massive pain in my tooth where there wasn't one before. My tooth never hurt before. It was just sensitive to hot and cold. Now the fucker is actually hurting. How fucked up is this?

A good dentist will often pack a tooth post root canal with antiseptic gauze, put a temp filling on it, and then make you come back a week or so later for the permanent job.  The pain will most likely be because of bacterial infection.  Often it subsides but it isn't what you want and is one reason why many functional medicine specialists are against root canals as a treatment.

[Danimal77]

Maybe if the pain is too bothersome ask your dentist or you primary care doc for a script of pain pills.

Unfortunately both my dentist and GP don't work on weekends. Too bad it's not 1964 where doctors used to make house calls. Can't believe my dentist sent me to this guy. It was a referral, because my dentist doesn't do root canals on the molar teeth. Apparently they are more complicated than other teeth and I'm starting to see why now.

[Danimal77]

A good dentist will often pack a tooth post root canal with antiseptic gauze, put a temp filling on it, and then make you come back a week or so later for the permanent job.  The pain will most likely be because of bacterial infection.  Often it subsides but it isn't what you want and is one reason why many functional medicine specialists are against root canals as a treatment.

My dentist did not perform the root canal. He referred me to an oncologist who specializes in them. It's an upper molar and my dentist did not feel comfortable working on it. I really didn't want the root canal, but the oncologist said I need one. He did the whole job inside of an hour and sent me home (last Thursday). Since then the sensitivity to hot and cold is gone, but the pain in my tooth (on touch) is numbing. You sound like you know what you're talking about, so what can be done now?

[Nails]

Root canals nowadays are ad painful ad brushing your teeth

What hurts is the bill if u dont have great dental insurance, last time I had one I had to pay $450 out of pocket

[RRKore]

Dude, what's your problem? I go to the dentist every 6 months. All your doing is attacking me and being a complete dick.

You're right.  Kicking a man when he's got a toothache is pretty uncalled for, lol.

Anyway, a couple of questions: 
- How far back is this upper molar? 
If it's the very back one, you can just have it pulled without much problem.

- Didn't the guy who did the root canal prescribe you an anti-biotic? 
My guy did this after a root canal I had done on a Saturday in December just in case he'd accidentally left any germs or other crud in my nerve canal that might cause a painful infection that I wouldn't be able to have him do anything about because his office is closed on Sunday.

- Did they just fill the tooth without putting a crown on it yet? 
I didn't get my crown when I had my root canal done because with my insurance it made more sense financially to wait until after the first of the year (to get the crown).  I still haven't gotten the crown (because I'm moving cross-country soon and need to pinch pennies) but have noticed that the affected tooth (upper tooth 3rd from rear - a pre-molar?) is a tiny bit "loose" and gives off a slight electric shock-like pain when I try to move it with my tongue.  I think I need to get the damn crown ASAP.

BTW, I would go to the office and raise a little bit of hell.  They already cost you unnecessary money by having you fill a cavity and getting you to have a root canal on the same tooth shortly thereafter.  Unless you've been chewing ice or something like that with your recently worked on tooth, you should not be having serious pain.  Make 'em fix that shit or at least give you some anti-biotics.

[RRKore]

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The pain will most likely be because of bacterial infection.  Often it subsides but it isn't what you want and is one reason why many functional medicine specialists are against root canals as a treatment.

Ugh, you seem to be right.  Thanks for giving me another thing to worry about.
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/02/18/dangers-of-root-canaled-teeth.aspx

[Danimal77]

You're right.  Kicking a man when he's got a toothache is pretty uncalled for, lol.

Anyway, a couple of questions: 
- How far back is this upper molar? 
If it's the very back one, you can just have it pulled without much problem.

- Didn't the guy who did the root canal prescribe you an anti-biotic? 
My guy did this after a root canal I had done on a Saturday in December just in case he'd accidentally left any germs or other crud in my nerve canal that might cause a painful infection that I wouldn't be able to have him do anything about because his office is closed on Sunday.

- Did they just fill the tooth without putting a crown on it yet? 
I didn't get my crown when I had my root canal done because with my insurance it made more sense financially to wait until after the first of the year (to get the crown).  I still haven't gotten the crown (because I'm moving cross-country soon and need to pinch pennies) but have noticed that the affected tooth (upper tooth 3rd from rear - a pre-molar?) is a tiny bit "loose" and gives off a slight electric shock-like pain when I try to move it with my tongue.  I think I need to get the damn crown ASAP.

BTW, I would go to the office and raise a little bit of hell.  They already cost you unnecessary money by having you fill a cavity and getting you to have a root canal on the same tooth shortly thereafter.  Unless you've been chewing ice or something like that with your recently worked on tooth, you should not be having serious pain.  Make 'em fix that shit or at least give you some anti-biotics.

It's the very back upper right molar.

He didn't prescribe me antibiotics.

He temporarily filled my tooth. No crown. I believe my dentist will be the one to permanently fill the tooth and put on the crown.

I will be raising hell this week.

In your estimation, if sensitivity to hot and cold is gone, but has been replaced with pain when the tooth is touched, is that a nerve related thing, or an infection/crack in the tooth/root? I do know that there was absolutely NO pain in my tooth (other than it being sensitive to hot and cold) prior to the root canal on Thursday.

[UPINTHEMGUTS]

No root canals thank god but I had my first dental cleaning in a couple of years. I take really good care of my teeth(or so I thought) and I got tired of paying the bullshit co-pays that my dental insurance wouldn't cover. So I decided to avoid the dentist for a couple of years. Big fucking mistake.

Bit the bullet to go in for a cleaning last week and the dentist took x-rays which showed a nice buildup of tarter below the gum line on one side of my jaw. This dentist dug and scraped into me like he was mining for coal. Mouth was a bloody mess and hurt like hell once the novacain wore off.

Last time I pull that shit again. Every 6 months from now on. Dentists are the biggest bullshit artists but unfortunately, necessary. If you don't have good in-network insurance you can wind up really paying out the ass.

[King Shizzo]

I think most dentistry is just a cash grab. There should be no problems if you brush your teeth regularly.

I have had multiple friends get "wisdom teeth" removed. It's all about pain tolerance. I have had pain in my mouth before. I don't go running to the dentist. Most dentists will try to milk you for whatever procedure they see fit.

(Knock on wood) I have not seen a dentist in 18-20 years. My teeth are fine.

* Note: This statement does not apply to UK getbiggers. You guys have evolved shitty grills from birth.

[Dr Dutch]

Root canal treatment should be painless. If not kill the dentist. I did.

[Nails]