Heat/Cold sensitivity on crowned front tooth.?!
Question: I have a crowned front tooth (9 years old and no root canal)) and for a couple of days now I have had extreme heat and cold sensitivity. Sharp pain even if I go outside in the cold, cold drinks, warm tea etc. Goes away pretty fast. Chewing is okay too. Now I know that I have to go to the dentist and I know what is going to happen there. After all I have 17 crowns, root canals, re-treated root canals, operations, countless hours in the chair and thousands of dollars in my mouth. My question is only is there a chance this will go away on its own or does it sound too severe and I might need a root canal. Also is there a way he can treat it through the crown? I am just trying to make it to January 1st and for my insurance to start again. Yeah I will burn through that real fast. Brushing with Sensodyne now LOL!
Answers: I have a crowned front tooth (9 years old and no root canal)) and for a couple of days now I have had extreme heat and cold sensitivity. Sharp pain even if I go outside in the cold, cold drinks, warm tea etc. Goes away pretty fast. Chewing is okay too. Now I know that I have to go to the dentist and I know what is going to happen there. After all I have 17 crowns, root canals, re-treated root canals, operations, countless hours in the chair and thousands of dollars in my mouth. My question is only is there a chance this will go away on its own or does it sound too severe and I might need a root canal. Also is there a way he can treat it through the crown? I am just trying to make it to January 1st and for my insurance to start again. Yeah I will burn through that real fast. Brushing with Sensodyne now LOL!
sensitivity to heat and cold sometimes signal the starting of an abscess... why not schedule a consult to check the tooth and if it needs treatment, wait 'til January..
we can't have you hurting during the holidays!!! don't risk it!!!
I had a root canal done on a crowned tooth. The dentist just drilled through the crown to do the work. He tried to just remove the crown but it was on too firmly so he had to drill it.
A little bit of the enamel chipped off the crown three days after the root canal but that is the only problem. I had him polish the slightly rough edge and it is fine for the last 9 years.