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Returning pain for dental onlay after 8 months
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Returning pain for dental onlay after 8 months
by girlygirl77, Mar 16, 2009 08:04AM
My original posting can be found with the title: Pain after temporary filling in preparation for onlay
Answered by
Jerome Tsang, DDS -
Private Practice CA
Thos provide the initial details. This past weekend though the same type of pain came back (~8 months later). It is intermittent pain which comes and goes. It might last an hour and go away for a few hours etc. Right now I dont have pain but i started the day with an advil. The doctor cannot see me till tomorrow.
I am still very disappointment with the situation given I had pain when I initially had the temporary filling and he still went straight to the gold onlay.
What do you expect is going on? I have had sensitivity in the area even though the pain stopped after August. Does this sound like irreversible pulpitis? What is it and if I need a root canal will the expensive 2 onlays need to be removed?
Answered by
Jerome Tsang, DDS -
Private Practice CA
Thos provide the initial details. This past weekend though the same type of pain came back (~8 months later). It is intermittent pain which comes and goes. It might last an hour and go away for a few hours etc. Right now I dont have pain but i started the day with an advil. The doctor cannot see me till tomorrow.
I am still very disappointment with the situation given I had pain when I initially had the temporary filling and he still went straight to the gold onlay.
What do you expect is going on? I have had sensitivity in the area even though the pain stopped after August. Does this sound like irreversible pulpitis? What is it and if I need a root canal will the expensive 2 onlays need to be removed?
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I would personally, start by first going to someone who has a high level of training an I would evaluate my dentist's training level. http://www.top3dentists.com/pages/prosthodontal These are the type of dentists who would have a high enough level of training to be able to look at all the angles.
Also, I would have a dentist who has proper training in endodontics or preferably an endodontist do my root canal treatment. If done properly, your onlays can stay intact and they can go through them and then place a filling over them.
Please keep us posted on the progress.