Jaw pain from recemented crown

[jawache]

Almost a year ago, I had a crown loosen.  My dentist removed it, and recemented it.  Since that time, I've had increasing jaw pain.  The tooth is the second molar from the back, left-hand side.  My bite on the crown side has not felt right since the crown was reset.  Also, I feel a slight heat or burning along my tongue on that side (not sharp or intermittent--just constant).  I went back to the dentist, and she drilled down the crown a bit after testing my bite.  I then went back again, and she performed a full analysis of my entire bite, and has recommended @$4,000 worth of work to be done to various teeth to obtain a perfect bite.  I am questioning this, as I have never had any pain of this sort until the crown was reset.  Is it possible the cement she used has irritated the nerve of my tooth?  I believe it was a different cement than used previuosly (more heavy-duty).  This is the second time this crown has been reset after looseniing, and I had no problem with the previous reset.  The pain in my face is along my jaw, and now radiating all the way over to my nose, and to my jaw in the front.  It almost feels as if fluid is building up in my face (?).  Help!

[jawache]

Thank you so much for the reply.  I will take this course of action, as I must do something to rectify the problem.  I'll send a post after my appointment...  :)

[Hamidreza Nassery , DMD, FICOI, FAGD, FICCMO]

Dear jawache, there are several things that alarm me.. first if a crown keeps coming off, that means the margins are not sealed and the cement washes out, if cemnt washes out then it is entirely possible there has been decay brewing in there for some time..
although it sounds like the last cementatiion was a bit off and the bite was too high, this may have completely now changed into a root canal situation. Now remember I don't have an x-ray, and probably I am reaching a bit, but in my experience, when some one has constant pressure feeling it is because there is something brewing in the bone..
See an endodontist for a second opinion, make sure you give them the full story, and see what they have to say.
Hope this helps..