Alright; thanks! In my follow-up I've posted that it is not crowned. I booked an appointment with my nearest periodontist to see if they can find anything, for late May 2007.... so we'll see.
Hi, I know that exact same smell you are referring too. My boyfriend complains when I floss in the car, after eating something that I feel is stuck in my teeth. Anyhow, if you are self conscious abotu this, you definitley need to get it checked. I never really smell other then when I floss, but just becasue I dont smell it, doesn't mean it aint there. I have other problems that need to be addressed as well. I had a whole in my back tooth. The dentist that I went to, was a first time thing. he did some things to my motuh, that I nver authorized him to do, and is actually demanding I pay him for it. Anyhow, one of the things he did, was put a big filling over the tooth that I had a hole in, it was fine after a few moths, then i began having sever pain. I took all kind of pain killers, and everntually it went away, before I had the chance to get it pulled. Well, the tooth no longer bother me, and almost a year later, I have a huge knot under that tooth. I went to the dentist, because I was a bit scared, the dentist gave me medication, and told me I would eventually have to get this tooth pulled, or get a root canal. WEll my hard headed behind didn't do either, I now have a bump over top of the knot, it is filled with pus, and the more I bust it, the more it comes back. Has anyone ever had this problem, and if so, WHAT THE HELL IS THIS LUMP, and is it as severe as I think it is.
If you have a crown on the tooth I would be concerned that the crown is either loose or there is decay present.This odor is not usually associated with the rct but with the bacteria in and surrounding the tooth.I think this needs to be addressed.
it sounds like the issue is in the soft tissue around the tooth and not "in the canals". d have the area chcked by a gum specialist (periodontist).
By the way I'm 21 right now so the root canal is still rather new. It has not even been crowned.