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post root canal / crown problems

I recently moved and went to a new dentist for a cleaning.   I go faithfully every six months. I had 13 fillings done 40 years ago.   Never a problem since then except an occaisional replacement of some of those fillings.  The new dentist tells me I need to replace two fillings with crowns on a lower molar and bi cuspid next to it.   I was have absolutely no problem.  He told me if I waited they could start leaking and I would need a root canal.   He never mentioned there could be any risk or downside and acted as if this was part of a routine maintenance procedure.   No mention of any possible problem or side effects.      I trusted him and allowed the procedure.   I went home the temp crowns on both teeth.    Several days afterward I was in a lot of pain.  I went back to see him and he now tells me that I have an infection in the root of the molar and now needed a root canal on the molar.  He further explains that this infection  was not there before and was likely a result of removing the old filling.     I went to an endodontist and had the root canal.   A month later I am still having pain.  It hurts to touch the molar crown and also hurts when I bite on the neighboring bicuspid.   And, I have hot and cold sensitivity on what seems to be both teeth.   I go back to the endodontists.  He checks the bicuspid and tells me he does not think it needs a root canal and that my problems are from ill-fitting temporary crowns.   Two more weeks go by and the pain when I chew is getting worse.   I go back to the dentist to have the permanent crowns put on believing that may solve the problem.     The attempts to remove the temps were so painful he decided to numb me up.   After two shots the crowns were finally removed.  I still felt pain but tolerated it.    However, when he tried to drill out the temp filling in the molar I went through the roof.   He stopped the said I needed to go back to the endodontist.  I put the temps back on and I have an appt to see the endo today.  What could be the problem?  Why am I feeling pain even after being numbed up.  This is a nightmare. I feel this dentist created a problem for me I would likely never have had.   Also, I cannot tolerate epinephrin.  (sp ?) I told him that during our first consultation.  When I started to give me the first shot an inner voice said to me " ask him if he remembered that".   He forgot. He already had the needle in my mouth when I reminded him and he stopped.  He didn't even apologize and went about trying to talk to me about considering  invisilign braces he now offered. From where I sit he looks careless and unethical.

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Going back to your restorative dentist to have more occlusal adjustment is advised.
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I am not a dentist.
But I have gone through similar trauma, since April 2nd, when my (idiot) dentist removed my metal fillings on my upper right molars #2, and #3.
I have seen 8 dentists, and 2 physicians.
To make a long story short, I ended up with seeing an orofacial specialist and a neurologist.
They concluded that I have atypical odontalgia. (AO)
AO means that teeth and gum are healed; but the nerves of teeth and gum area are injured and not healing.
AO is a kind  of Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN) limiting to the teeth.

If the dentist(s) said that you have infection that are clearly visible on x-ray, then you might have to 2nd and 3rd endodontic operations.
Or your pain might be due to slight crack on your teeth.
But if everything is excluded, you should see the orofacial specialist, I think.

I just started the website, atypicalodontalgia.com or phantomtoothpains.com.
I included the useful links to the American Academy of orofacial pain, and other articles about AO.

If you cannot trust current dentist(s) you might want to get 2nd or 3rd opinions from reputalbe dentists.

I hope that you don't have AO or TN.
I pray that your dentists will find out what's wrong with you.
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