Dear Sir/Madam,
about two years ago my upper first molar started to hurt. My dentist removed the old filling and made a new one. The tooth continued to hurt — I felt the pain most at the top of the tooth (not at the gum). I went back to the dentist, who only told me that the filling was quite large (deep) and that the pain would subside over time. Since that did not happen, I went to him again, but the answer was the same. I went to another dentist, who took a panoramic X-ray and discovered inflammation. He began root canal treatment. After the treatment was completed (he treated three roots), I was still in pain and again received the answer that the pain would subside. But it did not. I went to a third dentist, who under a microscope discovered two more (untreated) roots. He treated those as well and the tooth no longer hurt, but I could still somehow feel it (I know this may sound strange), for example when I pressed on it I could somehow feel it in the gum. Later the tooth itself no longer hurt either, but since then (for 6 months) the gum above the tooth has been tender to the touch (about 1 cm from the end of the tooth). It hurts quite a lot when I press it with a finger and is also sensitive when I brush my teeth. The dentist tells me that he has done everything that could be done and that he has treated all the roots. Since I no longer know what to do or whom to turn to, I would kindly ask for your opinion as to what could be causing my problems. Thank you very much,