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Visitor asks:
Hello. I had no dental problems for quite a long time, but now, out of the blue, I have gangrene of the lower tooth 6. It started with persistent pain; an X-ray showed a cyst by the root and, of course, a purulent inflammation. My dentist opened the tooth, which already had a filling, cleaned the canals and prescribed Efloran 400. For two days it was better, but then when I bit into food it struck me as if someone had stuck a needle into the tooth, and now the same pain is back and just persists. Is there any hope for my tooth? My dentist does not have much hope, and now I am losing hope too. Is it normal that despite all the treatment, canal cleaning and the antibiotic, the pain still persists?
Dentist Tomaž Rotar answers:
Dear Sir/Madam!
Based on what you have written (sudden sharp pain when biting), mechanical damage to the tooth could be suspected. Under the force of biting, especially a dead tooth can crack or fracture... Pain of one kind or another can persist for quite a long time and is often difficult to explain. The most common cause of pain is an inflammatory process around the root tip, which is the very condition addressed by root canal treatment. For an accurate diagnosis I would need to see the X-ray.
Have a nice day!
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