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Hello, a year and a half ago my dentist treated my upper first molar; for quite some time (a few months) I have had pain high above that molar, above the gum, where the bone can be felt this bone hurts only when touched; the tooth and the gum are not painful to touch; This pain on pressure probably originates from the

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Dear Sir/Madam! The pain is a consequence of increased pressure beneath the periosteum at that site. The condition is probably the result of current inflammation of the periodontal tissues, perhaps also of the bone, at the very tip of the root of the first molar, which was filled
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Dear Sir/Madam, what is wrong with a tooth that has supposedly been "dead" for a year, yet during root canal cleaning I react as if someone were poking a live wound with a sharp object? Thank you and kind regards.

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Dear Sir/Madam! The pain is caused when the endodontic file touches the periodontal ligament, the membrane that also surrounds the root tip and thus determines the length of the canal. Contact with a responsive periodontal ligament is a good way to check the length of the root ca
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Hello! The root of a bridge abutment tooth on the lower right has fractured. I would like to know whether this tooth really has to be extracted. The dentist says the only possible solution is an implant. Please give me your opinion. Thank you and kind regards, M.

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Dear Sir/Madam! The choice of treatment depends on the location of the fracture: -horizontal fractures in the middle third most often require extraction of the tooth -horizontal fractures in the apical third are treated with apicoectomy -horizontal fractures in the cervical regio
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Hello! My regular dentist referred me to an endodontist for retreatment of a tooth. I would like to know what your waiting time is and how much I would have to pay if I opted for self-pay treatment! Kind regards

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Dear Sir/Madam! I assume that you need root canal treatment of a tooth. The price of the service per session is 90 Eur. We need two sessions. We try to adjust the waiting time to the urgency of the treatment. Have a nice day!
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Hello, because of a terrible toothache I went to my regular dentist. She opened a tooth without a nerve, sent me for an X-ray, and then I received a referral to an oral surgeon. It says periapical abscess without fistula, urgency level: routine. I would like to know what I should do, because my tooth is open and pus an

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Dear Sir/Madam! A decision on treatment could be made after an X-ray and clinical examination. The first step in solving the problem is treatment of the root canal. If I understand correctly, they have already tried to do this for you. If it was unsuccessful, we can resort to an
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Hello! I am 18 years old and I am a saxophonist. Three days ago a filling fell out of my upper central incisor (it was approximately one third of the tooth diagonally), so the very next day I visited my dentist, who made a new filling. Since I have had this filling, when I play the saxophone the tooth hurts very badly

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Dear Sir/Madam! Based on what you have written, I believe that root-canal treatment is necessary, which actually means removal of the pulp (nerve) and filling the canal with a synthetic material. The symptoms largely disappear immediately after the first phase (removal of the pul
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Hello. My first problem is the lower left second premolar. It had a filling, but the filling fell out several times. The entire crown of the tooth became sensitive to touch. The dentist decided to devitalise the tooth and cover it with a ceramic crown. Unfortunately, the tooth is now even more sensitive to touch across

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Dear Sir/Madam! Root-canal-treated teeth can remain sensitive to biting, tapping, or even spontaneously, despite removal of the vital part of the tooth. The source of pain is the periodontal ligament, where inflammation persists around the root tip due to bacteria still present i
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