For a while now I have been biting my back tooth on the left hand side at the back. I went to the dentist and he said he couldn’t see anything wrong with it. I tried very hard to stop biting down as I hear a clicking noise. Tonight I bit down and I felt a sharp pain. Since then my tooth kind of aches a bit and was sensitive to touch. Should I be worried? I have a fear of the dentist. Will this stop if I leave it alone? Thank you.
Dear Dr Gambroudes.
Hello Dr Hughes, I hope you can help me. I have just been to the dentist and it turns out that I require an onlay. I used to have a crown over the tooth but this is no longer possible. My crown recently came out and contained some of my tooth. The tooth is still live. I have no constant pain although at times it is quite sensitive. I was told that the decay in the tooth will not be removed before the fitting. An impression has been taken. Is this correct? Thank you in advance for any advice you can provide.
I had the crowns on my two front teeth replaced six months ago after root canal treatment. The crowns have felt “tight” ever since they were placed, and one of the teeth is sensitive to touch. My dentist has buffed them down four times now (including, last time, filing one of the lower teeth) to try and correct the bite, but to no avail. I had a consultation with another dentist who saw a very slight shadow on the x-ray that he thought might possibly be inflammation, but he wasn’t sure. Subsequent x-rays taken by the dentist who fitted the crowns showed no inflammation (according to him). Post root-canal and pre-crowns I had no pain or discomfort. What would you advise? More filings, a second opinion? I’m not in bad pain, just some discomfort, but the situation isn’t very satisfactory. My dentist is very thorough, but he isn’t a specialist in cosmetic dentistry, could that be a factor?
