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Hi, My wife had a root canal treatment by an Endodontist (private, who her own NHS dentist refered her to) back in October 2009, and during the treatment she suffered pain from a number of nerve hits. Subsequent to the treatment she had strong ‘burning’ pain around her tooth, and had to revisit the endodontist twice (once being due to the filling having cracked). Still she had the burning pain, but the Endodontist brushed this aside saying the tooth was simply settling down and to get her own dentist to fit the crown. Well the pain has never subsided, and so her dentist cannot/won’t fit the crown. The Endodontist has now washed his hands of the case saying there is nothing more he can do (despite my wife’s continual tooth pain … note this only started after his treatment). Her own dentist didn’t know what to do, so refered her to the Eastman Hospital which we were told would see her in a matter of weeks. Well three weeks on and no appointment, I contacted The Eastman direct to be told they were having problems getting Endodontist’s so couldn’t see her getting an appointment for at least two months! I then found that a registered Endodontist who was linked to the Eastman took referals privately, and locally, so got my wife an appointment with her. Well, apart from being very off-hand, this Endodontist took two xrays, and said she couldn’t see anything wrong with the work already carried out on the tooth, so told her she’d have to go back to her own dentist again!! So, I am at a complete loss as to what to do / where to go!…Her NHS dentist hasn’t a clue what to do, the endodontist who did the treatment has taken a load of money off us and now is simply ignoring our letter, and the bottom line is that my wife has had this constant burning pain around her tooth (the one that had root canal treatment) since last october!!…Please can you help, or at least offer any advice. I thank you in antisipation. Nigel,