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Hello,
My daughter was recommended to have a small filling in #18. There was no pain prior to this and she developed ulcers in the area of the deadening medicine within a week of her visit.
The dentist put her on antibiotics and prescribed pain medicine that wound up going for two rounds. Then he said the nerve was probably injured and she would have to see an endodontist for a root canal. The root canal was completed two weeks ago and now she's still in the same amount of pain. Where do we go from here?
thanks,
Mery
Hi Mery
Well - there are two possibilities here - firstly the tooth may just need a bit of time to settle from the treatment, although generally you should be finding that it is improving certainly as it is two weeks since it was treated.
Alternatively the pain may not be connected to that tooth and there may be another problem going on. Either way I think you ought to take your daughter back to the dentist and let them have another look.
Regards
Tony Appleton
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| Comment | Well thanks, I intended to take her back. I debated on taking her to an ENT since it's an upper tooth but she's been on antibiotics for over a month so it's probably not a sinus infection. I also thought the tooth was cracked but wouldn't it hurt before the filling? Okay thanks again Mery | ||
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Expertise
I am an experienced general dental practitioner in private dental practice. I have worked for the past 25 or so years in the UK, and own a busy practice in Stratford upon Avon, Stratford Dental. From early 2012 my wife and I moved to Canberra, Australia, where I have taken up the position of Lead Dentist in a large city-centre practice. I will happily answer questions related to general practice, and have interests in endodontics (root canal), dental implants, CEREC/E4D cad-cam dentistry and cosmetic dentistry.
Experience
I have been a general dental practitioner for over 25 years, working initially under the NHS, but since 2001 have been solely in private practice. I run a busy practice with my wife, Lisa, who is also a dentist. I have also been closely involved in the training of young dentists, and have lectured to dentists on a variety of subjects, both clinical and managerial, related to general dental practice.
Organizations
British Dental Association
Publications
British Dental Journal
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Education/Credentials
BDS Sheffield 1986 DPDS Bristol 2001
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