I had a crown put on #18 almost 6 weeks ago. I'm still in pain and extremely sensitive to cold. The pain is in my jaw, under my jaw line and throbs. I have been back to my dentist 2x and he said "i'm perplexed" I don't think you need a root canal and the xray doesn't show any obvious crack. He sent me to an endodontist. I'm upset because before I went to the dentist, I had no pain or sensitivity. They told me I needed a crown and I can't live without ibuprofen. 6 weeks seems way too long to still be in this much pain.
I have had the same problem for a few years since having caps on my upper teeth. Complained about the sensitivity from the start & no one has been able to give me anything to help. The sensitivity is unbearable as now anything I eat bothers me.
Please go back. This happened to me and I didn't speak up. The pressure and teeth grinder at night cracked and broke my tooth off at the gum line. I had all my teeth before. Now I have 1 missing and have to decide on bridge or the screw into the gums tooth implant which sounds painful and expensive.
It could also be inflamed. Gums can get very inflamed since the tooth is shaped and stuff before hand and it it shaped past the gum-line and can take a long time to heal. Take some over the counter anti- inflammatory meds (Like ibuprofen) and also buy a thing of Maximum toothache reliever (It's the nice numbing stuff you get for babies but get the adult ones.) and use those as directed till you can get back to your dentist. also maybe when brushing your teeth use warm water and floss more slowly then once you get it between the teeth just pull the string out instead of back up. Also, if you use mouth wash go for something that has mint in it and mix a bit of it with hot water (It will become warm by the time you go to use it.) and swish it around. it should help with the pain and clean your teeth at the same time. This is what I do to lesson the pain when time to brush my teeth.
1. take two ibuprofen 10 to 15 minutes before I start.
2. get my mouth wash ready (Mix half a cap of mouth wash with half a cap of hot water)
3. Floss teeth.
4. Brush teeth (Use warm water when running the toothbrush under water.)
5. Use the mouth wash.
6. Wait a bit and if the sensitivity is still bothering you (Which it should have lessened or stop by then thanks to the ibuprofen.) Then put the numbing stuff on.
that should help also ask your dentist about the fluoridex mouthwash and the fluoridex toothpaste. My dentist gave me that for my small early stage of gingivitis and I used it after I got my crown put in and it helps.
1. take two ibuprofen 10 to 15 minutes before I start.
2. get my mouth wash ready (Mix half a cap of mouth wash with half a cap of hot water)
3. Floss teeth.
4. Brush teeth (Use warm water when running the toothbrush under water.)
5. Use the mouth wash.
6. Wait a bit and if the sensitivity is still bothering you (Which it should have lessened or stop by then thanks to the ibuprofen.) Then put the numbing stuff on.
that should help also ask your dentist about the fluoridex mouthwash and the fluoridex toothpaste. My dentist gave me that for my small early stage of gingivitis and I used it after I got my crown put in and it helps.
Yes, I've had several crowns, this last one very sensitive, crown has slight discoloration like a rose gold color and not gold like the others. I cant chew on it, sensitive with cold. Its been several months.