Im pretty sure i had root canal treatment done on a tooth a couple of years ago,That was before i had my own dentist i had it done in a emergeny place.Two weeks ago i had a crown put on by my dentist,Now when i have cold drinks it hurts sometimes its bad sometimes its a twinge,Its been real cold out today and now im in its starting to hurt a bit,Also sometimes at night when im in bed it starts and when i prop myself up it calms down.Now all these symptons seems to suggest ive not had root canal treatment on that tooth,If i had the treatment would i still get these feelings? Im sure i wouldn’t if it doesn’t calm down in a couple of weeks ill phone my dentsit,But for now what do you all think?

Thank You

My 13 yr old has been having pain in his mouth (top & bottom jaws in the back). NONE of the OTC pills help?

I took him to the dentist, who is a new one for us, and she just said it was gingivitis and ordered $500 in treatments. Unfortunately we don’t have that kind of money (we don’t qualify for medicaid or anything) I just feel like it’s something else and I don’t want to spent that kind of money for something that isn’t the root cause of the whole problem. Yes, his gums are inflamed, but it just doesn’t explain the severe pain he’s having in the back of his jaw.

On his xray it was showing that one of his wisdom teeth was crooked and pushing on his molar. Maybe that’s it? If his wisdom teeth are coming in early maybe that’s the pain? Has anyone had this kind of pain? His vibrating tooth brush causes alot of pain in his jaw, so he turns the vibration off and brushes.

Like I said OTC meds don’t work and he often has to take Vicodin for his pain. And I can’t keep calling him off from school (the school system tends to get very pissy when your kid doesn’t show up every day here and threaten to turn it over to Juvenile Court) but I can’t send him to school with Vicodin.

HELP!
I will be an RN in May so believe me, I’ve pulled on my training so far to help ease his pain. I’ve tried Tylenol, Advil, Aleve, Listerine, Crest Pro-Health, Peroxide, Orajel, mouth/throat lozenges with benzocaine. The Vicodin was prescribed by his dentist. I give him half a pill and I’ve only given him 2 up until now.

I’ve also wondered if it’s TMJ. I’ve heard of it, but I don’t know the specific details of it. I’ll definitely bring it up to the dentist. I also agree it could be the wisdom teeth. I hope it’s not infected. Too bad that dentist didn’t even talk about infection or antibiotics. I asked her what to do for pain and she said Tylenol and walked out. I spoke with her for 3 minutes tops and it was all a sales pitch about their $200 state of the art toothbrush.

I am waiting for a real good pediatric dentist to open so I can try talking to them about having him seen for a second opinion and hopefully a good pmt plan.

I still encourage people to post answers. Thanks.

By: Spazz