Thinking of pulling my tooth out, tired of these bad fillings irritating my gum!

[JcMac]

It started when I broke a tiny piece of a root canal treated tooth. The first dentist did the filling wrong, it was irritating my gum. Went there and he said nothing was wrong, so I went to a new one and he confirmed it was badly done (there was a huge space between the tooth and the next one), and redone it. There's no longer the space, and when I pass the dental floss, when I touch the gum with the floss it no longer hurts my gum like it did before the filling has gotten redone. Went to the dentist today, and he said he saw no gum inflammation.

But the symptoms are exactly the same as before the re-doing of the filling, and it's been a few weeks. Google says there's two reasons why this happens with bad fillings: food getting lodged in the spaces and generating plaque accumulation which irritates the gum, or a badly fitting filling causing pressure on the gum. I suspect that it's more the latter, and I feel like this somehow is very difficult stuff that no dentist will get it done right, so I honestly feel tempted to pull the tooth out. The pain is not severe but it's very annoying, just a tiny touch with the tongue will trigger it. Or what about a crown, can a crown make things better?

 

[Naman Dentist]

If the filling is still causing irritation, a crown could help by providing better fit and reducing pressure. It’s worth discussing with your dentist. If discomfort persists despite adjustments, extraction might be an option, but it's usually a last resort.

 

[Dr M]

I would recommend reviewing the root canal itself. It is not to say the filling was the problem. If the tooth is sensitive to touch, it might be that the root canal itself is giving problems.

 

[JcMac]

I would recommend reviewing the root canal itself. It is not to say the filling was the problem. If the tooth is sensitive to touch, it might be that the root canal itself is giving problems.

Yes, it's been reviewed twice already, both by the first dentist 4 months ago and the second 2 weeks ago, and no problems (both did an apical x-ray, I think that's all that's needed right?). The tooth is not sensitive to touch. When it broke, I took 2 weeks to get a permanent filling (I got a temporary one first since the dentist wanted to do a cleaning first) and during those 2 weeks no discomfort whatsoever, so it's definitely the filling. The first one was definitely really baldy done, with a huge space left there. This newer one seems a lot better, but symptoms persist just as much. Thanks once again.

 

[Dr M]

Do you have x-rays that you could share?

 

[JcMac]

Do you have x-rays that you could share?

No, sorry.

 

[JcMac]

Do you have x-rays that you could share?

But it doesn't hurt to percussion, so I really doubt that it's a fracture.

 

[Dr M]

It might be that there is still some food traps present that create an irritation on the gum. Might be that there is some subgingival calculus present, which is not removed during a routine cleaning, and then some root-planing might be indicated.
Would need either x-rays or a clinical exam to say for sure.

 

[JcMac]

It might be that there is still some food traps present that create an irritation on the gum. Might be that there is some subgingival calculus present, which is not removed during a routine cleaning, and then some root-planing might be indicated.
Would need either x-rays or a clinical exam to say for sure.

Thanks. Yeah, curiously I had thought of that, so I scheduled with a periodontologist.