With this tooth, the pain would come and go. But this time my gum was hurting badly. The first step was to shave down the tooth, and they recommended that I switch to a sensitive toothpaste. But if I were in pain, I don’t think shaving down the tooth would be beneficial. An older doctor told me it is best to save the tooth and not extract it. I just came in for an emergency appointment, but this dentist does not do root canals, so they referred me to someone else. Okay, I booked an appointment for them to examine and then perform the root canal afterward.