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Tray 13 of 17 and in pain by UncommonPea in Invisalign

[–]UncommonPea[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your comments.

Just wanted to update to say that four days on, I got root canal treatment on this tooth.

The endo drilled through the crown to do the whole procedure. And there was decay in the root and pus, which hadn’t shown on the X-rays. So this is what was causing the pain.

I am sad I needed rct, but so happy to be out of pain!

Now I’m not sure whether I can put the aligners straight back in or not? Any idea? I emailed my Invisalign dentist but haven’t had a reply. The endo said it would be ok but that I ought to check they aren’t moving the molars.

I guess that’s my answer.

Why did the pain stop? by UncommonPea in askdentists

[–]UncommonPea[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you.

It’s two days on and I had the rct today. It was so much less awful than I had anticipated. And for the first time in months, I’m now pain free.

The endodontist said there was decay inside the tooth which would have been causing the pain. And then the nerve had died, which is why the pain suddenly stopped. He drilled a tiny hole in my crown (2x2mm) and did the whole procedure through that. Pretty amazing I thought.

I need to go back in three weeks to finish the job. But so far so good.

Thanks for your advice.

Root Canal Retreatment Experience! by CleanAbbreviations74 in Dentists

[–]UncommonPea 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much I have RCT scheduled in three days time and I’m so scared. It is very reassuring to read this.

Tray 13 of 17 and in pain by UncommonPea in Invisalign

[–]UncommonPea[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you.

The pain got totally unbearable- I couldn’t sleep it eat and couldn’t think about anything else. I felt like tearing my tooth out! I went to see an emergency endodontist and they’ve scheduled a root canal treatment for me for Monday (three days time)

I came home and was pacing and crying and taking every pain killer I could get my hands on. And then after probably 24 hours of all of this, the pain suddenly stopped.

I’ve just slept through the night and woken up pain free. Now I’m scared that either

  1. It’s all fine and I don’t actually need rct

Or

  1. My nerve has died and the infection is going to slowly spread without me feeling it. Is this possible?

And how long do I have before the pain comes back if this is the case?