So this is what I've been trying to prevent.
This was one of the million reasons that I was getting jaw surgery in the first place.
And my mouth has failed me.
It all started Friday night. My tooth started aching, like it does sometimes. I flossed/rinsed extra good and hope it would pass as it usually does. Unfortunately, that didn't happen.
Saturday & Sunday were the most miserable days of my existence. Worse (or comparable) to my 2011 Christmas disaster where I was laying in bed for two days in Indiana with the same jaw/tooth pain.
Not knowing what to do but cry & take REGULAR tylenol- we went to the urgent care center on Sunday night. Shouldn't have waited so long, but I'm stubborn. I had/still have a fever, but all they could do was give me Amoxicillan for the obvious tooth infection and send me on my merry way. No suggestions on how to help the swelling or pain- since I'm pregnant.
More crying. Bawled my eyes out so much the past three days.
Finally got into the dentist Monday afternoon (since they don't open until 11 a.m.). Took an x-ray (which made me cry more) and said they would probably need a RE-treatment of an ALREADY root canaled tooth. Super duper awesome. My #31 tooth. Last one on the bottom right. Gave me tylenol with codeine. It's all that I am allowed. Helped me sleep for about two hours for the past two nights.
Made another appointment with a specialist.
On top of everything- my brace on my back lower bottom tooth came off on Saturday night. So I made a quick appt this morning to get that fixed before my root canal.
My jaw/face/ear/throat have been hurting for three days. I can't sleep or eat anything. I've been living on yogurt, pudding, mandarin oranges, oatmeal and soup made by my amazing husband. So I have a promising start for what jaw surgery recovery might be like. Ha. ha. Not funny.
Anyway- went to the orthodonist. In pain. They fixed the bracket- then it broke again. All my enamel on that tooth is gone. Sweet. Fixed it again. Took pity upon me and gave me a thin wire and DID NOT connect it to the #31 tooth. Told me I'd be feeling so much better after the root canal. If only he knew.
Set my appt for NEXT Tuesday with the specialist- realized right away how dumb that was- changed it to today at 11 a.m. Went in. They took x-rays. (Cried again). He probed my tooth a little. Ouch. The dentist was very nice about everything, though.
Then told me that the previous root canal is fine and is sealed perfectly. Leading him to believe the root canal is not the issue. It is most likely a root fracture from my constant usage of that ONE tooth and my occluded overbite.
The tooth would have to be extracted immediately for me to feel any sort of relief. The antibiotics should help in a few days- but the tooth would need to go regardless. He didn't want to cause me any more pain and actually open up my gum line to see if he was right- but he probed 10+ mm and he should have only been able to probe about 4mm. That's a sign that there's a probable fracture.
So here we are. Talked to my ortho and he said I wouldn't have much choice but to get it removed. So I made the oral surgeon appointment, Friday at 12:30 p.m. I cried the whole way home. I'm in so much pain. The tylenol that I'm meant to take every 4-6 hours only works for about 2. And I can't OD or take anything stronger because of the baby.
So yay. Part of the cause of the fracture is more than likely the root canal. Excessive removal of dentine during procedures such as root canal treatment weakens the tooth. I mean I'm sure the fact that it's the only tooth I bite on doesn't help.
Here's my swollen face:
It's backwards because of my phone, but that's the right side.
It hurts like a bitch. My right ear is the worst when I'm trying to sleep. My sinuses are completely out of whack.
For some reason the Tylenol is working a little better tonight. *KNOCK ON WOOD* I was able to get laundry done and actually sit up on the couch and type this entry. I have to go back to work tomorrow. So hopefully tonight will hold actual SLEEP for me. I pray that it does.
I don't know where to go from here. Implants? Can't do a bridge since it's a back tooth. Maybe that's something they can do during my actual jaw surgery. I'm so upset about the whole thing. Never been so frustrated in my life after seeing my regular dentist, a periodontist, an endodontist, my orthodontist and two oral surgeons- that I would be stuck removing a tooth.
Last bit of laundry to fold, then more tylenol + bed. Night.
This was one of the million reasons that I was getting jaw surgery in the first place.
And my mouth has failed me.
It all started Friday night. My tooth started aching, like it does sometimes. I flossed/rinsed extra good and hope it would pass as it usually does. Unfortunately, that didn't happen.
Saturday & Sunday were the most miserable days of my existence. Worse (or comparable) to my 2011 Christmas disaster where I was laying in bed for two days in Indiana with the same jaw/tooth pain.
Not knowing what to do but cry & take REGULAR tylenol- we went to the urgent care center on Sunday night. Shouldn't have waited so long, but I'm stubborn. I had/still have a fever, but all they could do was give me Amoxicillan for the obvious tooth infection and send me on my merry way. No suggestions on how to help the swelling or pain- since I'm pregnant.
More crying. Bawled my eyes out so much the past three days.
Finally got into the dentist Monday afternoon (since they don't open until 11 a.m.). Took an x-ray (which made me cry more) and said they would probably need a RE-treatment of an ALREADY root canaled tooth. Super duper awesome. My #31 tooth. Last one on the bottom right. Gave me tylenol with codeine. It's all that I am allowed. Helped me sleep for about two hours for the past two nights.
Made another appointment with a specialist.
On top of everything- my brace on my back lower bottom tooth came off on Saturday night. So I made a quick appt this morning to get that fixed before my root canal.
My jaw/face/ear/throat have been hurting for three days. I can't sleep or eat anything. I've been living on yogurt, pudding, mandarin oranges, oatmeal and soup made by my amazing husband. So I have a promising start for what jaw surgery recovery might be like. Ha. ha. Not funny.
Anyway- went to the orthodonist. In pain. They fixed the bracket- then it broke again. All my enamel on that tooth is gone. Sweet. Fixed it again. Took pity upon me and gave me a thin wire and DID NOT connect it to the #31 tooth. Told me I'd be feeling so much better after the root canal. If only he knew.
Set my appt for NEXT Tuesday with the specialist- realized right away how dumb that was- changed it to today at 11 a.m. Went in. They took x-rays. (Cried again). He probed my tooth a little. Ouch. The dentist was very nice about everything, though.
Then told me that the previous root canal is fine and is sealed perfectly. Leading him to believe the root canal is not the issue. It is most likely a root fracture from my constant usage of that ONE tooth and my occluded overbite.
The tooth would have to be extracted immediately for me to feel any sort of relief. The antibiotics should help in a few days- but the tooth would need to go regardless. He didn't want to cause me any more pain and actually open up my gum line to see if he was right- but he probed 10+ mm and he should have only been able to probe about 4mm. That's a sign that there's a probable fracture.
| Example of a vertical fracture. Mine is probably horizontal but like it matters. |
So here we are. Talked to my ortho and he said I wouldn't have much choice but to get it removed. So I made the oral surgeon appointment, Friday at 12:30 p.m. I cried the whole way home. I'm in so much pain. The tylenol that I'm meant to take every 4-6 hours only works for about 2. And I can't OD or take anything stronger because of the baby.
So yay. Part of the cause of the fracture is more than likely the root canal. Excessive removal of dentine during procedures such as root canal treatment weakens the tooth. I mean I'm sure the fact that it's the only tooth I bite on doesn't help.
Here's my swollen face:
It's backwards because of my phone, but that's the right side.
It hurts like a bitch. My right ear is the worst when I'm trying to sleep. My sinuses are completely out of whack.
For some reason the Tylenol is working a little better tonight. *KNOCK ON WOOD* I was able to get laundry done and actually sit up on the couch and type this entry. I have to go back to work tomorrow. So hopefully tonight will hold actual SLEEP for me. I pray that it does.
I don't know where to go from here. Implants? Can't do a bridge since it's a back tooth. Maybe that's something they can do during my actual jaw surgery. I'm so upset about the whole thing. Never been so frustrated in my life after seeing my regular dentist, a periodontist, an endodontist, my orthodontist and two oral surgeons- that I would be stuck removing a tooth.
Last bit of laundry to fold, then more tylenol + bed. Night.
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