Root Canal

Xray is only a secondary diagnostic tool.a dentist can usually formulate the treatment based on the visual condition of the tooth.as i said earlier,not putting the cap on the tooth will render it useless.it can only be put on the tooth after doing the root canal.delaying may cause change in the alignment of teeth,which will require a new cap(i'm writing via mobile,so this post may not look properly formatted)

Thanks again for replying, but I am not able to get it clearly if putting cap or not makes difference.It is ok for me if I have to change the cap.But does it pose any risk if cap is not there for abt 10-15more days?More update abt tooth, touch wood but from yesterday afternoon or so, I have totally forgotten that there is problem with tooth. i.e. no pain at all, not even that mild pain i used to have earlier.

In case you don't mind cap being changed,10-15 days won't make much of a difference.btw some explanations are getting lost in translation i guess 🙂

thanksnow i just need to find a way to know if infection is gone from tooth.(because of alternate therapy i am trying)i need to find 3rd dentist now, because i am not sure if first two will give honest opinion. i dont doubt or mis-trust them. but i feel they still wud be bit biased by previous opinion.honestly though the way 2nd dentist, i feel that any other dentist will also say same 😀

Like i told you,infection can be cured but the source(tooth),still remains.a tooth has three major parts:enamel,dentine and pulp present in that particular order from outer surface towards inner.when a tooth is cut,like in your case,for capping,the dentine part gets exposed which contains offshoots from pulp called dentinal tubules.enamel doesn't have any blood supply,so bacterias accumulating on it(plaque) are not transmitted to the inner parts of the tooth.some breach in enamel can lead to exposure of dentine,which transmits bacterias into the pulp through dentinal tubules.this breach may occur bcos of various reasons like cavity,attrition of teeth,abrasion of teeth,tooth fracture etc.in your case the cause was the cutting of tooth for capping.now in most of the cases no problem occurs after capping as cap is put usually between 1-3 days after cutting(bacterial invasion through dentine takes weeks to months).rarely though problems are seen in the capped tooth which can't be predicted beforehand.so in these cases cap is removed and root canal of the tooth is done after which same or different cap is again put on the tooth.now even though you're free from symptoms,the source of the problem,the infected tooth still remains.till that is not treated you may face problems in future.the alternative therapy cannot correct the damage that has your tooth already suffered.(written via mobile)

After abt a year. I got root canal done recently. Whole process took abt 4-5 sittings over abt 15days.There was one canal which was troubling me for 10 days but doctor said its just tissue and canal is clear and went ahead finalizing root canal process and fitting cap.Ceramic Cap was fitting yesterday.All seemed ok till lunch. But now from evening when I bite, the tooth pains. Even biting krackjack biscuit it pains.Doctor seems to be famous doctor (based on photos in his clinic) but now I dont know whats going on. Why the pain has come back? Has something gone wrong during root canal process? Did doctor neglect something?Thank you.

there can be two reasons for this symptom1. in your case as the infection is quite old, the bone formation around roots is not complete yet and there is some residual inflammation resultingin pain on chewing.2.the root canal process is faulty.like you said, the dentist is a renowned one, i'll go with no.1. just get it checked with your doctorand he'll prescribe you the necessary meds. it may take about 1-2 months for pain to completely disappear. my two cents: the root canal treated tooth should be eased into use. the heavy biting should be done only after 15-20 days after the treatment.

try 1 hour sunbathing and 3-4 spoons of desighee for 7 days. u might be lacking vitamin D which is crucial for bones and teeth.

thanks @dantool and @iruswent to doc.. he said.. pressure on cap is high.. he kind of scrubbed the cap/tooth. now pain has gone.i had specifically asked the doc during last visit if i can bite hard and i can treat as normal tooth. he said yes that time. today he said.. dont chew/bite for 2 days from that side.lets see.. i am now fed up of this thing 😀

^^actually theories differ on that criteria. if he is an old doc, he may not be knowing the latest developmentswhich specifically talk about the ease in process 🙂

which criteria are u talking abt?