Anyone Did Root Canal With Crown Or Wisdom Tooth Removal In The Usa?

Hi,

I have severe lower jaw pain and swelling for more than 4 weeks. It started off after I did a lot of chewing one day and next day jaw and ear pain started. Along with swelling. I went to an urgent care and got antibiotics for sinus and ear Infection. After 2 weeks of antibiotics, my sinus infection cleared up. My ear pain, lower jaw pain with swelling still present. It was paining in the lower jaw under the ear and in the upper jaw. Went to an ENT to check it out. He checked my ear and sinus and there is no infection.

Then I waited for few more days. Went to dentist last Friday to see if it's any dental issue.

They took an x-ray and no Infection present. Dentist said even though any infection was there, it would have been cleared with the antibiotics i have taken. I suspect it could be because of upper wisdom tooth which I haven't removed yet or TMJ issue. I removed my lower wisdom tooth a decade back.

I hear snapping or clicking sound when I open my mouth Everytime and not able to open wider. It hurts to open wider. Dentist said it's not TMJ and it will not give swelling. I don't know if I can trust him..he is a new dentist and I can't trust him though. He checked bite using blue stick and I felt discomfort and tenderness with one tooth. So he said that tooth in the lower side(#30) might be the reason and he is guessing it have some crack or fracture in it.

He told me to take cbct scan for that tooth to get more images. And he is not sure after the scan too. He said he could see some little thing and he guess it is a crack or fracture. He want me to extract that tooth since RCT will not be successful all the time. It's better to extract than waiting and watching after RCT.

I was totally shocked and worried to hear that. I don't want to jump into extraction with a guess and not a concrete answer. I do have upper wisdom tooth which has to be removed. X-ray show some black color stuff in that tooth and he told me to remove that too. That's fine. But the lower molar where I don't feel any tooth pain, I don't want to do RCT or extraction. I am planning to get a second opinion.

Did anyone have any experience of wisdom tooth removal of RCT here in the USA?

I dont know if I can wait and see if it resolve on it's own. I have the same level of swelling for past 4 weeks and it's still the same. I do have throbbing pain in the upper jaw(complete upper molar areas) and lower jaw under the ear.
Thanks.

 

I understand that.
I am just looking for some real Life experience who did any dental treatment in USA? I always do dental work in India. I never done here. So, looking for some inputs. Hope you understand.

 

Thank you so much @MalStrom.

I will try to consult an Endodontist. I don't know anyone who did RCT here. So I have to rely on Google reviews for the Endodontist.
Have you had crack or fracture in the tooth before which is not visible in the x-ray and for naked eye?
Did you ever extract your wisdom tooth here? Is it safe here or should I do it in India?

 

Thank you.

I am having the same issue. My dentist suspect a crack or fracture in a tooth. But it's not visible in xrays. He said cracks will not be visible on xrays. How did your dentist saw the crack in the x-ray?
I had CT scan for that tooth to get more images and my dentist said he couldn't see anything from the CT scan. He still see some tiny thing and he is guessing that might be a crack or fracture. That was first molar. Tooth#30.

I also have upper wisdom tooth infected on the same side. Tooth#1. So I have to remove that too. I am just scared to do it during this pandemic time. I don't have any family or friends here for the support. So little worried about it.