Root canal completed in March and felt great for weeks. Then they shaved down tooth for temporary. It's been 18 days since then and my gums are still bruised and getting a bruised feeling in jaw and pressure. When I look it doesnt look too bad there its just more of a feeling. I was told to wait until permanent crown and see how it works. Still worried. I had a ton of extra cement between teeth that was removed which did help some but still feeling that feeling. I will say the temporary is kind of tight and difficult for them to get off. Just wanted to see what you all think.
Recent root canal and felt great with temporary filling....until they shaved tooth down
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Temporary crowns are also very rough around the edges, which sometimes leads to irritation of the surrounding gum tissue. Try and rinse with some salt water and see if the gum inflammation settles, otherwise wait for the permanent crown to be placed.
Thank you for the reply. I have been doing an oral rinse everyday and it helps quite a bit. They gave me a bottle of it. I do notice if I skip a day of rinsing I sometimes get that bruised feeling again. I'm hoping it's just the temporary. I will say I had another root canal done months ago on another tooth and the temp for that one caused issues. Turned out that temp was made poorly and a piece was poking me in the gums! Hated it. This one there is no piece there just general discomfort.
Hey there and thanks for replying. I got the permanent crown and the pressure is back unfortunately. It's definitely coming from the gums IMO and it's not the tooth. It's my right of the tooth gums. Is it possible that there is a nerve that is being pressed by the crown? I've never had this before and it's very annoying and irritating. Just wondering if anyone has ever heard of this. When the temp was off I felt relief thank goodness.