Hello I recently had a permanent crown fitted after having a temporary crown for 18 months whilst I was wearing braces, towards the end of my brace wearing this tooth was sensitive to cold and sweet things and had a smell coming from it when I was flossing. I told my dentist this before he was putting on permanent crown but he said all was ok and put permanent crown on which was a emax crown and very expensive! since then (4 weeks) the tooth is still sensitive and if I eat on it with hardish food its triggers toothache, he is reluctant to give me root canal and is sure it will settle in time but i am having episodes of a dull toothache and just dont know what to do, he also wants to drill through my new crown if I decide to get the root canal, I would appreciate your thoughts of this situation as I am losing trust in my dentist
Unfortunately this does occur sometimes with teeth. Teeth can be unpredictable. Your doctor is trying to be conservative and wants to give the tooth a chance to see if it will get better. Continue to discuss with your doctor what is happening. If you do need a root canal it is common to make a small opening in the crown to treat it. Once complete the doctor can seal the oeping closed without complication and the Emax crown will be fine. Dr. Lemongello

