Hello,
I have been in pain since December!! It all started with my dentist taking out a very old filling and replacing it with a spanking new white one! Well one thing led to another and the pain became worse and worse. It ultimately led to a root canal which I thought would solve my problems. No such luck! My dentist did not want to put a crown on it because it was still sore so he just filled it, this time with a silver filling and said to just give it some time and hopefully it would calm down. He filled it with no novacaine so I / we know its not a nerve exposed that perhaps the periodontist may have missed. I didn't feel a thing when he filled it. Just pain from actually touching the tooth. I have been back and forth to the dentist and the periodontist a numerous amount of times and they both say its fine... its not fine... it hurts... when I touch it, bite down on it... and most of the time in between... I finally gave up and learned to live with it and for a while it seemed to be feeling better but lately I get a sharp pain up the side of my head and the tooth is hurting again most of the time. The last time the dentist looked at it he said it looked good. I told him it still hurt but he just ignored that and said it looked good. I've had sooooo many x-rays and nothing shows up. The only possible reason they told me was that the tooth was very close to my sinus, which would explain the pain in my face as well. The tooth was filed so its not hitting my bottom teeth at all.
I'm thinking of just going to an oral surgeon and getting it pulled. Eight months is long enough... any ideas... anyone??