Dental Crown Question - Please Help!?

Just had a crown last Thursday. The roof of my mouth is now swollen and have been put on antibiotics. Next week the dentist wants to do a root canal in the same tooth? I am in a lot of pain. Apparently the crown is very near to the nerve. The crown is also moving? Has anyone experienced something similar? What can I do?





Do you think having a root canal is the right thing to do? Or should I get a second opinion?

Dental Crown Question - Please Help!?
I agree with the previous answer. Sounds like you should have had it checked out and root filled before the crown was even thought about! If this is the case and your crown is moving it should like a lot of infection up around the root area. Has the dentist taken any xrays at all?? because it also could be just a reaction to the fitting of the crown and the tooth may just be a little angry with the pressure around it. Has he checked that you are not biting on the crown before you are biting on your natural teeth? Because all of these could be a solution before you go ahead and get a root filling done. Hope it goes OK for you.
Reply:it sounds as if yes u do need a root canal-god i hate them more than anything-sounds as if youve got germs/food in there causing the pain-good luck its not nice but youll be pain free after
Reply:the dentist should have done a root filling before fitting the crown and if it is moving it will come out watch you don't lose it , you should be using corsodil mouth wash plus sensodine toothpaste to help with the pain, have had this before I no longer have the crown,tooth or root filling good luck with yours
Reply:You have a temporary crown right now. That is what is placed after the tooth is prepped until the real crown is made and sent back from the lab. (Unless the dentist has the capabilities to make his own) I hope it's a temporary anyway and the root canal procedure won't cause the new crown to have to have a hole drilled into it. Some temporaries don't get seated well and the cement was not able to hold it on. They will need to recement the temp if your new crown is still not in when you go for your root canal appointment. If the nerve was disturbed then yes, a root canal is necessary.
Reply:I'm not qualified to answer your question, but I can tell you that I've had a root canal through a crown. It was no big. I don't think they treat it any differently - they drilled right through it with no problems.