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Originally Posted by Baz
Also - a cracked tooth sounds like the best candidate for the issue I'm having. That would explain all this, no?
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Depends. Sometimes a cracked tooth would cause the nerve to die. Sometimes a large cavity/or filling can do it to.
The fact an endodontist did the rct tells me there was probably a pretty good workup. They would look for things like cracks at the time. If there was one, they would probably have told you about it, and its effect on the potential prognosis.
That doesn't mean that the tooth didn't crack since then, and I'm not saying it's a crack at all. It could be other stuff too.
I think it all boils down to how motivated you are to save the tooth. If the eval tomorrow (I'm assuming at the general dentist) doesn't show a smoking gun, you might want to go back to the treating endodontist.
If the eval tomorrow shows a big change on the radiographs, or you are just tired of dealing with it, ask your dentist how big of a deal it would be to just pull it/long term consequences.
If you are motivated in saving it, I am sure the endodontist would want to see you, since the tooth has become symptomatic since treatment.