← Return to crown is making saliva thick and dried. Feels like peeling.

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@jenniferhunter

@lindaray I also want to welcome you. Lori gave you some great advice. I've got some similar experience myself in a situation with my front teeth. I broke my teeth when I was 9 and had lots of dental work done and redone over the years. Eventually, all 4 of my upper front teeth had root canals and crowns, later replaced by a bridge. I was a kid when the first root canals were done, and 50 years later, they started to fail. Because the bridge tied everything together, when the first tooth sent an infection into the jaw bone and ate away the bone around the root, the porcelain tooth didn't get loose. I'd been feeling pain that I thought was sinus pain, so I missed the symptoms until I felt a soft spot in the hard palette area in my mouth because the bone was eroded. I had an apicoectomy to save that tooth.

A couple years later, a second of those front 4 teeth seemed to be going bad. I didn't want to keep going through this waiting for the next one to fail, so I made the decision to get ceramic (Zirconium) implants and new Zirconium teeth. That has been a good decision, and I am careful with oral hygiene because I know implants can fail if an infection gets around them. It's an expensive process too. When you add up the fees for the dentist, the oral surgeon and the dental lab, it's about $5000 per tooth to be replaced with an implant and new crown.

One question I would ask is if you have had any spine injuries or neck injuries such as a whiplash? I am also a spine patient, and have had pain in my neck and jaw that triggers pain in my mouth that is not caused by a dental problem. It can make you think there is a problem with a tooth when it is the nerves that service the mouth that are getting compressed somewhere between the neck and jaw.

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Hi Jennifer,
Thank you for welcoming me and responding to my post.
Thankfully, no spine or neck issues going on now or in the past.
My biggest concern is my front teeth at the moment. Tooth #3 has settled down but my front teeth still hurt and also the burning sensation in my mouth is driving me crazy. I have a few appointments in the next two week with the endodontist who did the apico and with my primary care doctor. Hoping he will give me a referall to and ENT.
I did order a mouth rinse and also a gel called Stella Life Vega Oral rinse and Oral jel. They were recommended by my dentist and both arrived yesterday. I am using them now and they are helping a little with the burning sensation in my mouth. It feels better for a few hours but the pain does come back and I have to use them 3-4 times per day. Will keep you posted.