For 7 years I've suffered with acute facial pain originating from above one of my molars. It had been root-filled once before and then again in January last year (at a cost of £750) but that didn't solve the problem.
Have been seeing a Maxillo Facial surgeon over the past 8 months who's tried putting me on a nightly tablet and also prescribed strong pain relief. Thought it may be hormonal so also recommended I go onto 28 day pill which I have.
Not got any better though so today was basically told that I was faced with the choice of putting up with it for the rest of my life or having the tooth extracted. I wouldn't be able to have a bridge for 6 months after though. I've tried smiling in fron of the mirror this evening to see if it'llshow if I have it taken out but don't want a false tooth at the age of 37.
The tooth may not be the root cause though and I may end up having it extracted and still have the pain after.