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Can Loss Of Bone And Food Lodged Causes Pain In The Tooth?
treatment of pain due to food lodgement between the teeth. my patient is complaining of dull pain in lower right posterior region .there is a crow on 1 molar & attrided 2 premolar. radigraph showed bone loss between them. i had done scaling too but pain is there
Mon, 12 May 2014
Food lodgement can be a cause of pain. As you mentioned the premolar being attrited,verify if rct is required. If not then I suggest capping both the molar and premolar with a bridge. Hope this answers your query.
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