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What Causes Pain In The Tooth After Old Filling Fallen Out?

hi I had an old filling fall out and my dentist removed remaining filling in preparation for root canal. He went on holiday and now I am on vacation and noticed that the empty crater is now being filled with flesh growing from the inside of the tooth. what is going on? it hurts now too...
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Hello thanx for consulting at hcm.the growth inside the cavity is pulp polyp.it definitely requires root canal treatment.. Meantime take a course of antibiotics amd analgesics if you have severe pain and earlier if you have not taken..do salt water gargle thrice daily.do not meddle with it.hope it helps.tc
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What Causes Pain In The Tooth After Old Filling Fallen Out?

Hello thanx for consulting at hcm.the growth inside the cavity is pulp polyp.it definitely requires root canal treatment.. Meantime take a course of antibiotics amd analgesics if you have severe pain and earlier if you have not taken..do salt water gargle thrice daily.do not meddle with it.hope it helps.tc