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Xray shows slight gray area around tooth, however that tooth doesn' hurt, pain is in the one next to it. can pain be referred ? treat which tooth?
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See endodntist: Diagnosis can be challenging and complicated due to pain from one tooth may be referred from another tooth or from other orofacial structures. Endodontists are trained to differentiate between pain of endodontic origin and non-ondodontic pain.
Answered 7/5/2015
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Radiolucency: The prudent option is to treat the tooth with the obvious pathology, the one you know needs dental care. More often than not, your other symptoms will disappear. If they don't , the area can be re-evaluated.
Answered 7/5/2015
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Speak with DDS: Have the dentist do a clinical and radiographic examination and based upon these parameters treat the tooth or teeth in question.
Answered 7/8/2015
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