How do I manage dental/cheek pain caused by tooth extraction?
I saw a dentist named >Name Removed< because she had a dental plan. This was okay for simple things, teeth cleaning (okay but not throrough.) But when I needed a root canal, she did it herself, digging into the tooth though it had an infection until she couldn't see what was what, then announced that the tooth had to be extracted. I've never had a tooth removed in my life. Afterwards, I had an implant at USC and a crown put on by another dentist but the pain at the site of the extraction never went away. It was finally diagnosed as Trigeminal Nerve Disorder by >Name Removed<, an Orofacial Pain Specialist. This began when >Name Removed< dug in and damaged a nerve. I have been in constant pain, on Neurontin and other drugs, for over two years because of her, she should not do root canals! Since that time, I have had 3 professional root canals done by >Name Removed< and I beg >Name Removed< to observe how he does it! I had an infection in one of the teeth and he gave me two rounds of anti
