I have a weird feeling in the apicoectomy site and pain in the neighboring roots. Please help.

Question

Hello doctor,

I had an apicoectomy on one of my teeth before few months. Since then, I have a weird feeling around the operation site. None of my teeth hurts, but I always feel this weird sensation around the alveolar mucosa part, like something is on my gum. Sometimes I also feel mild burning from the area, and when I press the neighboring tooth root, the pressure radiates to the end of the tooth. Could the scar cause these weird sensations?

Answer 1

Hello,

Welcome to icliniq.com.

Thanks for the pictures (attachment removed to protect patient identity).

Yes, in your x-ray, there is small radiolucency in the treated tooth. But the sensation you are talking about is not related to that.

If you can observe your tooth, this is angled outside. Due to this, the alveolar bone is also angled outside and is a bit more prominent and outside positioned.

This leads to a condition called dehiscence in which bone is more prominent, and there is excessive occlusal load. I suggest you get selective grinding of this tooth and then report me if any improvement is there or not.

Answer 2

Hello,

Welcome back to icliniq.com.

No, your tooth is fine. Just because of increased masticatory load, you feel pain. There is no abnormal bone loss. It is just bone formation in the outer direction.