Dental Crown — Risk of Tinnitus Worsening?

Hey,

I will need a revision of my root canal (left upper jaw, premolar). That itself doesn’t bother me too much since the doctor doing it is a specialist and will not use any ultrasonic tools and was in general very understanding.

But he advised me to get a crown prior to having the canal revised because this crown should lower the risk of the tooth fracturing after the treatment considerably.

Now I’m very unsure if I should do it or not. He said it‘ll be around 15-20 min of drilling/filing the tooth so that the crown will fit. He also agreed on following the 5 sec drilling - 10 sec pause pattern. On top he suggested to use some kind of plastic tissue to cover the inside of the mouth which should block some of the sound at least.
It's really hard to decide: either minimizing the risk of the tooth fracturing which would require more dental work but on the other hand taking the risk of tinnitus worsening by the procedure or taking the risk of later fracture & more dental work and minimizing the risk for tinnitus worsening (at least for now).

Any input is appreciated!

 

I have had a dental crown made 5 months within my onset of tinnitus and it didn’t spike my tinnitus. I know everyone’s tinnitus is different but at least that’s my experience.

 

we are all potentially very susceptible to more damage. sucks

 

I’ve just had a dental implant put in with no negative impact on my tinnitus.

It’s a quieter drill than cleaning admittedly

 

I have had numerous dental procedures over a lifetime of teeth problems which included fillings, root canals, crowns, bridges, implants and implant crowns, re-rooted root canals, death of a tooth nerve, and more, but never noticed a problem with my hearing, or any long-term new tinnitus problems, from any of the dental work I've had. I'd recommend getting whatever work the dentist suggests, it's not worth waiting for a problem to arise.

 

I had the opposite experience with dental implants. I think if a person decides on this process they need to be put under for the drilling of the implant into the bone. I did not have that because of a horrible specialist who tricked me while I was laid upside down on the table. He said it would be easier for him for me to be awake. I had specifically requested being sedated. The drilling into my jaw bone was a two year set back for my tinnitus.

FYI the implant failed three years later. First the specialist used the wrong implant. Second, with time your natural teeth move. The implant stays in place and can become loosened when the other teeth shift.

I had to go under a general to have the implant chipped out of my jaw bone.

Glad you handled it okay though @COYS .

 

Hi Bill, did you go ahead with the root canal and crown?

I myself need both procedures on an upper first molar, but also need an old, large amalgam filling drilling out as well, so all in all an awful amount of drilling!

I’m pretty sure I’m better off just having the tooth extracted (booked in for next week) but of course I’m not happy about it, since I already have a few upper front teeth missing due to overcrowding as a teenager. The extraction of the large molar at the front will practically ‘mess up’ my smile pretty bad, but the fear of all that drilling worsening my T permanently is more pressing.

 

I thought this condition was nearly alleviated until there was a sudden spike when I went into a Barnes and Noble Bookstore, which was so alarming that I had to leave.
Tinnitus resembles a mean Prison Warden who says, "All right, you've had enough freedom; it's time to go back inside - let's go right now."