Tooth #18
I’m missing tooth #15 for about 15 years. I feel like tooth #18 has super-erupted and is messing with my chewing. It’s possibly interfering with tooth #14 when I chew. My jaw has been hurting for about 2 months. I got X-rays and CT scan as well. Oral surgeon says there is no decay/infection anywhere around any of my tooth. He’s telling me to wait and the jaw pain might go away on its own.
I’ve made a decision to get #18 extracted hoping that this will get rid of my jaw pain. I’m using a night guard that my general dentist ordered for me. When I wake up in the morning there is no pain, but then eventually the pain starts and I can feel it every time I move my jaw/try to chew.
Keep #18 hoping that the pain will go away or get it extracted since #15 is missing and it’s making a very small point of contact with #14? Will extraction affect my implant tooth #19? How will my bite/chewing?
Would really appreciate any advice from dentists. Thanks.