In tears today at the dentist. Getting a dental crown was extremely painful, even with local anesthesia...

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25. Did you tell him how much it was hurting to treat your tooth?

Do you still have a nerve in that tooth i.e. it has not had a root canal treatment. if so, it maybe that the nerve is inflamed
and possibly infected. Or your dentist could have been drilling very close to the nerve. Any infection may not yet show
on an X-ray. It is sometimes impossible to numb a tooth that inflamed. Or you may just have needed a more profound anesthetic.

If your tooth nerve is only inflamed, it may calm down on its own. It has been through the trauma of
the crack and needs time to recover.

Be sure your dentist knows what happened. He may recommend root canal treatment prior to placing your crown
if the pain continues.