question: Im 45 years old, 6ft tall and I weigh 160lbs. I went to the dentist because I thought I may have an abscess tooth (tenderness, tooth felt loose and a small swollen vein coming from the tooth). After an x-ray, they determined the upper front tooth looked healthy, but my teeth needed a deep cleaning. I was given a full pan x-ray and a deep cleaning at my next visit. I was informed I needed one back tooth pulled and my wisdom teeth extracted. Otherwise, they saw no problems. Three weeks later, the upper front tooth is still bothering me .... same symptoms only not as uncomfortable as it was before the cleaning. What could the problem be?