Thanks again, Randall Pink Denver, CO My Personal Battle With Severe Toothache Pain Although it was nearly 5 years ago, I can still remember the pain like it was yesterday. It was an upper right tooth, I knew that for sure, but I could never tell exactly which one because the pain was so bad. At its least, it was just a small surge of pain. But, when it really hit me, it felt like something was attacking every nerve in my head with a jackhammer. Even worse than the pain itself was the fact that I had to give up so many of my favorite foods. No sugar or sweets for me. I was pretty much forced to eat soup, or at best, a little pasta. I finally visited my dentist after suffering with the pain on my own for about a year and a half. After looking me over, he suggested it was my premolar and told me I needed a root canal and a crown put on immediately to get rid of the pain. Yep.MAJOR SURGERY! It seemed to work.until about a month later. I started having pain from the same area, except this time it was even worse. The pain was also above my tooth and my entire face would throb. My next step was visiting an Endodontist. He checked out the premolar, a...