Hi everyone,

One of my upper medial incisors has had 3 or 4 endontic procedures on
it, including an apicoectomy (following a large fistula), and has been
crowned for 26 years.  The tooth has not been vital for 34 years.

Like an idiot, I was ripping a tough pummelo membrane with my teeth,
sort of sideways, when I heard and felt a "crack!"  Felt like a little
thump by the alveolar ridge.

That was maybe 5 days ago.  I have since confirmed that the tooth is
slightly more mobile and cracks when I scrape an artichoke leaf of
otherwise bite on the tooth. (yes, I have stopped doing that!)  Today
it has begun to feel a little abnormal somehow.  No pain, just vaguely
uncomfortable.

My first thought was that the crown cement integrity is gone.  But my
hunch is a root fracture.  I need to wait a week or two before going
to the dentist if I can.  Is it ok to do that, absent any overt signs
of infection?

Also, the tooth had a periapical abscess for a period of two years or
so.  It would come to head every few months and then blow (vile!!!),
reseal, then slowly fill up with pus again.  My mother gave me
poultices but it never occurred to her to take me to the dentist.
Odd, eh?  Anyhow, the surgeon said it was the size of a walnut, and
after scraping and an apicoectomy, the tooth was quite mobile for a
time.  Frankly, I am surprise that this tooth lasted at all.  Because
of the abscess and scarring, could there be any problem with an
implant?

Thanks,

Beth the pummelo eater