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If this was your first visit you might just be sore from the visit itself. However, if more than 24 hrs have passed you should contact your dentist immediately as you might have more than one root that needs to come out or it might be getting infected. Your dentist might prescribe antibiotics for a while, but you should not have pain for more than the first 24 hrs. Post-operative pain or soreness after a root canal on average will last 3 days. Some patients feel no pain, while some feel pain for 1-2 weeks. Anything within this range is normal. If your prescribed pain medication is not working, I would call your dentist or root canal specialist.
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∙ 18y agoIt is possible that the root canal was not completed successfully. This happened to me. It took me about three years and four different dentists/periodontists to establish that the root canal had been botched. Unfortunately for me I went back to the guy who botched it the first time to have it "fixed". The fix was done by cutting into the root from above the gum line. The guy botched it a second time and I continued to have a low level sensation of pain for four more years. No dentists could find any problem on an X-ray but I had the tooth removed by a dental surgeon who found a small bit of one of the roots which was broken off and just sat decaying for all those years. There may be other reasons for your problem. Keep insisting that your dentist find the problem. If you aren't satisfied go to another dentist, and another ...
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∙ 14y agoHyperocculsion or biting on the tooth that went through therapy, Possible missed canal with live tissue still remaining, severe inflammation of 1 or both of the ligaments below the tooth, bone infection if absessed before treatment as sometimes it can be very hard to get rid of these infections especially under the root of teeth around the bone which in turn keeps your ligaments inflamed. Possible tooth fracture also normally around or involving the root can cause serious pain. It is also quite possible it could be referred pain from the trauma from the procedure. Sometimes these things can take some time to work out and all teeth are totally unpredictable and they all react quite differently. best advice would be talk to the dental person who did the therapy.
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∙ 16y agoGo back to the dentist.
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Why after a root canal a tooth still hurts when its pressed on?
The tooth will continue to hurt for a couple reasons, either the nerve in the tooth has been tampered with or it is just still sore.
Can a tooth that has a crown but no root canal hurt if the crown falls off?
yes it can
Should your gums and tooth still hurt 3 weeks after a root canal?
No. There something else going on. It may still be infected or possibly the occlusion needs to be adjusted. Return to the dentist who performed the root canal and let them diagnose the problem.
What are consequences of getting your root canal therapy?
If your tooth needs a root canal and is not painful, then it must be a dead tooth. When a tooth is dead, it is a source of infection which is not good. It is possible that it could hurt in the future due to infection. Better to have the root canal done, because you're trying to save your tooth. If you don't have the root canal treatment done and your tooth continues to decay, the dentist might have to pull that tooth out in the future. Once you pull out your tooth, that's gone forever
Does your dentist perform root canal procedures?
They do perform root canals for nine hundred dollars. He also gives you a choice of removing the tooth. To remove the tooth is about one hundred. They both hurt, but the root canal saves your tooth and takes much longer to perform.
What if you hada root canal butt you still have a lot of pain?
what could have happened is that the root canal was not done properly, or the tooth was so damaged that the root canal did not work. In this event, the tooth may have to be pulled (its what happened to me about a week ago)
Why does it hurt when i oprn my mouth yo eat 5 days after root canal - no pain right after root canal - the pain is on the same side i had the root canal but it doesnt hurt near the tooth?
Many times when the canal was deep and infected the dentist will use special files to widen the canal. This is essentially removing tissue from the tooth. this can cause the gums to be sore. Now if the root was not all removed you would feel pain in the exact tooth. thanks for reading.. Http://www.BrowardDDS.com is my Dental website.
Why does a molar tooth still hurt two months after a root canal and could the nerve still be in the tooth?
Weird, I had this same problem recently. I had a root canal down and a few months later my tooth started hurting again. I was now going to a different dentist and he took out the filling and the previous dentist didn't fill my tooth right and my nerves were swollen so they had to cut the nerves and do a new root canal with a new filling. Good luck and I hope you feel better soon. It is unusual that a tooth would hurt two months after a root canal, although it is not impossible. It might be that the restaurantion done on the tooth is too high, not letting the tooth heal correctly. There are always chances that there was an extra canal that wasn't seen by the operator. You can talk to your dentist about that possibility. He might suggest to wait 6 months.
Does a tooth that had a root canal still ache?
its possible. go see your dentist
Does a root canal increase the chances of losing a tooth?
No . . . the root canal procedure is intended to save the tooth.
When do cavities usually hurt?
Cavities typically begin to hurt as the decay gets close to the nerve of the tooth. Once that happens it is time to either get a root canal and crown or have the tooth removed.
What is d3330 root canal therapy?
that is a root canal of a molar tooth. Meaning the dentist is removing the nerve and pulp of the tooth.
