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Dull pain after root canal

A female asked:
Dr. Theodore Davantzis
Dentistry 42 years experience
Adjacent tooth ?: Teeth with root canal therapy should not be sensitive to hot and cold.. it could be an adjacent tooth. Have your dentist take a look to determine the ... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Matthew Hyde
Dentistry 43 years experience
Ask treating dentist: Most root canals these days are treated in one visit. While some post operative symptoms are not unusual, I would call the office to see if they feel ... Read More
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Dr. Theodore Davantzis
Dentistry 42 years experience
Re-evaluation: Have your treating dentist re-evaluate the tooth to see if there is an infection brewing. They will decide if you need an antibiotic.
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A 55-year-old female asked:
Dr. Neil McLeod
Prosthodontics 51 years experience
Pain is a warning sign, it is likely there's inflamation at the end of the tooth which has been root canal treated. Was the tooth comfortable after t... Read More
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Dr. Arnold Malerman
Orthodontics 55 years experience
Have your Dentist check your occlusion to make sure that the crown is not microscopically "high." If there are no occlusal interferences would recomme... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
Dr. Theodore Davantzis
Dentistry 42 years experience
Possibly: Not a pinched nerve. A number of common factors: a bit of cement can be caught under the gum tissue, or the contact between the crown and the adjacent... Read More
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Dr. Ronald Konig
Specializes in Cosmetic Dentistry
Some : Some tenderness is normal after a root canal. It usually subsides after 2-7 days. If it is keeping you awake at night then i would call your dentist.... Read More
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A 36-year-old male asked:
Dr. Saleh Elahwal
Endodontics 37 years experience
Second opinion: Please get that tooth checked again for peri apical pathosis or it could be the periodontal situation . The tissue around the tooth .X ray and periodo... Read More
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A 58-year-old female asked:
Dr. James Donley
Dentistry 56 years experience
See dentist: Return to your dentist. Ask for a referral to an endodontist (root canal specialist) or another for a second opinion. You could have a cracked tooth o... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nishan Odabashian
Endodontics 32 years experience
Dr. Pierre Machtou: Dr. Pierre Machtou is a well known Endodontist (root canal specialist). You can ask a Parisian how to find him.
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A 38-year-old female asked:
Dr. Theodore Davantzis
Dentistry 42 years experience
Referred pain: It may be referred pain from the tooth being worked on. Speak to your dentist.
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A 49-year-old female asked:
Dr. Leopold Weinstein
Dentistry 48 years experience
Please : Please go and have this tooth looked at by an endodontist. Sometimes the tooth needs to be retreated. Or it could be another tooth. Anyway this demand... Read More
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