Question 1

I had a root canal done about 10 months ago and am experiencing hot/cold sensitivity as well as a constant dull pain. pressure doesn't bother tooth.

Accepted Answer

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 cause.

Question 2

After initial root canal treatment for molar i still feel some dull pain and itchiness. should i ask  the dentist for antibiotics or is this normal.

Accepted Answer

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 if you need to be seen. The treating dentist would be the best person to answer your questions at this time. Good luck.

Question 3

Could my permanent crown be causing pain between the gums and aching in my jaw? is a nerve pinched? root canal went well.. the bite is not too high.

Accepted Answer

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 teeth may be light, causing food impaction. Have your treating dentist take a look.

Question 4

I had a root canal three weeks ago, and still have some pain. shouldn't it be gone by now? i still have a constant dull ache around the tooth where i had a root canal done, three weeks later. i was told that the pain wouldn't last that long, and i'm getti

Accepted Answer

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.   If this is a molar, there could be an extra canal that could be causing the pain.  This happens sometimes.  I am not sure if you went to a dentist or endodontist.  An endodontist specializes in root canals.  At the very least i would call your dentist as 3 weeks is long enough to allow the tooth to calm down.

Question 5

I had a root canal 3 weeks ago and just had the crown put in, after a week i have such a dull ache and my tooth is sensitive to hot, is it infected?

Accepted Answer

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 periodontal checkup will determine the outcome of the situation . Also have the dentist check the occlusion or if there any premature contact with opposing tooth after placing the crown.

Question 6

I had a root canal treatment done on a tooth one year ago. it has never settled. recent x-rays show nothing. i have constant dull ache all the time. what should i do?

Accepted Answer

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 or possibly another canal. Does your tooth feel high? If your bite is off, this could cause a dull ache. A small percentage of root canals do fail for no obvious reason and the teeth need extraction.

Question 7

I have a root canal that is over 10 years old. i am currently abroad in paris and it has a dull bad pain with presssure. what are my options abroad?

Accepted Answer

Dr. Pierre Machtou is a well known Endodontist (root canal specialist). You can ask a Parisian how to find him.

Question 8

I had a root canal yesterday with min anaesthetic. immediately after the tooth next to it started to have a dull and constant pain. what could it be?

Accepted Answer

It may be referred pain from the tooth being worked on. Speak to your dentist.

Question 9

Tooth ache only at night when i lay down to sleep. the only way to help with the pain is cold milk or ice water. i had a root canal years ago on the tooth that the pain feels like its coming from

Accepted Answer

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 demands a serious look before you are continually miserable all the time from it.

Question 10

A tooth ache(in a tooth that had a root canal 2 years ago.) i had 2 x-rays, i was put on amoxcil 250+metronedazle for 5 days with paracetamol. but it is still painful?

Accepted Answer

Continued tooth pain after root canal therapy could be caused by a number of factors, missed canal, fractured tooth or persistent peri apical abscess . Recommend consulting with a endodontist is recommended and a new cone beam image  with a  unit designed for endodontics could help reveal the cause of the persistent symptoms.

Dull pain after root canal

I had a root canal done about 10 months ago and am experiencing hot/cold sensitivity as well as a constant dull pain. pressure doesn't bother tooth.

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After initial root canal treatment for molar i still feel some dull pain and itchiness. should i ask the dentist for antibiotics or is this normal.

Could my permanent crown be causing pain between the gums and aching in my jaw? is a nerve pinched? root canal went well.. the bite is not too high.

I had a root canal three weeks ago, and still have some pain. shouldn't it be gone by now? i still have a constant dull ache around the tooth where i had a root canal done, three weeks later. i was told that the pain wouldn't last that long, and i'm getti

I had a root canal 3 weeks ago and just had the crown put in, after a week i have such a dull ache and my tooth is sensitive to hot, is it infected?

I had a root canal treatment done on a tooth one year ago. it has never settled. recent x-rays show nothing. i have constant dull ache all the time. what should i do?

I have a root canal that is over 10 years old. i am currently abroad in paris and it has a dull bad pain with presssure. what are my options abroad?

I had a root canal yesterday with min anaesthetic. immediately after the tooth next to it started to have a dull and constant pain. what could it be?

Tooth ache only at night when i lay down to sleep. the only way to help with the pain is cold milk or ice water. i had a root canal years ago on the tooth that the pain feels like its coming from

A tooth ache(in a tooth that had a root canal 2 years ago.) i had 2 x-rays, i was put on amoxcil 250+metronedazle for 5 days with paracetamol. but it is still painful?

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