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Had root canal 7 days ago pain subsides completely durring the day but wake up at night with severe ear and tooth pain ?
10 doctors weighed in across 4 answers
Re-evaluation: Have the tooth re-evaluated. You may still have an infection, or at a minimum, inflammation at the tip of the root.
Answered 10/7/2015
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Sign of complication: As a general rule, if post-root canal treatment the pain is persists or worsens, see your dentist for examination and treatment.
Answered 10/7/2015
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Not norma: Not normal. Root canals not 100% success rate. See dentist who did root canal for assessment. Consider second opinion.
Answered 10/7/2015
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Not normal: May still be some residual infection, an accessory canal, fracture, etc. Pls return to treating Dentist or specialist Endodontist for reevaluation.
Answered 11/27/2017
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