Get Virtual Care
For Businesses
About Us
A member asked:
Can myofacial dental pain/throbbing post root canal be due to old spinal injury? q. having more dental work done now. will happen with fillings?
13 doctors weighed in across 5 answers
Too convoluted: Basically no. But. Depending on if you have a nerve damage sensitisation going on in the head and neck areas, it can make you more at risk for other neurogenic pain from procedures in that region. That would not be considered "myofascial" (soft-tissue), but more nerve involved.
Answered 9/28/2016
6k views
No: Myofacial pain in the area around the jaw it not likely related to injury of the spine.
Answered 7/26/2015
5.9k views
Negative: Highly unlikely. These are almost assuredly unrelated events.
Answered 7/26/2015
5.9k views
No: The nerves to your teeth come from the trigeminal ganglion inside the skull, not from spinal nerves. That stated, some people with chronic pain on chronic opioids are more sensitive to pain coming from an acute new event than someone not on opioids. This is called opioid induced hyperalgesia.
Answered 11/7/2015
5.9k views
No. But: Dental pain post root canal not due to old spinal injury. Your tooth after root canal should not be throbbing badly. Contact dentist who did root canal. Alternately, myofascial pain of the head, neck and shoulder CAN be related to old upper spinal injury. See orofacial-TMJ expert about head and neck myofascial pain.
Answered 7/26/2015
2.5k views
Related Questions
A member asked:
Hi, i had root canal rx started 6 days ago and temporary filling put in place. This was done on molar. Three teeth beside that still feel like they are loose and sensitive to touch. Gp prescribed antibiotics as infection suspected, but after 2 days still
5 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
I had two root canals done I wonder what is left to do I have a temporary filling in the teeth and also I taste the infection from the abcess ?
4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
After I took a root canal procedures on some of my dental filled teeth, I changed all my other teeth dental fillings. How long a dental fillings last?
4 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
A member asked:
Does getting a root canal involve getting a dental filling?
6 doctors weighed in across 5 answers
A member asked:
The dentist told me that i need a root canal or i'll loose both of the teeth, the hole is between 2 teeth an is very sensitive can I get filling?
6 doctors weighed in across 4 answers
People also searched for:
I smoke marijuana daily and I don't think I'll be able to stop for the duration of the dental work I need done, I may need extraction, root canal, fillings and a absence removal can I still smoke, what are the risk while smoking weed after dentistry?
I had 5 fillings done and the first part of a root canal. Now all my top teeth are very sensitive. I've used sensiidyne. But no relief. What's wring?
Child 11 y.o. was referred for root canals work on 2 permanent teeth with cavities, & than the filling done. Is that safe for kid? Any other options?
Just had a root canal done, when done he put a temp filling in said that the cavity was bigger then he thought, 5pm , 11pm its throbbing so bad normal?
Sensitive teeth on top left. did xray on that side and cold test on those teeth affected. There is no infection but an old filling is on a nerve. I don't have insurance until March. Is there really harm in waiting to do the root canal in my case?
Didn't find what you're looking for?
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.
Ask your questionMore of what we treat
Download HealthTap
Video visit and message your doctor
