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What is that bad smell during a root canal?
7 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
Bad odor: If you smelled a bad odor coming from your tooth during treatment it is probably infected, and that is why it had a bad smell.
Answered 9/23/2016
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Bad Smell: That is the decayed or necrotic tissue caused by bacteria inside the tooth.
Answered 11/28/2017
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Abscess: If your tooth was necrotic when the treatment was started, it is very likely that the bad smell is coming from the pus that was present inside your tooth.
Answered 6/12/2019
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