After 2 weeks of Root canel, my teeth still hurts badly, even worse??
Question: Hi, I read your answers on Yahoo board and I hope you can help me with some advise. I had a rool canel 2 weeks ago and until now the pain still there, even worse. I wonder if this is normal or the procedure fails? I took the strongest pain killer the dentist gave me, but it still does not help at all. I wonder is it because I had the blood tissues removed 3 weeks before she was available to fill the MATERIAL into the blank so it's kind of too late? I start doubting she did not do a good job. I heard someone recommend to see a Root Canel specialist because a dentist might not be well experienced in root canel? I tried everything, ice pack, clove oil but the pain is so severe I feel like a brain damage in my head now. I had 2 root canels this year and now the dentist has not put a crown on my tooth yet because she used up my Insurance allowance. So she made an appoinment to see me next year for the crown. During this time, will my tooth be in danger without the crown? Thanks A LOT
Answers: Most dentists are ethical, so let's assume your dentist did a good job with the root canal (aka RCT). It is normal to feel discomfort after a rct. Sometimes it is necessary to remove the nerve at one appointment, then fill the canals a later appointment (which is fits your case).
If a dentist does not fill comfortable with doing rcts (ie. if it looks more complicated on x-ray), then a referral to a specialist is likely and normal. Some dentists will all rcts, others will choose to do only certain teeth, and some may not do any rcts at all. It's up to him/her.
If, after 3-4 weeks, and you still have no improvement, go back to your dentist for a re-eval of the area. Occasionally, a root canal needs to be redone if the first one did not hold up.
I would have the crowns done ASAP. Letting your the root canaled teeth to be without crowns increases likelihood of fracture and failure of the root canal (if you have a temporary filling, there would be an insufficient seal from the bacteria in your oral cavity).
Good luck!
When one of my teeth needed root canal treatment my dentist told me rather than mess about with the root canal treatment just take the tooth out, so i let him and have had no trouble from that since, only from my wisdom teeth and they really do hurt.
You need to see your dentist or another dentist immediately. This does not sound good and is not normal from what I have been told about root canals. Actually, I would recommend another dentist as you should have had a crown put on the tooth already. Leaving the crown off for so long a time will just ensure further decay resulting in complete loss of the tooth.
I suggest you let your dentist know that you are still experiencing a lot of pain. They need to do an X-ray to see if the abcess is still there. You should not be having pain more than a 3-4 days after the root canal.
If your tooth needs a crown, that must mean the most of the tooth is gone or is really not stable enough to be eating on it much. With the pain, I am sure you are avoiding that side, but continue to avoid eating on that side until you get a crown. I am surprised that she would not have gone ahead and done some of the crown prep and covered it with a temporary crown to offer that tooth some protection. But, that would have cause a new charge to you that you would have to pay.
In the future, I would tell her that I want to see an endodontist to have the root canal and ask for a recommendation. If she asks why, tell her you have heard that they are so much quicker when done by a specialist because that is all they do all day.
Are you sure that it is not gum pain? Gum pain can be just as painful as canal pain. The nerve in the tooth goes further than the tooth. If you are experiencing facial pain in the check area or under the eye, I would go to a hospital emergency room and have it diagnosed by a DMD or a maxilofacial surgeon. They dentist may not have gone far enough and there may still be decay in the canal. There is also such a thing a phantom pain. That will disappear eventually, but until then, ther is nothing like 600mg of Motrin, Ibuprofen, or Advil 3 times daily.
Look, I'm no dentist, but I've had 2 root canals and I can tell you this: the pain you're describing sounds like the pain of the abcess that led me to have a root canal in the first place --- in other words, MAJOR infection. Get help from a specialist RIGHT NOW; worry about everything else later.
Answers: Most dentists are ethical, so let's assume your dentist did a good job with the root canal (aka RCT). It is normal to feel discomfort after a rct. Sometimes it is necessary to remove the nerve at one appointment, then fill the canals a later appointment (which is fits your case).
If a dentist does not fill comfortable with doing rcts (ie. if it looks more complicated on x-ray), then a referral to a specialist is likely and normal. Some dentists will all rcts, others will choose to do only certain teeth, and some may not do any rcts at all. It's up to him/her.
If, after 3-4 weeks, and you still have no improvement, go back to your dentist for a re-eval of the area. Occasionally, a root canal needs to be redone if the first one did not hold up.
I would have the crowns done ASAP. Letting your the root canaled teeth to be without crowns increases likelihood of fracture and failure of the root canal (if you have a temporary filling, there would be an insufficient seal from the bacteria in your oral cavity).
Good luck!
When one of my teeth needed root canal treatment my dentist told me rather than mess about with the root canal treatment just take the tooth out, so i let him and have had no trouble from that since, only from my wisdom teeth and they really do hurt.
You need to see your dentist or another dentist immediately. This does not sound good and is not normal from what I have been told about root canals. Actually, I would recommend another dentist as you should have had a crown put on the tooth already. Leaving the crown off for so long a time will just ensure further decay resulting in complete loss of the tooth.
I suggest you let your dentist know that you are still experiencing a lot of pain. They need to do an X-ray to see if the abcess is still there. You should not be having pain more than a 3-4 days after the root canal.
If your tooth needs a crown, that must mean the most of the tooth is gone or is really not stable enough to be eating on it much. With the pain, I am sure you are avoiding that side, but continue to avoid eating on that side until you get a crown. I am surprised that she would not have gone ahead and done some of the crown prep and covered it with a temporary crown to offer that tooth some protection. But, that would have cause a new charge to you that you would have to pay.
In the future, I would tell her that I want to see an endodontist to have the root canal and ask for a recommendation. If she asks why, tell her you have heard that they are so much quicker when done by a specialist because that is all they do all day.
Are you sure that it is not gum pain? Gum pain can be just as painful as canal pain. The nerve in the tooth goes further than the tooth. If you are experiencing facial pain in the check area or under the eye, I would go to a hospital emergency room and have it diagnosed by a DMD or a maxilofacial surgeon. They dentist may not have gone far enough and there may still be decay in the canal. There is also such a thing a phantom pain. That will disappear eventually, but until then, ther is nothing like 600mg of Motrin, Ibuprofen, or Advil 3 times daily.
Look, I'm no dentist, but I've had 2 root canals and I can tell you this: the pain you're describing sounds like the pain of the abcess that led me to have a root canal in the first place --- in other words, MAJOR infection. Get help from a specialist RIGHT NOW; worry about everything else later.
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