it took 3 visits over a few weeks to complete my root canal...and it still hurts. It's not abscess or nerve pain, it's different. They filled it on Wednesday, and it hasn't stopped throbbing. It's a dull throbbing, but a throbbing none-the-less. There is also a very strange kind of pain up near the apex, like there is a foreign object inside my gums. Almost like someone is sticking me with a needle. I can't smile or move my upper lip to far without this awful stabbing sensation. I'm *REALLY* sick of being in this kind of pain in the front of my mouth. I CAN'T TAKE IT ANY MORE!!! I called the dentist yesterday (only 1 day after finishing the root canal) and he said it needs time to quiet down, because of all the trauma (years of hard clenching and grinding) it may take a while to heal. He said to wait until Monday or Tuesday, and if it still hurts to call back. Has anyone had any experience like this, what would be causing that stabbing needle-like pain??? Please help...
2006-11-03 09:00:45 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Dental
It's my upper front tooth, which is pretty much the worst spot for this to happen. I've missed almost two weeks of work, and can't stop crying. I don't want to lose my tooth, but I *need* the pain to stop. Any dentists with advise???
2006-11-03 09:02:19 · update #1
No, all of the nerve is gone. During the first visit he didn't get it all because I was in too much pain. He sent me home so the tissues could calm down, but he got the rest of it in the second visit. This is different from the nerve pain...anyone experience this???
2006-11-03 09:24:48 · update #2
After the second visit, he left the hole open, so the infection could drain...and it felt much better. When I went back for the third time and he finished it by filling...that's when this stabbing needle-like pain began, not until it was filled. Do you think the filling was pushed past the apex??? Or that the root is fractured??? Is that what it would feel like???
2006-11-03 09:27:32 · update #3
Call your dentist and have him get you a prescription for dexamethazone 0.75mg, its and anti-inflammatory that will make it feel better. Pain is caused from infection or inflammation. Hopefully the infection is gone. Working on the tooth causes the surrounding tissue to be inflammed.
2006-11-03 09:24:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
When I had a root canal it took a few days for the nerves to adjust to the changes. But it was more of a dull pressure sensation than a throbbing. Perhaps he missed part of the nerve?
2006-11-03 09:10:18 · answer #2 · answered by dantheman_028 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, I had a root canal, and by the next day I'd never have known. Your dentist needs to take a look at it. It should not still be hurting like that, besides, your roots should be gone.
2006-11-03 09:09:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋