TOOTH SENSITIVITY AFTER ROOT CANAL...Normal?

Question

I had a root canal on OCT 23, 06. If I tap on it or bite down too hard, I still have some sensitivity. It doesn't feel like a throbbing tooth ache...just like it is sensitive. Well, the tooth right next to it had a root canal over 9 years ago and it feels the same when you tap on it. What I thought was an abcess my dentist and RDA friend are saying is just the bone under the gum...although on the side of the root canal it is larger than on the other side of the mouth. If it matters, it's the upper right #4...and it had 1 canal. My question is, is it normal this long after a root canal to have sensitivity to tapping or biting? I appreciate your help....Happy Holidays!

Well, I could ask about the spurr nerve thing...but what about the fact that the tooth next to it is also sesitive. It's been since Oct 23.....so if it eventually goes away....has it been too long. Are there any dentists out there that can respond? Or endontists? Thanks guys.

I want to thank you all for your help. It isn't at any time other than if I tap on it and at times upon biting down too hard. I want to get to a endodontist and I will try I've just been dealing with so much anxiety over all this I find myself not able to drive....or even be driven at this point. I currently have a temporary crown (not perm)...and I haven't put the perm because I am concerned it is not healing properly. Should I demand another xray? What will we have to do to fix it?

Answer 1

i had the same thing and it went away after a couple of days i thought maybe it had something to do with my cold...

Answer 2

Tooth Sensitivity After Root Canal

Answer 3

Sensitivity After Root Canal

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Answer 5

It can also be that your tooth had a spur nerve which did not get killed in the root canal process. I had the same experience with a lower jaw back molar. My dentist did the root canal and I still had sensitivity 6 months later. I had the choice of either ignoring it and the spur would (and did) eventually die and stop being sensitive, or going to a specialist, pay more money, and have the root canal/crown completely redone. I chose to wait and let it die naturally.

Answer 6

No, absolutely no! your condition is not normal.

I would advice you to fix an appointment with a better endodontist, and have the remaining pulp extirpated(removed). Your previous dentist has not done a good root canal treatment, because if root canal treatment is done properly you should have no sensitivity. If you let this as such, either your remaining pulp tissue may die or it may lead to more severe inflammations.

I would also request you to check your overall oral condition to check for any periodontal pockets, present below the RCtreated teeth.

Answer 7

Yeah Its normal, but it shouldn't be that long. Its best that you go to your Dentist and during your check up make sure that they crowned it or whatever is supposed to be done to your root canal after surgery.

Answer 8

see, nothing is perfect. There's nothing that abnormal in what you're saying. Root canal treatment is a very delicate thing, and perhaps your dentist did not remove all the nerves. Or perhaps it's really a bone. Try to consult another dentist and see what he says.
Don't worry

Answer 9

your nerve is irritated because of the filling on the nerve. Whatever happens your option is always not having a root canal. Maybe he put an amalgam core of the teeth and coated with the procelin? amalgam inflame the nerve more .

Answer 10

You may be hitting high on the filling or crown if you are having pain upon bitting. I would ask your dentist to check the occlusion on that tooth. Good luck!