I had my front tooth root canalled, because of my sinuses....problems?

Question

About a year ago I had one of my front teeth root-canalled, the dentist said my sinuses got it infected, he gave me the root canal and put some kind of metal bar in.. it hurts every now and then, especially recently, my nose is really puffy and I can feel it swelling.

Is it possible the procedure was done incorrectly?

what should I do?

Answer 1

This seems very odd. Usually it is only the back teeth that are near a sinus. Your second premolar and all your molars are often in very close proximity to your Maxillary sinuses. Front teeth are no where near a sinus so perhaps there has been some miscommunication there. Secondly, it is always possible that a root canal did not go as expected. It needs to be checked. Perhaps by your regular dentist, perhaps by a different dentist. It is never a bad thing and sometimes very illuminating to have an independent second opinion.
And I can't really figure out why your nose would get all puffy unless you had a colds or something. An x-ray of the root canalled tooth would probably tell you all you need to know.