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Is pain after root canal normal?

It still hurts a week after a root canal. Is that okay? What should I do?

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Yes, it is normal to have some discomfort after root canal treatment. As we instrument the canals a lot and push a lot of medications. Some tissue discomfort is usual. Make sure to do warm saline water rinses atleast 3 to 4 times a day for a week. That helps resolve tissue inflammation.
Yes its normal for about the week. the place of rubber dam on your gum could be painfull. pls contact your doctor for some pain management. Regards Dr Peggy Ram DDS
Thank you for asking this question ! Yes, Pain after root canal therapy is normal. However, it depends on the vatality, the health, the severity of the infection of the pulp ( i.e. the nerve ), the amount of swelling around the infected tooth and etc.. For example, there are a couple of clinical conditions, which we called (i) Nacrotic pulp and (ii) Chronic Apical Suppurative Periodontitis. In these two conditions, the nerve is already dead. By properly removal of the pulpal tissue, disinfection, and obturation ( i.e. seal up the canals), the post-operative pain should be minimal. On the other hand, if there were a lot of infection, swelling, pus oozing out, or imcomplete removal of the infected pulp tissue after the root canal treatment, then there will be more likely to have post-operative pain, which will last longer. If your dentist is doing everything &ldquo;By-the-text Book&rdquo;, then ask your dentists to prescrib some over-the-counter anti-inflammatory pain medication to help controlling the pain. Most of the time the pain shall deminish in one-two two weeks. If the pain last for more than a month, then there could something problems underlying it. I hope that it helps you. God bless you !