Root canal tooth sore to tap

Do root canals always work to save a tooth? Is a root canal the only option for an infected tooth? A tooth has a double nerve supply (innervation) the internal in the pulp, and the external , supplying the surrounding tissue (periodontium). Does a root canal kill feeling in your tooth?

A root canal involves deep cleaning inside the canals (the inner chamber of the root ) of your tooth , which can in turn. If this filling is a too tall, you will exert disproportionate pressure on it, which makes the ligaments around the tooth sore.

Even a slight miscalculation in the height of your filling can create noticeable, sustained discomfort. Sometimes the root canal files we use to clean out the tooth roots go slightly past the end of the tooth and can either inject some bacteria at the tip of the root or temporarily damage the ligaments. Another source of post root canal discomfort is a high bite and this can easily be corrected by your dentist.

A dentist can tap on the problem tooth to determine whether pain appears when adequate pressure is applied. The painful feeling can mean that a root canal is required. With the same idea, a specialist can use thermal and electric testing. If the root tip itself was infected before the root canal , there’s probably room for a little excess cement and you’ll never know it was overfilled.

If the tooth was not infected around the tip of the root , that’s when overfilling is likely to cause pain after a root canal.

It’s rare, but a tiny bubble of air can also be forced out of the root tip , causing pressure and pain. It may take some time, but the pain in either case should subside on its own. If you have no response to endo ice and it hurts to percussion, the nerve is already dead and the infection has traveled through your tooth out the apex into your bone. During the root canal , the endodontist mentioned the inside of the tooth was ischemic and looked like my nerve was being squeezed.

After filling it with medicine, it was finished at a second appointment. I haven’t had it crowned yet as it still hurts. It’s been tested several times with endo ice and I feel nothing,.

RE: how can my tooth still hurt when tapped on after a root canal and crown? I had root canal performed on that tooth about 1. Depending on severity, it does take some time for such swelling to go down and the tissue to fully heal. This is “periradicular inflammation.

In most cases, patients will experience mild discomfort or pain for a few days after treatment. Generally, the pain is short-lived as long as the patient uses proper dental hygiene. If pain is present on tapping after the root canal treatment it means the apical tissue of the tooth has not healed or there is a chance the root canal is not done properly and infwction is still there.

Chronic Pain in hea neck or ear. Root canal treatment may be required for relief of severe or chronic pain. Pulp-damaged teeth may be the cause of the pain in the head and neck.

If the problem is not related to your tooth , we will refer you to an appropriate specialist. How to know if your tooth needs root canal : symptoms and treatment. Continue reading to understand how to know for sure if your symptoms mean a root canal is necessary for you. My tooth continued to hurt, radiating to the jaw, as well as the gum tissue at the new crown site.

The xrays showed my tooth was fine. Re: does tapping on a tooth prove root canal is needed?