Tenderness after root canal

How long does your tooth stay sensitive after a root canal? What is the recovery time after a root canal? Will a tooth feel the same after a root canal? Does a sensitive tooth always need a root canal?

This is related to the cleaning process.

A person will be given anesthetic before the procedure, so it is. 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. After your root canal procedure, it is normal to have pain after root canal in the form of tooth tenderness.

Your tooth is repaired and now has to recover. You may experience pain and tenderness of the tooth, the tooth and surrounding gums, or the entire jaw on that side.

They may be irritated by any and all of the following types of events. Depending on severity, it does take some time for such swelling to go down and the tissue to fully heal. You may find that there is little or no jaw pain after root canal , provided the procedure is conducted as soon as tooth decay or infection is detected. If infection in the tooth has seeped in deep before the procedure is conducte a considerable period is required for the tooth to heal after the procedure, and you may experience some pain in the jaw.

In the first few days after root canal treatment (also termed RCT or endodontics), it is quite normal to experience some pain. Any pain should be mil and the tooth may be tender to touch or bite down on. After your procedure, your endodontist will send you home with instructions for pain management and how to care for your tooth while recovering from treatment and until a follow-up visit. Following guidelines for care is especially important if a temporary filling or crown is in place.

Likely possibility that one of the Adjacent tooth or Opposing tooth on the same side of the arch may be having pulpitis. This could be more like a Referred pain originating from one of the teeth close to the root canal treated tooth. It may seem strange then, that after the root canal is performe you might still experience tooth pain and tenderness.

What can cause pain after a root canal? The two main causes of pain after a root canal are infection and inflammation. Infection is the presence of bacteria around or inside your tooth where it is not normally found. Inflammation is the body’s way of signaling the immune system to initiate repair after injury.

To cause pain, both infection and inflammation require a living nerve to send a painful signal to the brain that something is wrong.

Most discomfort is relatively mild and related to bruised tissues around the treated tooth. Sensations vary depending on each patient’s procedure and tolerance. Most people associate having a root canal with a lot of pain and discomfort. However, while most people can expect some discomfort during and after a root canal procedure, excessive pain is not normal. If too much filling material is use however, it will cause the tooth to sit higher, and this will cause pain any time you bite down.

Another type of pain after root canal are the so called ‘ghost pains’ which are common after an amputation. In the case of root canal therapy, the nerves inside the tooth are amputated. The patient may feel a ghost pain in the tooth for the same reasons that an amputee may experience pain in the fingers of an amputated hand. When people are told that they need a root canal treatment, they usually think about pain. However, the pain they feel is caused by an infection in the tooth, not by root canal treatment.

Root canal is usually painful. The root canal procedure itself is painless. A root canal is done to eliminate that pain.

As an experienced dentist myself, and having treated near about 2patients requiring root canal therapy, I would like to answer your question. Your question suggests that you are having pain in the tooth that was root canal treated.