My root canal - Dental Health Message Board

Luxuria · 06-12-2005, 01:31 PM

Hi everyone.

I had my first root canal done on Friday. I'm 21 and have NEVER had a cavity. Impressive I would say.

My root canal was a bit more involved than normal though. The cavity was not that large on the surface but it spread through my entire tooth on the inside and was fairly close to the edge of my tooth (back left molar) on the side nearest my tongue so the tooth was starting to crack.

After drilling and drilling and drilling some more my dentist removed most of the walls of the tooth except for the part closest to my cheek. He cleaned the root canals and all that jazz. Built up my new tooth and put in the temp. filling. I was given FOUR injections to numb me up. I was frozen for almost six hours after. LOL.

Anyways. Everything went well but I am still quite sore. My jaw is very stiff. My gums and tooth are tender too but I think that is normal since my tooth had a lot clipped off so my gums were cut a bit. The tooth is really sensitive though. I am thinking it is because the work is not all completed yet. I have to go back in 2 weeks. Also, I keep poking at it with my tongue so that probably does not help. lol.

Just wondering what you all think. I have a feeling that a lot of this is all in my mind. What can I say, I'm a worrier and not very patient when it comes to the healing process.

Luxuria · 06-13-2005, 12:00 PM

Nobody has any advice to offer?

Today is the start of the 3rd day since my root canal. My tooth is still very tender. I can't bite down on it and I feel little twinges of mild discomfort every now and then. Should I be concerned? I only have the temp. filling in place right now and had a lot of bonding work done as well with the root canal. I go back on the 24th of June to have the proper filling done etc.

Just wondering if the symptoms I have are normal or if I should be worried. I've never had a cavity of any sort done before so I dont really know what to expect.

dma11663 · 06-13-2005, 12:15 PM

I had a filling with bonding done about 2 months ago. I just called my dentist because the tooth is sore/tender. I have to go in and see what is going on the day after tomorrow. I am a bit in pain and bit annoyed. I spent a lot of money and I am in more discomfort now than I was before. My tooth too, cannot be bitten down on, which stinks. It hurts like a bruise.

It very well could be normal since you had all this work done. However, I would phone the dentist and have him take a look/x-ray. You owe it to yourself to feel good! Call today.

Good luck.

mike21a2 · 06-13-2005, 02:28 PM

Tenderness and sensitivity after a root canal for a week or even two is normal. If more time than that goes by and you're still having problems, then you need to go back to the dentist or endodontist.

Luxuria · 06-13-2005, 02:33 PM

Thanks mike21a2. I remembered that my Grannie had a root canal done last year so I called her up to see how hers was. She told me the same thing. She was sore for 2 weeks because of the temp. filling. Once the permanent one was placed she felt a lot better. I am going back on the 24th to have that done so hopefully everything will be better then.