What are the complications of having root canal?
In only about 1% of the cases, there will be a ‘flare-up’ of the tooth with pain after root canal and sometimes swelling. This usually happens within the first three days following treatment and is caused by dying bacteria inside the tooth that put off toxins into your jaw. If this happens, you will need to be on an antibiotic. Call your dentist and let them know your situation.
Most of the time, however, there is little or no pain after root canal, if performed when first indicated. Many patients report immediate relief of their symptoms. If there was a lot of infection in the tooth before the root canal, there will be healing time required after the procedure and you may experience some pain. This pain can be moderate to severe and last several days, getting a little better each day.
If your tooth hurts when you chew on it, it is still healing and you need to chew on the other side of your mouth until the pain is gone.
Some teeth swell in the socket and feel ‘higher’ than the other teeth, disrupting the healing process. If this happens, call your dentist or Endodontist and get an appointment. They can adjust your bite to prevent this tooth from hitting so hard when you bite.
Occasionally, an endodontic file will break inside the tooth during the procedure. Most of the time, this is not a problem and the file is cemented into and becomes part of the tooth. There are reports of both complications and no problems at all with a broken file in a tooth.
Most of the time, however, there is little or no pain after root canal, if performed when first indicated. Many patients report immediate relief of their symptoms. If there was a lot of infection in the tooth before the root canal, there will be healing time required after the procedure and you may experience some pain. This pain can be moderate to severe and last several days, getting a little better each day.
If your tooth hurts when you chew on it, it is still healing and you need to chew on the other side of your mouth until the pain is gone.
Some teeth swell in the socket and feel ‘higher’ than the other teeth, disrupting the healing process. If this happens, call your dentist or Endodontist and get an appointment. They can adjust your bite to prevent this tooth from hitting so hard when you bite.
Occasionally, an endodontic file will break inside the tooth during the procedure. Most of the time, this is not a problem and the file is cemented into and becomes part of the tooth. There are reports of both complications and no problems at all with a broken file in a tooth.
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