Root Canal and still extreme pain!?

I had inflamed nerves and had to get a root canal done. And though the tooth is no longer sensitive to hot and cold it is still super sensitive to pressure. I cannot bite my teeth together without extreme pain. I thought since the nerve is gone I wouldn't feel any pain. The tooth is more painful then before I had the root canal. Its been 2 days since the root canal. Does anyone have any experience with this?

Root Canal and still extreme pain!?
Hi, I'm sorry you're having pain. I would recommend that u go back to the dentist who did the procedure and explain to him that u are having pain. I t could be that the filling they put on the tooth after the root canal is too high and when u try to bite down it hurts. Yes, the pain can be really bad but you have to go back to the dentist and he will remove some of the filling material so that u don't have pain any more. Good luck!
Reply:I had a root canal last year and I felt pain on the side of my face where the procedure is done. I called my dentist and she prescribed antibiotics. It would be a good idea to call your dentist.
Reply:If your having pain that bad, then you need to call the dentist and tell them. That happened to my husband once, and he went back in, and they said that they didn't get all of the nerves the first time. They had to go back in and get the rest. I would call them right away so that you dont have to be in pain all weekend. Good Luck!
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Reply:I have the same problem. It has been 3.5 years and i finally found a dentist that will pull this tooth out. I was told the root canal "didn't take"... go to a different dentist in about 2 weeks if it still hurts.
Reply:Call your dentist. After they finished the root canal and did the filling they may need to adjust the bite. The filling may be too high. Happens a lot. Go to your dentist and let him check it.
Reply:You are the victim of negligence and fraudulent concealment. What surely happened here is that the dentist damaged the tooth by causing it to crack in the root area when he drilled thru so that when you bite down, you get the horrible pain. This is fraud, you should go to ANOTHER DENTIST (in another city if you live in a small town), dont tell him who the dentist was that did the root canal, ask him why it hurts so much. If he is honest he will tell you that the root is cracked and the whole tooth must be extracted.


You got ripped off, lied to, cheated by having to pay for work that damaged you, and did not help you, and have suffered.


Get the first dentist's x rays and a copy of his chart without advising him why you need it. If he insists on knowing, tell him you want to get your health insurance to reimburse you for the cost of the root canal. Just get those x rays and records, and keep them from all persons.


Then go to a lawyer, and sue. Its worth $10,000-$25000 for the tooth loss but you can ask for punitive damages based on the dentist's fraudulent concealment and get an extra $100,000