Root Canal Pain?

Heya guys, hoping for some help.





I had a root canal at around 3-4 PM yesterday. I went home and once whatever it was they used to put the area to sleep wore off I was in really bad pain. I assumed it was because of the procedure and it just needed time to heal. I received Ibuprofen 600MG and Amoxicillin 500mg. The Ibuprofen is pretty good, it takes the pain from horrible to tolerable.





I'm thinking it's maybe an infection, i'm not sure. The pain has been going away though. It was really bad yesterday, it's not that bad today. I'm hoping that in a couple of days I won't feel it at all. I will get my crown Tuesday.





Is feeling this type of pain after a Root Canal normal? I feel like maybe it's healing and it is getting better. But yesterday after the procedure and meds wore off the pain was really bad, throbbing. Today it's not that bad but it could be the Ibuprofen I took that's hiding it.





But yeah, just wanted to know if this is normal after having a root canal.

Root Canal Pain?
My first thought when I read this was 'why are you getting a crown so soon????'.





After root canal treatment, the tooth needs time to heal, especially if there was a bad infection involved. Healing time can be 2-3 weeks following a root canal procedure, at which time a core or post %26amp; core is placed in the tooth prior to any prosthetic work being done...





If you're still uncomfortable, call the dentist that did the root canal and get an appointment to be seen..... and cancel your crown appointment until you're better.
Reply:Call your dentist or the Dr who ever did the surgery now! I have had about 5 root canal's and have never had one hurt. I also used to work for a dentist who did LOTS of root canal's. If the nerve is completely removed there should be nothing to cause pain. If it is hurting there is a chance that the filler is to long and is extending past the apex of the tooth which would cause pain.
Reply:Yeah I had 3 root canals and never had any pain after the first day. I would say stop taking any pain killers after the 1st day. If it still hurts, then something went wrong.
Reply:I've had four root canals...and only one do I even remember because i ended up getting that tooth pulled. The other three...I never had another issue with. I remember walking out thinking...wow, that was really no big deal at all!!!





Some pain from where the needles were is normal... but up in the tooth, or any feeling to hot or cold...you should not have that.


Ibuprofen can hide things. Don't take it for 12 hours and see how you feel.
Reply:If you were in alot of pain when you went to see your dentist then you will still have some pain because the tooth mat still be infected. You need to take all of your antibiotics until they are gone to make sure you get the infection to go away and then you will start to feel better.