Root canal post op?

I had a root canal due to a cracked tooth. The crack was inside but not into the root. The endodontist did the root canal and then a temp crown. It is now 24 hours later and the mere touch to that tooth hurts so bad. Is this normal? If I use my tongue and GENTLY graze the crown..it kills!! Please help! (he said it wasn't infected and the root canal was a success?) Why does it hurt so bad? And yes, I am taking 800 mg of Ibupropeon. (doesn't hurt with hot or cold..just mere touching) Thank you!!!!

Root canal post op?
Call your dentist, it could be something as simple as a bite adjustment, if it feels like youre hitting that tooth first when you bite down, that is what it is.
Reply:24 hours isn't generally enough time to go on. I've had a root canal and didn't need medication after, though I hear it varies. I'd call your dentist and ask their opinion.
Reply:The crown may be too high. If you are biting to hard on this tooth, you may be irritating the periodontal ligaments around the root of the tooth. When you touch or bite it this would cause pain. The pain can also be very extreme just like an infected tooth. Or, you may have gotten something stuck under your gums/temp crown and it may have caused gum irritation/gum infection. If it does not get better within the next 24 hours, you may need to go get it checked. When you bite down, do you hit on that tooth first? IF so, you are hitting too hard and need to go back to get it trimmed down a little. Rinse with hydrogen peroxide at bedtime. Swish, spit, do not rinse/eat/drink, just go to bed. Tastes awful, but will bubble under your gums and help ease irritants.
Reply:The answer to your question is simple...Something isn't right. If the DDS failed to properly seal the fracture your getting air into it from some area in which the temporary crown isn't sealing it off...I would be curious to know what occurred that brought your attention to the tooth in the first place. Did you have pain and if so did the DDS rule out that the pain you had was "only" due to the fracture or was there also an abscess at the bottom of the tooth? If so that would be due to a likely issue of an abscess and if any of it still remains that would explain the continued pain. A root canal removes the tooth's nerve so that isn't an issue, or at least shouldn't be. You need to be reexamined and by xray at that.