I was in a lot of pain before my root canal treatment

Q. Hi I was in a lot of pain before my root canal treatment but after the first part of the treatment(which was very painful as the dentist said I had some inflamation) I felt no pain at all and it was like a miracle. During my second visit, the dentist spent a lot of time filing in part of my tooth which again was very painful. He then put three long wires into my tooth and took an xray and said he needed to file deeper next visit.He said he wouldn’t be able to root fill the tooth until all the pain had gone when filing inside my tooth.I had this treatment on Wed last week and I am still feeling v. sore. I am really disappointed as I thought all the pain would be over now. Is this normal for soreness to last so long after the second part of the treatment? The dentsit has put medication in my tooth (whatever that is?) What has hapened to the nerve in my tooth? Has the dentist removed/killed it? If so why do I still feel soreness. Many thanks

A. Your dentist sounds like he is doing a very good job and is totally right not to seal a tooth that is still painfull. Root canals are carried out in an attempt to save the tooth but in some cases the infection has gone too far and the tooth needs to be extracted. It sounds like your dentist is doing everthing he can to save the tooth.

At your next appointment i suggest you express your concerns to him and ask what he feels about the tooth prognosis.

Dr Justin Glaister
Umbrella
www.umbrellasmiles.com
Tel: 020 7612 9810
11 Harley Street
London W1G 9PF

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