I am in the midst of root canal treatment, should it be hurting this much?

Q.
I’m in the middle of Root Canal treatment on two of my larger teeth near the back (one on each side). I have had no pain from the first one I had done 2 weeks ago but the one I had done 4 days ago is aching when I bite down. Is this normal? (this one has had some rods drilled in whereas the other one has only been drilled out, nerves removed and temporarily packed.

I just wanted to know if it was normal to feel more pain when the rods have been put in place.

The work is being completed on both of the teeth in 4 days.

Many thanks.

A.
Following root canal treatment pain /discomfort is common . This is not due to the rods that were placed – your dentist will have carried out the root treatment in the same way as they did on the other side of your mouth and the rods placed at the end of treatment
Dr Julian Caplan – Director on the board of the BACD View My Profile Dr Caplan

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