Root canal pain

[Kendra]

Hi

I had root canal treatment on friday and since saturday my tooth has been hurting almost non-stop. I would like to know if this root canal pain is normal?

I thought that with the root canal treatment my tooths nerve is removed, so I would like to know why I still have root canal pain?

[Dr Mohsen J. Esfahani]

Hi

Thank you for your post. It is not abnormal to have post-operative pain after root canal treatment. This pain could be caused by inflammation around the root apex, gum trauma caused by the rubber dam clamp pushing against the gums, soft tissue pain caused by the injection.

You should take whatever pain killer that your dentist has recommended and usually the pain settles down after a few days post root canal treatment. If the pain still persists, then you need to go back to see your dentist to investigate the cause.