Endodontic Treatment

You have had a root canal to save your natural tooth, so feeling pain afterward can be confusing. You may wonder whether the treatment has worked, whether the tooth needs more attention, or whether the discomfort is simply part of healing. The good news is that mild soreness after root canal treatment is common and usually improves within a few days.

If you picked C, you’re thinking in the right direction! If you picked A or B, your tooth might not appreciate your decision-making skills. Front tooth pain can have different causes, and not every problem needs a root canal.

A deep cavity can sometimes be treated without a root canal treatment, but it depends on how far the decay has progressed and whether the tooth’s soft tissue can recover. In select cases, you may be able to treat a deep cavity without a root canal by carefully removing the decay and placing a filling or another pulp-preserving treatment. If the pulp is irreversibly inflamed or infected, you may need root canal treatment to save the tooth.

Molars are the unsung heroes that do most of the heavy lifting. They do most of the grinding and chewing. But because of their location and complex molar anatomy, they are more susceptible to infection. Hence, root canal treatment for molar teeth can resolve these cases.

You know that one tooth that suddenly decides to ruin your day? It hurts when you bite into something, complains whenever you drink hot chai, and occasionally starts throbbing for absolutely no reason. You ignore it for a while, hoping it’ll settle down. But your tooth clearly has other plans.

There’s a very common sequence of events that plays out after a root canal. The procedure is done, the tooth feels fine, the dentist mentions a crown, and somewhere between that appointment and actually getting one, life happens.