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Mayo
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I had a root canal on Tuesday on a front tooth and it went well. Most of Wednesday I was totally fine but I did notice some minor swelling in the upper lip in the evening. Thursday morning my upper lip was huge. At least 3-4 times the size it normally is. I reached out to my dentist and he prescribed amoxicillin 3 times a day. By the 3rd pill (24 hours later) the swelling was definitely going down. Today, my lip is looking a lot better but still a little swollen. It’s hard to tell if there is swelling in the gums but I think there could be some (he also did a slight laser gum contour though too). If I lightly touch the spot where the root canal happened (a little above my lip and right below my nose) it feels sore to the touch but otherwise feels fine.
Without Advil the pain level has been moderate but totally manageable with Advil, which helped take the edge off. And today I haven’t needed to take any pain medicine at all.
I’m wondering if this all is normal? Could this mean my tooth is infected and if so does that mean he would need to do a retreatment? I was in little to no pain before the root canal so it’s quite alarming to be dealing with so much right after it. Also, I told my symptoms to my mom who has had many root canals and her reaction has made me even more anxious.
Without Advil the pain level has been moderate but totally manageable with Advil, which helped take the edge off. And today I haven’t needed to take any pain medicine at all.
I’m wondering if this all is normal? Could this mean my tooth is infected and if so does that mean he would need to do a retreatment? I was in little to no pain before the root canal so it’s quite alarming to be dealing with so much right after it. Also, I told my symptoms to my mom who has had many root canals and her reaction has made me even more anxious.