Root canal pain 16 days post treatment

[abbey87]

I had a root canal in a back molar. completed by two different dentists due to a bad experience with the first one who didn’t take my anxiety into concern. Got moved to a more understanding dentist for the second part of the treatment which was reinfected. He finished the root Canal and prescribed metodianzole as I was still in a lot of pain. I’m getting pain on pressure to the tooth, not agony but uncomfortable, dentist said in review I had yesterday that the root canal looked good. He did the percussion test which I could feel but the cold test I couldn’t feel.

Is this the root Canal failing or do I need to give it longer? Im only in pain when pressure is applied and then it will remain sore for some time, it will then be pain free until I put pressure on it again. If I don’t eat I don’t feel pain. Appreciate any help. Thanks

 

[Gordon]

Give it a bit longer. It sounds like it was quite badly infected so may take a bit of time to heal.

 

[abbey87]

@Gordon thanks for taking the time to reply . I will give it a bit more time. Thanks.

 

[Jlnurse20]

How are you feeling now? I’m in between appointments and due to go back tomorrow and mine is throbbing. Wondering if I still have infection in there

 

[abbey87]

It’s improved but I’m still having intermittent pain. I saw another dentist and he debunked they only take two weeks to heal.said you need to give it much longer!

 

[bluebellas]

I'm also having pain in my root canalled tooth 2 weeks after treatment was completed. It was all good right after the treatment til then, then started with a bit of a pain in my gum which went down a few days later but there is still a constant soreness kind of pain. I've visited my dentist who told me to give it a month. It's been 2 months now and there's still pain which is bearable. I can also eat. My dentist has said that either I live with it or extract it...I'm in a dilemna now as I would like to crown it due to my teeth grinding issues...Meanwhile I had another molar undergoing root canal treatment with another dentist. It was still painful after the first session so at the second session, she reworked on the canal to make sure it was filled properly. There's no more pain though occasionally I get a pinching feeling. All these is really making me scared of any more root canal treatments.

I'm glad for this forum though. I've read that if you still feel pain after RCT, it has failed but I'm reading real life experiences here that it may take a while more for pain to subside. Keeping my fingers crossed.