Root canal gone wrong?

Dub1021

Greetings, I had root canal surgery done On Friday. The operation was painless and the dentist was very nice, which I'm very happy about.

I'm kind of concerned about a few things though. For starters, when I apply any sort of pressure to the tooth, it hurts incredibly bad. When I push the tooth against the top of the gum and then apply pressure, it's grand, I can't feel a thing but when I try again in a minute or so, I get the same pain - could this mean that the tooth is loose?

Another thing is with the filling material that was applied to the tooth. Is it meant to come off easily? I was brushing my teeth on the night I got it done (I got the procedure done in the afternoon) and there was some of the filling material on the back side of the tooth. It came off really easily after I was cleaning around it (I presume the material is a bit of overspill though) . It's not temporary filling as the dentist didn't say anything about crowns, etc and just said to come back in a month or so for an xray?

I should also mention that any sensation in the tooth appears to be gone (i.e. I can swig some water around my moth and I will only feel a sensation in the area of the gums above the tooth)

Thanks for your help.

Grab All Association

I had a root canal done on my front tooth last year. It shouldn't hurt for long just stop touching it and if your tooth was loose the dentist would have extracted it. Once the pulp is removed you lose all sensation that's normal. Just don't touch it.

Oral Surgeon

Hard to say here and too early to tell....

A failed or unsuccessful root canal can feel sore to bite on etc but as it's early days I would give it a chance to settle before making a call on it...

A successfully treated broken arm is still sore directly after the operation, your tooth is no different and needs time to settle. Obviously if it doesn't settle then go from there...

It's quite possible that a temporary filling was put in afterwards. Look in with a mirror, is it very white?? If some is missing, the seal may be compromised and therefore the root canal compromised. Maybe head back sooner for a check?

Os

Dub1021 wrote: »

Greetings, I had root canal surgery done On Friday. The operation was painless and the dentist was very nice, which I'm very happy about.

I'm kind of concerned about a few things though. For starters, when I apply any sort of pressure to the tooth, it hurts incredibly bad. When I push the tooth against the top of the gum and then apply pressure, it's grand, I can't feel a thing but when I try again in a minute or so, I get the same pain - could this mean that the tooth is loose?

Another thing is with the filling material that was applied to the tooth. Is it meant to come off easily? I was brushing my teeth on the night I got it done (I got the procedure done in the afternoon) and there was some of the filling material on the back side of the tooth. It came off really easily after I was cleaning around it (I presume the material is a bit of overspill though) . It's not temporary filling as the dentist didn't say anything about crowns, etc and just said to come back in a month or so for an xray?

I should also mention that any sensation in the tooth appears to be gone (i.e. I can swig some water around my moth and I will only feel a sensation in the area of the gums above the tooth)

Thanks for your help.

Dub1021

Tooth has reduced in pain a good bit since yesterday . Filling colour was greyish. The part where it did fall out was on the very back of the tooth in the middle so it does perhaps seem to be a bit of excess material. Either way, I will see my dentist within the next week just to make sure that everything is okay.

Thanks

Dub1021

Went back to the dentist yesterday and thankfully, the bit of filling that fell off was just a bit of excess material. Still kind of anxious about the procedure though. When I drink a glass of tap water and it goes near that tooth, I do get pain (like I had before the procedure although it does feel a bit different)

I know that pain when biting down is to be expected as it recovers, but I was reading various forums and they said that if you do experience pain from cold stuff, than the root canal procedure could be a failure? I'm not in a position to spend more money

Beano

what did the dentist say yesterday about the pain you are experiencing?

Grab All Association

Stop reading online forums your only going to stress yourself its 2014 Ireland not 1994 Hungary this is a very common procedure these days and if you have a good dentist (apart from one or two bad apples the 99.9.99999% in this country are great dentists) he would have noticed it. Just put it out of your mind the worst part is over over the counter ibuprofen should be sufficient to stop the pain or get your doctor to prescribe something like Ponstan/Mefac. Get regular check ups with your dentist but chances are its fine. I will eat my hair if this root canal fails. I went through the same thing when I had mine done worrying it failed. You'll be fine

digzy

Chris___ wrote: »

Stop reading online forums your only going to stress yourself its 2014 Ireland not 1994 Hungary this is a very common procedure these days and if you have a good dentist (apart from one or two bad apples the 99.9.99999% in this country are great dentists) he would have noticed it. Just put it out of your mind the worst part is over over the counter ibuprofen should be sufficient to stop the pain or get your doctor to prescribe something like Ponstan/Mefac. Get regular check ups with your dentist but chances are its fine. I will eat my hair if this root canal fails. I went through the same thing when I had mine done worrying it failed. You'll be fine

This is hilarious:pac: Who died and made you dentist?
The hypocrisy of telling OP to stop reading online forums but listen to you, a non dentist on .................an online forum:eek:

How do you know how many" bad apples " are in the profession or just plucked the figure out of your arse a la david drumm.

Nobody here can diagnose OP's endodontic issue. How do you know there isn't a periodontal issue? maybe the root canal hasn't been treated properly, has the dentist perforated, has all the material been removed, is there an undiagnosed fracture??? You've had one root canal and now you're proficient enough to advise OP. I carry out about 3 root canals per week and I wouldn't be able to diagnose the OP'S problem you haven't a clue

I love the "tell the doctor what to prescribe you". I'm surprised you didn't mention antbiotics:rolleyes: Have you proof that mefanamic acid is more effective than ibuprofen in situations like these?
and as for your amateur prescribing......OP may have ulcerative lesions of the GI tract, breastfeeding, pregnant or have renal or hepatic impairment (in which cases mefanamic acid is contraindicated) yet you tell op to tell the gp to prescribe these...........mother of jesus:rolleyes:

shocking post

ballsymchugh

digzy wrote: »

Nobody here can diagnose OP's endodontic issue. How do you know there isn't a periodontal issue? maybe the root canal hasn't been treated properly, has the dentist perforated, has all the material been removed, is there an undiagnosed fracture??? You've had one root canal and now you're proficient enough to advise OP. I carry out about 3 root canals per week and I wouldn't be able to diagnose the OP'S problem

is that all??

mudder a jaysis!

Oral Surgeon

ballsymchugh wrote: »

is that all??

mudder a jaysis!

Ah here, I haven't done one in 8 years.... I don't miss them...!