Jaw pain from root canals
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i never had issues with my 3 other root canals, they were pain free from the minute i left the dds or pain free w/in 2 days. but this one is making me paraniod. so i called an endo (my general dds sis the root canal), i called the endo cus they only do root canals and i have a evalutaion on weds to have it looked at. i just know my own body and i know when something isnt right.
I had a root canal done almost a month back and at that time there was pain but not too bad and within a week the pain was gone. But now after almost a month the entire jaw where the root canal was done is hurting and it seems to be accompanied with some pain in the temple on that side of the head and pain in the ear too. So I was wondering is this is normal?
Another question that I had was how long can I go before I I absolutely need to cap the tooth with a crown?
I so feel for you, I have now had 4 root canals and crowns thanks to composite fillings. I had many old fillings, and when i replaced the first one i had "phantom" tooth pain, jaw pain. No problem on the tooth itself but they called it TMJ, months later in severe pain and at the ER they said you feel it in your jaw but it's a root. The best endodontist explained how white fillings leak often and cause such pain often reflecting from the tooth but not on it.
I have extreme cold sensitivity in the root canaled tooth. Now the pain is an aching feeling through the whole back of my jaw. Plus I have a strange ache just under my earlobe on my neck (my glands?) I was thinking infection but the x-ray showed no sign of one. Can an x-ray always detect an infection? Now the Endo. wants to do an APICOECTOMY. My last appointment with them seemed like they just didn't know why so they'll just try this next.
She said if I was not dealing with TMJD issues she would try to retreat it - but she feels CERTAIN the pain is associated with the jaw and is all referred pain. My pain from the tooth radiates back to my jaw and the masseter muscle and trideminal nerve. She wants me to try to get the jaw issues under control first before retreating the tooth. She does not feel it is fractured further either - she tested the gumline etc.
Is there any documented correlation between upper jaw surgery and the rate of incidence of root canals in the affected jaw? I am now worried that the rest of my upper front teeth, and possibly the molars, will eventually require root canals. I have had no trauma to my mouth other than the surgery almost 20 years ago and a filling in 2 of the teeth prior to the root canal procedure.
Thank you for your time.
I have had 2 root canals on the same tooth because of pain. I went to 2 different denists for each of the root canals and was put on antibiotics 3 different times even though they didn't see an infection. (just precaution) I have had root canals before with no problems but as soon as I had the first root canal I was having pain that I had never had before. It is all around that tooth and below it and it radiates to my ear and into my neck. So now I'm seeing an oral surgeon.
It is always posible that root canals are not successful. There are a high percentage that are. If the endodontist can not find or negotiate all the canals(sometimes they are calcified) and he or she feels that the prognosis of the tooth is poor or hopeless then I think you can either accept the findings or seek another opinion.
My husband recently has an MRI due to a 2 years history of headaches jaw tightness,neck soreness and if he quickly looks to his left has a feeling like he could black out. The MRI showed venous angioma and the doctor wants to have another MRI in 5 months. I am doing research on this and wanted to know if there were any studies showing infections that could "cause" venous angioma.
I have not been diagnosed with TMJ but I get fullness/pain in ear at times. I have heard the jaw shares the same nerve with the ear. If the TMJ is sore/spastic that the pain can be referred to the ear. Does anyone have experience with this situation? I also have pulsatile tinnitus (ringing in the ear to the rhythm to my heart but don't believe it is related as I have damaged my ears from earplugs/ipod music.
d love to hear some answers and appreciate any advice. I know root canals can be painful at times but from what I have read and from talking to my Dad, Mom, and one of my sister, it should not be this painful.
Please help me!!! Thank you all in advance for any help and sorry for such the long post! I'm just hurting and confused about all of this from all the research I did on the net.
Thanks again!
Same thing is happening to me and everyone thinks that I am crazy. Doctors and dentists. I have pain in my jaw going to my shoulder,elbow,and wrist. They are very sore and stiff. It hurts a lot in my left upper chest and in my armpit too. The back of my neck hurts a lot and sometimes I wake up with a racing heart. When my chest pain starts I don't know what it is?? Is it my chest or heart or muscles?? It just hurts. I know that it is this root canal and in two days it is gone! TAKE IT OUT!!
This can inflame tiny nerve fibers that SURROUND the root of the tooth, causing pain. The root canal procedure removes the nerves from inside the tooth, but the fibers surrounding it remain (called the periodontal ligament) and can elicit pain, especially to pressure. In the absence of thermal sensitivity, you can rest pretty well knowing the nerves inside the tooth are gone. This narrows the focus for finding the source of your discomfort considerably.
It's possible it could be in need of a root canal,but it's strange that the x rays didnt show any infections or anything.Ive had two root canals and I still remeber the severe pain of the first.I couldn't move,I had to keep my head down all the time.And I took lots of pain medicine everyday till I got it fixed.
My cousin has the same problem you do,with her jaw popping. They told her it was from grinding her teeth as well.
I have failing root canals on lower molars on either side of my jaw. The root canaled teeth are now completely reinfected as confirmed by my endodontist. The larger problem is how long I was aware of the reinfection without seeking professional help. It has been at least two years that the root canals have been reinfected. About 6 months ago the glands in my neck swelled directly below the teeth on either side. My face swelled on one side. I still didn't get it taken care of at that point.
I had a root canal and several weeks later noticed a pea-sized hard lump on my lower jaw bone, directly down from the root canal. The dentist who put my crown on after the root canal, said that the lump had nothing to do with the root canal, and that I probably always had this lump. Does this sound reasonable?
It caused me to need a few root canals. No problems since then. 3.5 yrs ago I needed another root canal on a tooth adjacent to the ones that had been treated years before. Well, that tooth has always hurt since then. I went back to the dentist, he said it was fine but sent me to an oral surgeon to rule out it being anything related to my past history. The surgeon said the root canal looked fine and that he would recommend a MRI to see if anything was going on in my face.
Had root canal last Thurs and by Sat I was in extreme pain and with swelling to lower jaw & lump on inside of cheek & gums. I was given Amox. I have been taking Amox for 3 days & NSAID. Get HA, tired/dizzy off/on. Endodontist saw me today told me the lump was actually bone swelling not soft tissue but not to worry. Has anyone heard about this condition? Is it due to too much injected anesthesia or is it an immune response or the infection? Please advise thank you.
I recently had treatment through an endodontist who is a specialist in doing root canals. When he pushed one of the files into a canal I did feel pain and jumped slightly, even though he had numbed me well and truly. When he saw me jump he asked if I had felt it, to which I said YES ! He said this showed the presence of a live nerve so if I remember correctly he went in with his drill and destroyed the nerve.
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