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Is the deadening of the nerve before root canal supposed to hurt?
I went to my dentist to begin a root canal. The first part of the procedure is to fill the tooth with a medicine that kills the nerve. Then I come back next week for the actual root canal. But I am in serious, exclaim-out-loud kind of pain from just the deadening. Is this normal? If so, I can't imagine how bad the root canal will be!
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- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
My uncle is a dentist who has performed two root canals on myself. The first process is drilling into the tooth and extracting the actual nerve. The fact that you are having a root canal probably means that there was also infection of some sort at the site which would continue to give you pain. Secondly they put a temporary filling in the hole. So discomfort will be there a few days. Medicine, ice and heat will help. Your next visit will be the crowning of the tooth to seal the deal. Hang in there it will get better.
Source(s): Self and Dentist. - 1 decade ago
First of all, I don't understand why they didn't do the root canal right away and why you have to wait. I've had 6 root canals at one time, all in the same day. (It took a while, I was there all day). Secondly, if the tooth is a bottom tooth, in the jaw, they have to do a nerve block of the jaw. This is very painful, but more of a "shock". I wouldn't think you should have continued pain AFTER the initial numbing.
