Root Canal Discomfort
If you need a root canal, you may be worried about the pain associated with it. Here is what you will want to know about root canal discomfort.
Root Canal Discomfort: How a Dentist Can Help with Oral Pain
If you’re experiencing oral pain, that’s the main issue we’ll help you deal with. Sometimes, your tooth may hurt because you have a cavity that makes it susceptible to cold, heat, or sweets. Come see us for those issues. We can help determine why it’s hurting and find a way to make the pain go away. Also, if there’s swelling, you might have an abscess, and we have ways to eliminate the infection and help you return to a nice, pain-free quality of life.
Root Canal Discomfort: Types of Sedation Available for a Root Canal
Once you’re here to have root canal therapy, you might be concerned that the procedure will be painful. You might wonder if you should be sedated, or if this is something that you don’t want to remember. The procedure itself will be painless. It should be boring. In 15 years of practice, I’ve never sedated anyone. I’ve never felt the need to sedate anyone. In addition to the cost, the downsides of being sedated include having to make sure you have a driver. Also, you’ll have to take the whole day off from work, and someone will have to take you home and watch you after the fact. If you come in and are comfortable with us, you’ll pick whatever type of music you’d like to hear in your operatory. We make the experience comfortable and pleasant so that, once you leave, the anesthesia goes away, and you can go about your normal life.
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Root Canal Discomfort: Pain After a Root Canal Treatment
Pain is the primary concern any time you hear the words, root canal. In fact, however, when you do have the treatment, we expect you to have zero pain. Following the treatment, you’ll be numb for a few hours. You can go right back to work, play sports, or do whatever your normal life would have included that day. Once the anesthesia wears off, you can normally expect a dull achiness, and even a mild throbbing would be the extent of your discomfort. Most teeth will be slightly tender as you chew; however, most of them are slightly tender when you come in, and that will continue for a little while. We usually recommend taking over-the-counter ibuprofen if you’re medically able to do that. That usually takes care of everything.
If you are worried about root canal pain, please call our Buffalo endodontist office.