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Toothache after root treatment – is this normal?

After root treatment it is normal for the tooth to continue hurting slightly for another 2-3 days. Slightly means that it can be treated using standard pain medication, that it does not increase intensity or start throbbing.

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It is important to use a cofferdam during root treatment and an optical magnifier. A coffer dam protects teeth from saliva and the tongue, which is absolutely necessary for clean work.

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The picture on the left shows a patient with a horizontal coffer dam, which isolates a tooth from the rest of the mouth and enables the dentist to concentrate on working.

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Saliva contains many hundreds of bacteria, which are prevented from invading the inside of the tooth, which should be cleaned and sealed tightly.

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If the channels on the inside of the tooth are not filled up to the root, then years later the bone can get infected, requiring root tip resection or extraction.

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An x-ray can be used to check the results of a root-tip resection, the channels should be homogeneously filled to the root. The picture below shows a tooth which has received good root treatment. Find out more about this topic from the video lexicon www.checkdent.com!

You go to your dentist with a toothache and get root canal treatment. Afterwards the toothache is still there – is this normal, was the dental treatment correct?

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Yes and no!

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You will still be able to feel toothache for about another 3 days – why?
Well, this is because the dentist cleans the inside of the tooth using special instruments which are long and may irritate the bone at the tip of the root (red). This makes you feel a toothache for about another 3 days – so it isn´t a root canal pain.
When might it be necessary to go to your dentist again? Well, if the pain intensifies and/or starts to throb instead of being dull and/or if you develop a fever/swelling.

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Find out more about root treatments in this short film!

canal root treatment

Before getting braces, the base needs to be cleaned!

Should you be considering correcting the positioning of your teeth, then you should consider this: before you get braces, your whole mouth needs to be „inflammation-free“.

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What does this mean?

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It means that there should be no

• Inflammation of the bone around the root – the so-called source
• periodontitis
• osteomyelitis
• cavities
• faulty root treatment

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Once the base is cleared of any inflammation, treatment using braces can begin! An x-ray can show the status of your teeth and mouth.

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