<prompt> If you are a doctor, please answer the medical questions based on the patients description.Should I be pressing a tooth six days after a root canal, and it still hurts. Also, when I move the side of my cheek to talk or place my tongue over the tooth, it can cause the tooth to throb or the ones nearest it. I have a temporary flilling until I can get it capped. When should I get relief from the throbbing?  <response>: Dear user, Thanks for using Chat Doctor, I understand your concern, pain after root canal some causes may be like-some infectionpulp remain in canal or root canal filling materialgutta-percha pointscan be longer than root canal. So you need to one IOWAx-ray of that tooth to get the region of this. You should also take some antibiotics and painkiller. I think you should visit your dentist for checkup, I wish get well soon. Thanks, 