Had a root canal approx. 18 days ago on the second to last molar upper, I am still having pain intermittently. My dentist tells me this has nothing to do with procedure he did ad will not see me, just prescribed antibiotics , seems odd to me. The pain feels like brain freeze however the pain is not brought on by temperature. This is the est way I ca describe the pain. During the procedure he said he maxed out on local ad I do have some minor residual numbness i my cheek and upper lip as well. Is this normal?
Hi and welcome to Chat Doctor, Pain after root canal procedure is definitely not normal. Root canal procedure devitalizes the tootChatDoctorpletely by removing the infected nerve tissue from the tooth, and it disinfects the canals' and seals the root apex from the periapical tissue, so there is no chance of pain and infection after the successful root canal treatment. In your case if the pain is so severe like brain freeze I suspect, some remnants of the infected nerve or canal left unexplored which is causing discomfort. You can get it confirmed by an x-ray done for your upper teeth, accordingly if there is infection root canal should be repeated. If pain is due to gum infection, deep scaling and root planing of teeth by a dentist will solve the problem.I hope this helps, take care.