Hello, I had the last appointment for my root canal on number 29 last friday. The next day i developed pain, numbness in my chin and lip lower left side. I went to the Dentist he did not know what was wrong did Xrays did not see anything. The next day which was Tuesday I went to an Endodontist who told me I had an infection below the root canal tooth . He did Xray and also said I was swollen He perscribed me Clindamycin 150mg 3 times a day for 5 days. I started this Tuesday night, today if Friday so I have been taking antibiotic for almost 3 days. Pain is much more tolerable but still very numb and tingly. How long does this last? Will the numbness go away once infection is gone???
Hi, Thanks for asking the query, After a successful Root Canal Treatment the canals are completely devitalized , disinfected, so there are no chances of pain. Pain can be due to incompletely done procedure, re-infection, accidentally left unexplored canal, Take an x-ray which will show left remnant pulp tissue and periapical condition. Take complete course of antibiotic and analgesic. If the pain is tolerable , you don't worry about the symptoms it will take some days for it to subside. If it persists for more than a month you can consult the Dentist. Hope this helps out. Regards....