i had root canal treatment and a tooth extraction over a year ago now.. ever since the right hand side face was swelling for some time it was burning, the burning sensation as now gone,but im still left with the swelling its awful iv been back to dentist and had my sinuses cheeked they are fine the dentist said to keep ptting ice packs on but as im sure you can appreciate thats simply not convenient for a lady of 33 years old. its taking my looks away from me and im becoming depressed. please could you help me????????
Hello, Thanks for posting your query in Chat Doctor forum. Since you had undergone root canal treatment one year back, The swelling and pain arose may be due to-Re-infection. Perforation or ledge formation while performing root canal procedure. Periapical infection underlying. Incomplete removal of infected pulp from pulp canals. I would suggest you to get an x-ray done. If required, re-rct has to be done. If infection is severe, tooth has to be extracted. Hope this helps.