Root canal

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Root canal

Asked for Female, 29 Years

I had a root canal Thursday at 10am. After the treatment I was fine went back to work. At 3 am I woke up with a major pain, during the day over the counter meds didn’t help and now my jaw is swelling so bad I can see from the outside. Should I wait till Monday to call the dentist

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Dr. Gaurav Gupta Dentist 28 yrs exp Gurgaon Consult Now · Accepted Answer

Dr. Gaurav Gupta

Dentist 28 yrs exp Gurgaon

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Sometimes there is postoperative pain due to infection. In my opinion if RCT is done properly, your pain would subside in a day or so. Of course you can wait till Monday.

Next Steps

Take the medicines as prescribed by the doctor.

Health Tips

Avoid eating hot things as it may aggravate the infection. Also don’t use the effected site for couple of days.

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