Tooth ache - throbbing pain

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Asked for Female, 38 Years

I've done root canal a year back. All of a sudden it had started to pain again. And a severe pain that goes upto my ear. Dentist told me, i might have eaten something hard bcos of which my tooth must have fractured & have got infection. And I am supposed to take Antibiotics. I have a doubt here, if the root canal process is about removing all dead nerves & pulp and sealing it, how can I develop infection and also if there is no connecting nerves, how will antibiotic work?

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Dr. Priya Verma Dentist 26 yrs exp Bangalore · Accepted Answer

Dr. Priya Verma

Dentist 26 yrs exp Bangalore

If a tooth is fractured ( a root canaled tooth that is not capped can fracture) then an X-ray should be done and if confirmed the tooth may require removal. Antibiotics will not help in this case. The infection will come back again. However the pain could be due to reinfection if there is a problem with the previous root canal. Then you can repeat the root canal to save the tooth. Treatment depends on the diagnosis

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