Does anybody know the long term good and bad effects of a root canel being done on a back bottom molar?
131351
The good is having a needed root canal performed on a tooth can save the tooth and the person could have the tooth for the rest of their life (considering the person takes good care of it and the rest of their teeth and gums).  The bad is that people will get the root canal done and then never return for a crown and the tooth will break over time or the person will not have good oral hygiene and will lose the tooth.
452003
seems like you have got infection in the periapical area of the tooth(i.e the area which surrounds the end of the root) which has spread to the bone and has resulted in bone loss which may be replaced by the granulomatous tissue (the infected tissue). this often results in the change in perception of the tissue and inflammation of the soft tissues of the oral cavity, thus leading to odd sensation. furthermore, the area you are describing i.e the palatal area doesn't contain much of muscle as the skin is attached directly to the periosteum (outer covering of the bone). thus any pus or oedema in that area is quite painful. the best treatment or it is drainage of pus. it can be done either way i.e either from making the hole in the tooth or else surgically. the root canal therapy will just make a passage for the drainage of the pus from the tooth so that all the infected pus and other tissues is removed later it can be filled so that any further infection isn't caused. but sometimes the amount of pus or the lesion is so big that it can't be removed by RCT. then we need to open up that area and treat it surgically. the exact treatment plan can be chalked out only after examination. so i advise you to consult a gud endodontologist who will be able to relieve ur pain and return the tooth to it's functional state.
231634
I would advise your dentist that you are in this much pain when u go back. Few days after fillings they can be irritable and pain full, sometimes this goes after a few days and if not go back. \n When i had rootcanel few months ago, i used to get a aspirin, crumble it up to powered, and put it on my tooth to relief the pain. (asways read label)
546200
Just a few weeks ago I had the remaining 2 molars in my mouth pulled out. When I was 17 years old I had my first root canal. The years proceeding I had 5 more. Let me just say that the next 10 years of my life was a nightmare. I was in pain every day. My face hurt, my joints hurt, I just didn't feel right. I saw multiple dentists and specialists who wanted to put me on narcotics. I finally found a dentist that would help me. He said that because I had been in pain for so many years that the best thing would be to remove them. Every single tooth that had a root canal done on it had infection and was decayed on the inside. None of this could be seen on any x-ray we looked at. My destist said "No wonder you don't feel good, you have been living with a pretty big infection in your face, for what looks like years." I am now 29 and I have no molars left in my mouth and I can easily say that I have spent a small fortune on dental work. I can also honestly say that I have not felt this good in 10 years. There has to be some truth to what you are saying. The day after I had my last infected molar pulled was the first day in about 5 years that I didn't have a headache. I didn't even need to take any pain medicine because I felt soooo much better. So obviously there has to be some connection there. My new dentist says that at dental school they are really teaching about implants now and that hopefully soon more dentists will go back for continuing education and learn about them. I am curious to see what others have to say about this. Good question.
581450
I have recently had root treatment on two seperate teeth, I ended up having to get one of them out!! a week later ,so I say no , just ask for extraction , Dentists say they are trying to save our teeth but in fact are making a huge ammount of money from unsuspecting patients, who are usually at their wits end with pain when they visit the dentist in the first place, that they will agree to anything the god like dentist is suggesting !!
141413
The worst part about root canals...they are VERY BORING!! The only thing that you should feel is when they get you numb, which isn't too bad. If you are having an endodontist (a specialist that only does root canals) do the work, it should go more quickly than having a general dentist do it. With most root canals, the tooth is sore for about 24-48 hours after the endo is done, this is due to them working on the tooth & it is completely normal. Root canals are about 90% successful; they may need future work on them & it is SO IMPORTANT to have a crown put on the tooth just as soon as you can!!! Teeth that have had root canals become dry & brittle, so if you bit down on something just right you could break the tooth in a way that it may have to taken out; and that would be a waste of $$. Good luck
184392
You don't feel anything at all when you have an extraction done, apart from the slight pain from the injection, but you'll have had injections before for fillings so you'll know what to expect. They get you numbed up, and then they go in with some pliers and just pull it out. Honestly, you don't feel anything except for some pressure. The noise is the worst thing really, it's kind of like a creaking noise as the roots become dislodged, and then a crack when it comes out. Afterwards, you spit out a lot of blood which is kind of freaky, but it doesn't bleed for all that long. I took pain killers for a couple of days afterwards I think, but I don't think I really needed them. It feels weird having a hole in your gum, and always tempting to stick your tongue in it - but don't, it will dislodge the clot! Honestly, I'd just get it done under local. I had 3 teeth pulled at once when I was only about 12, done under local, and yeah, I was really scared, but it honestly wasn't that bad.
92787
It depends on how extensive the damage is. But chances are good that you may need root canal therapy. (It isn't bad. I've had them... even have watched with a mirror.) If you're really scared, go to a dentist that specializes in patients who are fearful. You can get tranquilizers, gas, or other treatments that make the treatment almost painless. The longer you let it go, the more involved the treatment. If the tooth gets to the point where it has to be pulled, then you have to get a bridge to fill the gap so your other teeth won't move around. So that's even more work. \n\nReally, the best thing is to get it taken care of right away. Get it checked first. The dentist probably won't do the work during that first visit, anyway. But at least you will find out what you are up against.
390315
You might have an abcess and thats why it hurts so much. Take some advil to help with the pain, it usually works.  You have to becareful with the anbesol, too much is not a good thing..I know how much pain you are in, I am in the same boat, taking antibiotics for a abcess now, waiting for a root canal, and man does it hurt....I am taking advil every 4 hours, and you can take up to 3 at a time! Good luck to you!
633378
Not to scare you dude, but once a dentist messed it up with the drill and touched my nerve. It's quite painful.\n\n\nBut don't worry, most dentists are professional and will never do such a thing. If, after my experience, I am not scared and continue going to the dentist regularly, then you shouldn't be either. There's nothing to fear.
497228
This happened to me too my old shitty dentist didn't do a good job, she didn't drill and clean all the decay, now after few years i found a new great dentist, he fixed he said i may have ended up having root canal too, maybe tomorrow, maybe in five years maybe never as long as it doesn't hurt and since he filled my tooth again, he even put some medicine there it doesn't hurt and no problems whatsover! So find a good dentist that's a start! ask your family or friends i am sure somebody knows, that's how i found mine!
615760
had a fall as a kid and broke my front incisor. It turned black as the nerve went dead and later on as a teenager had a root canal done and got a crown fixed. The first crown lasted me for 5 years. Had to get it removed coz the root canal had to be redone. the crown I got fixed after that has a metal on the back side and enamel only on the front. That has lasted me for the last 15 years without any hassles. I do have to get it redone now because the enamel has turned yellow with the passage of time.\n\nGo for crowns if you really want to. A suggestion though: \n\nCheck out the link I have given, maybe some other  procedure could be more beneficial for you than a crown.\n\ngood luck
295130
I am a dentist.\n\nYes.  This can be normal.  The absence of spontaneous pain, especially three days after treatment, is generally an encouraging sign that the tooth will get better.\n\nPlacement of a filling requires drilling on the tooth.  Drilling on the tooth is a traumatic experience to pulp of the tooth.  In response, the pulp becomes inflamed.  The pulp of your tooth is like any other area of your body: when injured, inflammatory mediators are released which potentiate the activity of the nerves in the area--in the case of your dental pulp, there are only two types of nerves, both of which transmit to the brain all stimuli as pain.  Apply cold to the tooth, and these nerves are going to more readily transmit "pain" to your brain.\n\nWhen the inflammation goes away after a few days, the cold-sensitivity will go away.  Keep in mind, however, that the situation could get worse, and that your tooth could start hurting spontaneously.  If that happens, then the nerve may be dying.
464182
I've had a lot of root canals done before, and even after months, sometimes they do that. If you had an abcess, you would know it, you would be in extreme pain, and you would look like a chipmunk. It's just your gums adjusting to the changes. Mouths are really sensitive to dental work, and root canals can take a while to adjust to. It will go away with time.
580325
I am a dental assistant and honestly, yes it does hurt. Your best bet is to get a general anesthetic, (one that puts you to sleep.) When I had ine removed 3 years ago, I woke up and felt nothing because I was still under the anesthetic. After I woke from my nap however, I was in misery. My best advice is to take your pain medicine on schedule. It's alot easier to control the pain than to have to get rid of it again. Your cheeks will be "puffy" and the pain will last anywhere from 2-4 days. The nerve is not such a big deal. It sounds scary, but is in fact very common. Just avoid getting a dry socket by not smoking or drinking out of a straw and use COLD compresses. Hot will open the blood clod that has been formed after removal. From my experience having teeth removed is alot less hurtful then people believe due to the horror stories by other people. Just keep a positive attitude and don't work yourself up too much. Promise it's better then what you think. Hope this helps!!
650874
It depends on the teeth around that one.  You may loose strength to nearby roots if you loose that tooth.  I am 30 and lost a back one on the bottom (and the dentist damaged the gum in that area).  Honestly only prob so far is every once in a while a sharp chip may get stuck back there, ouch.  Been out for like 6 years.
107960
Unfortunately, there is quite a precedent for instruments fracturing in root canals during such therapy. While it is all well and good to call in the law enforcement to deal with such a situation, the first thing I would be considering would be to get some pain relief. \nWhile opioid analgesics are good to dull the pain, they do not act act the source of pain. Anti-inflammatories, such as ibuprofen, sometimes even combined with opioids, can produce much more relief than opioids on their own. Root canal treatment, successful or otherwise, can be quite painful for a few days after the event. In the vast vast majority of cases, it can be resolved with simple pain relief.\nOnce the pain has resolved, it is time to take stock of what has occurred. If the tooth is pain free and you can eat and do whatever you like with the tooth, the dentist was probaly correct in saying that the file was sterile and it has sealed the canal. If the tooth does not resolve its pain issues, then we must consider plan B.\nRemoval of a root filling and retreating a root canal treated tooth is not an easy thing to do. It is often done by root canal specialists who see this sort of thing every day. The major concern here is that after everything that has gone before it, is the tooth able to undergo retreatment. It may be too weak, or the file may have caused some serious damage to the root itself. This is evidenced by continued pain from this tooth over a longer period of time, rather than just a few days. You may have to entertain the possiblilty of losing that tooth.\nIf this is the case, consider speaking to your dentist about some form of compensation. This may not be monetary, but it may involve crediting the money spent on the root canal towards a replacement for the tooth lost. If the dentist is not forthcoming, then a complaint to the relevant dental authorities is appropriate. Lawyers are only after your money, and while they may produce a financial result, the time wasted in legal process, etc, benefits nobody but the lawyers themselves.\nI hope you have some success here. It is an unfortunate event, and one I hope can be resolved simply. Get out of pain best you can first, and then make your decisions.