how doesa a dentists fix a root canal? does it hurt? what's the procedure? any needles or other tools?
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Let me see if I can summarize this.  Numb tooth, open up tooth, remove decay, remove nerve, determine length of canals with files and by taking an xray, set files with stoppers, file canals, clean out canals with sodium hypochlorite (which is a mixture of bleach and water), fill canals of tooth with a plastic filling material called gutta percha, place a temporary filling and then take a final xray to make sure everything looks A-OK.  And you must always have a permanent crown placed on the tooth after the root canal is complete.
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the dentist will use a handpiece and make a hole in the top of your tooth. they will then use an instrument to remove the pulp (the nerve) of your tooth. the dentist will then irrigate the empty tooth and fill it with a material called dutta percha. you should have a crown put on the crown after the root canal procedure because when you remove the nerve of the tooth the tooth tends to become brittle...very easy to break off the tooth and then you would need an extraction.
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OK, I had to have a HUGE filling a few months ago because I had a really big cavity that I'd ignored for a long time. To be honest, yes, it did hurt a bit getting it done, especially when the dentist drilled deep in the tooth, close to the nerve. \n\nBut when I saw the dentist then it was an emergency appointment just to fix that one tooth - he told me that I had a lot more cavities, but he couldn't do them because he was only for emergencies. He told me I should find another dentist to fill them ASAP as some of the cavities were fairly bad. Anyway, I ignored his advice and a couple of weeks ago needed to have a tooth extracted because it got so rotten.\n\nSo yes, getting deep cavities filled can be a bit painful, but it's certainly better than the alternative, which is leaving them to get so bad they need to be extracted. If you feel pain during the fillings, tell your dentist and he can give you more anaesthetic. And you won't even feel the needle if he needs to give you more, because your gum will be numb. Good luck!
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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.
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Tooth Ache\n\nBegin by cleaning around the sore tooth meticulously. Using warm salt water, rinse the mouth to displace any food trapped between teeth. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES should you use aspirin on the aching tooth or on the gum becoz it may burn the gum tissue. In the event of facial swelling, apply a cold compress to the area. For temporary pain relief, acetaminophen is recommended. See a dentist as soon as possible. \n\nBroken Tooth\n\nRinse the area with warm water. Put a cold compress over the facial area of the injury. Recover any broken tooth fragments. Get immediate dental attention. \n\nKnocked Out Permanent Tooth\n\nRecover the tooth, making sure to hold it by the crown (top) and not the root end. Rinse, but do not clean or handle the tooth more than necessary. Reinsert the tooth in the socket and hold it in place using a clean piece of gauze or cloth. If the tooth cannot be reinserted, carry it in a cup containing milk or water. Because time is essential, see a dentist immediately. \nhttp://www.livermorekidsdentist.com/problems.asp\n\nTreatment for tooth decay varies according to how severe the decay is. \n\n-Brushing and flossing with fluoride toothpaste and/or receiving fluoride treatments may be enough to reverse early decay, before cavities have formed. for more info,see the link.\n\n-You need a filling if a cavity has formed. A filling is a material that plugs the cavity hole and restores a tooth to its original shape after your dentist has removed the decay. \n\n-You may need a crown if the decay is severe and your tooth is badly damaged. A crown (often called a cap) is a man-made replacement for all or part of a tooth. Crowns are also used to treat teeth that have broken or decayed so much that a filling will not work. \n\n-You may need a root canal treatment if the pulp of your tooth is infected. A root canal removes the pulp of a tooth. \n\n-You may need your tooth taken out (extraction) if the root of the tooth is severely damaged. You may need to replace the tooth with a bridge or an implant. \nhttp://www.webmd.com/hw/health_guide_atoz/hw172598.asp\n\nThe following remedies can help soothe your tooth pain while you’re waiting for an appointment with your dentist. \n\nTry This First \n\nString it up. Sometimes, a toothache is caused by something as simple as trapped food between the teeth. These food particles actually irritate the gums, but the pain can radiate into the surrounding teeth, Dr. Stay says. So try rinsing your mouth with warm water to loosen any food particles. Then floss or use a water-irrigating device to clean between your teeth. But even if this technique relieves your pain, you should still consult a dentist to make sure other more complex dental problems aren’t contributing to your toothache, she says. \n\nOther Wise Ways \n\nGnaw a knot of Cloves. Take a couple of Cloves from a spice rack and place them between your aching tooth and your cheek—much like you’d use chewing tobacco. They can help soothe the pain, says Richard D. Fischer, D.D.S., dentist in Annandale, Virginia, and past president of the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology. Let the hard seedlike Cloves soak in your mouth’s saliva for several minutes to soften them up. Then gently chew on them—like you would on a toothpick—so the soothing oils within the Cloves are released into the area surrounding your aching tooth. Leave the Cloves in place for about 30 minutes or until the pain subsides. Continue this treatment as needed until you can see a dentist, he suggests. \n\nLay on the ointment. If gnashing on Cloves is unappetizing, then consider using an over-the-counter tooth-pain ointment such as Anbesol or Orajel, Dr. Fischer suggests. Be sure to follow the directions on the label. \n\nMake some waves. Swishing warm salt water around in your mouth can help reduce gum swelling, disinfect abscesses, and relieve tooth pain. Mix a teaspoon of salt into an eight-ounce glass of warm water and use
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Should see a dentist, could cause bad issues and if you have bateria in the tooth i *CAN* kill you.. or the infection could get to you..\n\nBut take advil, tylenol, aleve.. ect.. try to find a doc Monday. - if it gets too unbearable.. go to the ER\n\nI've had a infected pulp, and i had to have a root canal. so i know all about this situation quite well.. But only thing will stop the pain is find out what is causign it and have it taken care of.
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I got a filling done without any anaesthetic. It was the most painful experience I have ever had, EVER. \n\nIt was my first filling and the dentist said it was small enough that I wouldn't need freezing. Knowing nothing about dental pain, I agreed to let him drill my tooth.\n\nMy hands gripped the chair, and my glasses fogged up from the perspiration from the pain. I could feel the drill slowly approaching the nerves in my tooth, and then I felt the drill hit the nerve. I didn't know such pain was possible.\n\nBut since then, I've had cavities filled, a tooth pulled and recently, a wisdom tooth extracted, all done under local anasthetic and they've been good experiences.\n\nMoral of the story: make sure the dentist uses freezing.\n\nPS... did the dentist recover the crown in your throat?
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It is possible for a piece of the root tip to break off and there is the possibility that it was left.  See your dentist so he or she can take x-rays to determine what exactly is going on.  An oral surgeon is generally very thourough so this is not extremely common.
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When the root pulp is dead there is no pain. Toothache is usually caused by gas byproducts of bacteria growing in a tooth cavity. The gas presses against the nerve tissue of the tooth, and causes the pain. A dentist can help that problem by a number of procedures. In the meantime take a pain killer, (analgesic), like aspirin,  tyenol etc.. Clove oil also will do the trick. It is also antiseptic. But it is not a pleasant substance.\nGood luck,\nDoc. Dan.
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First, you need to call your dentist.  Different things will be done depending on how bad it is damaged.  If you broke it off far enough then a root canal might be necessary.  If it is only chipped with little damage then the dentist might just repair it like it was a cavity by using the porcelain.
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Ignore the "person" who is so positive that the tooth will turn black & die. It's already dead. It WILL turn black if you don't do the root canal.\n\nAsk the dentist to warm the anesthetic in warm water before he uses injects. You keep breathing S-L-O-W deep breaths - it really does help keep the pinch down.
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One word: infection.\n\nA root canal treatment is aimed at cleaning and sealing one's tooth so the space filled by the infected nerve is devoid of infectious and inflammatory process. The nerve is then replaced by an inert material that won't cause inflammation and provide a good seal against infiltrations. Sometimes, bacteria can stay in some areas of the root impossible to clean, even for the best dentist in the world. It's often due to the shape of your root canal, and not because of your dentist.\n\nIn theses cases, treatments exist and can be discussed with your dental professional.
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you are going to loose this tooth. antibiotics are a temporary fix. they allow us to decrease the infection enough to releive pain/swell and be able to get the tooth numb so we can work on it. it is loose because the infection has caused you to loose the bone around the root of the tooth. you now have a chronic abscess and most likely a root canal will not fix it. your tooth is nonrestoravle by any ethical dentist's standards, go get it taken care of before you end up in the hospital.
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I know exactly what you're going thru!!  Have had many root canals and many infected teeth (abcesses).  OUCH!  Your dentist should give you an Rx for an antibiotic and some pain meds to help you.  In the meantime, there is this great product that you can by at Walgreens, or whatever drug store you have by you.  It's called Dentemp OS.  It's a premade paste, kind of like what the dentists use, and it has some pain reliever in it.  All you need to do is take a little bit out of the little jar, roll it up in a little ball, and if it's not too painful for you to touch the tooth, stick it in the cavity.  Good luck to you.  I can symapthize.
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If you really enjoy root canals you will enjoy trying to fix a stick of RAM.  :-)\n\nIf you bought it from a reputable company like Crucial, Kingston, PNY, Kahlon, or even a chain store like Best Buy, Circuit City, etc, the RAM will have a lifetime warranty.  Just get it replaced and don't go through the pain and agony of that root canal...... er, I mean that RAM repair.
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a root canal would not give you that much pain, after mine I was given antibiotics & told to take OTC pain medicine i.e. tylenol etc. what hurts the most for people that end up having root canals is the death of the tooth before the root canal, especially if it is a filled tooth that dies after the filling, that's when you have pain & get sick from the infection
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welllll, i don't specialize in neck or head aches per se, tho' they can both certainly be caused by tooth ache...\n\nHere's the deal - The dentist removed the nerve of the tooth, so IT doesn't hurt anymore, however, prior to doing so, it's possible the dead infected nerve may have caused an abcess at the base of the root.  The swelling and infection therein (think expanding object in contricted space) is what MAY have initially caused the other pain and aches.    That infection will resolve subsequent to the removal of its source, but you could certainly still have soreness.\n\nI'd personally recommend 400-600mg of ibuprofen every 4-6 hrs.\n\ngood luck!