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Question: Gum pain where i had a root canal?

(Posted by: ch3rriee on 2010-07-31 10:26:58)

Hi, I had root canal on a tooth last year. My teeth were so bad after I had my first child. I am 7 weeks pregnant with my 2nd now and my gum around the tooth I had the root canal on is aching, it hurts when it is poked and when I am eating (not so bad, it aches and then goes away quite quick)! I did go to the dentist last week but he said he couldn't do anything as he couldn't take an x- ray. Is it possible I have an infection? I am starting to swirl warm salt water around it twice a day just in case. I didn't know that I would get pain now i've had a root canal!

Posted by: carol s on 2010-07-31, 10:32:53

CHANCES ARE WHEN THEY DID ROOT CANAL THEY DIDN'T KILL ROOT COMPLETELY ITS HAPPENED TO ME .. ASK YOUR DR IF THERE'S ANYTHING YOU CAN DO IF NOT AS SOON AS YOU HAVE THE BABY GO TO DENTIST AND HAVE A COMPLETE EXAM AND X RAYS

Posted by: Kernow Lady on 2010-07-31, 11:08:29

Root canal treatment does not last forever. When the nerve dies in time the root can become infected. Your only option if the pain continues is to have the tooth removed. This can be safely done whilst pregnant. It happened to me twice.

Posted by: Jason on 2010-07-31, 12:25:43

I'm going through the same proble right now. The root canal was probably not done quite right. The plug they install through the hole they made probably didn't go all the way through to the jaw bone. Pain comes and goes. Sometimes you feel no problem for 6 months and then one day an infection catches you. The second dentist I saw told me that he would need to drill a hole throughthe crown and clean everything inside your tooth out and then replace the plug in the tooth and then plug the crown. Hope this helps