“Are the effects of a root canal short-term?”
I'm going to get a root canal treatment for one of my front teeth. I'm not really excited about it, obviously, but I know it needs to be done. However, I heard that the benefits of this treatment are only temporary, and I might still feel pain in the area after the treatment. Is this really true?
2 Answers
Sometimes after root canal treatment, you feel pain due to residual infection at the apex, which can be cured by an apicoectomy or antibiotic.
It is true that you may feel slight pain or discomfort after the root canal, but if the procedure is successful, that should go away in a few days. What is not necessarily true is that the benefits of the treatment are only temporary. If the root canal is successful, the remaining tooth structure is properly restored afterward, and you take good care of the tooth, there is no reason why your tooth can't last for many years, sometimes even the rest of your life.
