Does Root Canal Treatment hurt?
Root canal treatment is a comfortable procedure and it involves little or no pain as the tooth will be anaesthetised with local anaesthetic during treatment. However, sometimes you may have discomfort after an appointment due to the inflammation in the tissues surrounding the tooth. This may take a few days to settle and sometimes a mild analgesic may be required.
Root canal treatment doesn’t cause pain, it relieves it. Most patients see their dentist immediately when they have a severe toothache. Such toothache can be caused by damaged tissues in the tooth. Root canal treatment removes this damaged tissue from the tooth, thereby relieving the pain you feel. In other cases, root canal therapy is indicated when the patient has no symptoms in order to prevent problems in the future and save the tooth.
