Hi all, apologies as this isn't an aibu but I posted in chat and got no responses and I'm bit panicked. If anyone can help me with this I'd be really grateful!
I had a root canal last weds and it was almost done when I had the most intense burning pain it was the worst pain I've ever had I had to ask the dentist to stop it hurt so much as I sat up I saw my face had started to swell and as I rinsed blood was present, anyway when I'd had a minute and the next lot of anaesthetic the dentist gave me had slightly taken the edge off it she filled it, she gave me antibiotics and strong ibuprofen and sent me on my way.
My face began to swell really badly from that point on it travelled up to my eye and down my neck and the pain came back I went to A&E and was given iv antibiotics and steroids. I went back to the dentist the following day and she said the tooth needed to come out but it was so swollen I'd need to let the antibiotics do their job before she did it so I'm booked in tomorrow for an extraction.
My face has been badly bruised from this and I still have swelling in my upper cheek and tingly lips my lips & cheek are also numb. I've looked into it a bit and my symptoms seem to suggest it was the cleaning stuff used for the root canal that's gone past the root tip and into the surrounding tissue. Does anyone have experience of this? I've no tooth pain the root canal was complete will taking it out improve anything? Will the swelling go down soon?I'm terrified I've got nerve damage.