I had my first root canal appointment nearly 2 months ago. I had spent so long in excruciating pain and had 4 courses of antibiotics but the infection kept going back, so I hoped this appointment would fix it but it hasn’t. I can’t bite on that side of my face because of how much it hurts my tooth. It’s awful. It also feels like it’s sitting differently in my mouth- I know it’s not but it feels like it’s sticking out lower than my other teeth.
there isn’t any obvious abscess or gum swelling, but the dentist said the infection is in the root. I’ve a long wait (6 month) before the 2nd appointment- is this the point where it stops hurting? Or should it have stopped hurting after the 1st appointment? I can’t afford to go private but the thought of waiting even longer in this pain is torturous but unfortunately the dentist can’t do the 2nd appointment any sooner.
basically, I don’t know if it’s normal for my tooth to still hurt after the 1st appointment and i just need to suck it up, or if it’s not normal and should be pain free by now.