I'm in complete agony please help!
I had a dental abscess in November. It never came to a head and appears to have been underneath the tooth. Had 2 courses of antibiotics before first part of root canal procedure was done in December - no anaesthetic needed as the nerves are dead inside the tooth and I didn't feel a thing.
But I had to take another course of antibiotics after this because the pain flared up again. It settled down but didn't quite disappear completely, (was about a 2 on a scale of 1-10).
Went in for the second part of the root canal procedure last week, and mentioned the ongoing niggling pain. Dentist cleaned it all out again and put another "temporary" filling in and made an appointment for the final part in a couple of months. Again, no pain during this except a tiny bit when I imagine they found the remaining niggling bit of nerve.
However, since then the pain has returned tenfold. I can't eat or sleep. I'm on prescription strength painkillers which hardly touch it. Had another course of antibiotics from the dentist but it barely had any effect. Back in the dentist on Tuesday coming so just suffering until then.
Dentist says xray is clear, no visible cracks or issues so not sure why it's so painful.
I don't understand how the dentist can open up the tooth with no anaesthetic and I can't feel a thing but now every tiny touch is agony. Could there be something wrong deeper in the gum under the tooth that isn't showing on xray? Do I just ask for them to remove the tooth and be done with it?