Post Treatment Care After Root Canal

You may experience moderate pain and sensitivity to pressure on your tooth. Also, you may feel gum soreness for few days after your treatment. The healing process may take several days but the pain and discomfort should subside gradually.

Take any medication that was prescribed for you according to instructions.

Usually a temporary filling has been placed on your tooth; do not bite on the tooth for one hour and while you are numb. Also, until the permanent restoration is placed, be very gentle with the tooth. Try to chew with the opposite side.

Continue your brushing and flossing.

Follow up with the placement of your permanent restoration as you have been advised. Any unnecessary delay in placement of final restoration may damage the tooth permanently.

Please contact us if you are in severe pain or experience swelling, or if you have any questions.

Avoid chewing gum and eating sticky or hard foods until the entire treatment has completed.

If possible, chew only on the opposite side of your mouth

Continue to brush normally

Floss carefully each day pulling the floss out from the side as you floss next to the temporary—lifting the floss out from the top can cause the temporary to come loose