After finishing the dental treatment, you need to know that the tooth can hurt, that you could feel pain when biting, and that the tooth is sensitive. This is normal for the first few days after the treatment and you can use some pain relievers, such as Brufen, Nalgesin, or Paracetamol. If the pain continues even after five days, you can consult your dentist for further treatment.
Because of the sensitivity to the bite, you can spare that side of the jaw for a few days and chew using another side. However, after a few days, you can use both sides for chewing, and the sensitivity will disappear completely. Maintain good oral hygiene, especially on the side where the treatment was performed, because you use that side less for chewing, so the possibility of plaque accumulation is more significant.
Patients think that a tooth without a nerve cannot hurt, but this is still possible. During endodontic treatment, we want to reduce the number of bacteria in the tooth to the level where the body can fight them. We can never eliminate bacteria with treatment completely, but we aim to reduce them. If the number of bacteria remains high, the tooth won’t cause problems for a while, but as the number of bacteria increases, the tooth may start to hurt, swell, or a fistula may form.
That’s why it’s important to have regular check-ups and X-rays of the teeth, so that we can monitor and react in time.