Dental Abcess - Why Root Canal Treatment Is Needed

Video courtesy of Spear Education

[MagicCarpetRide]

I have this right now. It is the most pain you can possibly imagine. I’m in tears and nothing will make it stop

[pratishthasahare]

Most painful thing I have to go through, Tears won't stop falling and there's nothing I can do.

[skybirdsx]

I had this last year. Glad that I got it treated. It’s painful as hell and I’d never wish it on anyone.

[amberhutchinson]

This I believe was the worst pain in my life to go through but it's worth it

[onewholovesvenison]

I had a dental abscess that formed after a cavity was filled. The pain got so bad that Tylenol didn’t work, so I went to the ER. Luckily, I got a root canal not long after.

[tigerex]

I hope this helps someone, when I had this the only thing that helped with the pain before I could see a dentist was swishing with coconut oil for 20 minutes everyday.

[tamaranunez]

How did cave men survive 😭😭 im in so much pain

[hackzyk]

It worse at night i cant sleep with this PAIN

[EvanBallinger]

My mom had an abscess that was so large her mandible was thinned to only a couple of millimeters. Luckily her jaw didn't break when the dentist removed the tooth.

[XxBrittanyxX]

My bff had this done today. The first dentist we saw wanted her to wait til january. We knew she couldn't. She was in severe pain. Found a nice dentist who took it out the day we came in today. He said it was so bad, he was glad she came in cause it could have had serious life threatening issues

[AriannaAyers]

I went to 3D Endodontics in Manhattan. Dr. Deblinger used a microscope. I was well numbed. The policy is to get treatment with disinfectant / medicine in the tooth root, then reevaluation 3 weeks from the 1st visit to confirm the infection is cleared before the temporary filling by the endodontist is replaced by the permanent filling by the general / cosmetic dentist. I appreciate this thorough approach. Imagine if you had a permanent filling, but you still had an infection that your body didn't clear! I like double checking. I didn't have pain, so far, 3 root canals!

[michaelcharlesthearchangel]

I lanced an abcess years ago in order to save my jaw bone. It only took a week for me to figure out what to do using a sterilized sewing needle and salt mouth rinses.

[candorguy]

I had a root canal performed and two years later, my gum was red as can be with a pus forming on it without any pain. Apparently, my root canal was infected as a result of the bacteria forming below the root of my tooth. I went to the endodontist to get it to get it treated. And in doing so, the endodontist drained the dental abscess. Then, he performed a bone graft by surgically lifting up my gums in order to insert bovine paste that was damaged by the root infection. And I was told by him that it takes about six month for the tooth graft to heal. In the meantime, I was prescribed hydrocodone to relieve the pain. I've learned that at least 10% of all root canals are not going to be successful such as in my case.

[wewantthetruth]

I’m dealing with this situation right now …… sucks pray for me .

[ManaBDew]

Not all trigger pain
Undetected fistula drainage always think positive and never give up.

[TillowFrik]

Waking up with one was the most pain I've ever been in. The side of my face was the size of Jupiter. 🤦‍♀️

[bxtchan]

I’ve had a Root canal done 3 years ago but a couple days ago I did have a dental abscess form. They drained it about 9 hours ago and it feels like it has grown back a bit. It’s quite purple with blotchy black parts too.

[jeffrandolf]

THIS CAN BE VERY BAD! Left untreated, a periapical abscess can spread to other parts of your body and cause serious, life-threatening complications!
My brother had a lower infected tooth & let it go untreated for a long time. He's an alcoholic so everything is numb.
He ended up with a massive infection in his FACE... they had to ''go in' under his chin to drain the infection. A nurse had to come to his home everyday for a week to change the dressing & now has a huge scar/hole under his chin/jaw!
And he had to go to hospital every morning at 8am, for a week, to get an IV antibiotic drip!


I had a root canal 5 months ago. I was never really pain free in the 5 months after They kept saying that's "NORMAL". Now, 2 weeks ago a "BUMP with WHITE HEAD absess formed on my gum line next to root. Now on Amoxicillin for 7 days & they have to "retreat" the root canal, which means drilling out & filling again.

[cherylslane]

it sucks when u can’t get treated whenever you feel like.

[kiara]

I'm having my abcesses drained on the 26th & finding out the day of my oral surgeon. I'm so tired of pain.