Ok, now before I say anything I want to make one thing clear... The profession of dentistry is to take dental problems, repair them, then teach you (hopefully) how to avoid them in the future. Dentists do not create your problems, you do. 10 years in the dental industry and I am still amazed as to how people cannot take responsibility for their dental hygiene. An I mean no disrespect but please disregard the information given to you by petti.
Ok, now the fact that you left it for months without any treatment is not a good thing. The first sign of pain should alert you, pronto! With RCT's, there are no guranatees(tee hee, that rhymes). I wish I could tell you that every RCT is succseeful, but unfortnately, some do fail. It is difficult to comment acurately without seeing x rays, etc but when you returned for the final visit, was the tooth totally pain free? If not, the tooth could have had some residual infection and may have needed an interim dressing. If on the final visit, when the tooth was root filled, did , the dentist mention if he had overextended the filling, or conversely, too short? My advice is to complete the AB's and continnue taking pain relief. (ibuprofen is good) It is not unusal for someone to have pain post RCT, but if it increases or remains the same, it may need the root filling removed and redressed. In any case, go back and see your dentist, or perhaps you need to be referred to an endodontist (RCT specialist) Hope I have shed some light, if you need any further info, let me know- happy to help!
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