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Hi Everyone.

I have a question.  Let me give you a bit of background first.

I've had a toothache on my upper right teeth for 3 weeks.  This past Thursday the 8th I saw an endodontist at my dentist's referral.  The teeth are having the typical root canal symptoms, hot/cold sensitivity, constant toothache, throbbing toothache and pain with biting and chewing.

When I saw the endodontist he identified two teeth with the same symptoms.  He told me that I would need a root canal treatment on one that day and we would see how the other tooth felt after.  He asked me which one hurt most.  Tooth #6, the canine tooth hurt worse so we did the root canal treatment on #6 on February 8th.  He said that the tooth might be tender and be sensitive to chewing for about a week.  I understand this as I have had root canal treatments previously.  I have been taking Ibuprofen for the post procedure pain.

I know it's only been a short time and the tooth #6 that just had a root canal treatment feels fine.  It's just the usual tenderness you expect after the procedure.

The other tooth #5, a premolar has been hurting all along and has not improved and is still having the same symptoms.

My question is, is it too soon to call the Endodontist's office on Monday to schedule another consultation and treatment on #5?

Or do I need to wait for the week to be up after #6's treatment to let it calm down?

I can tell the difference that now I'm having two types of pain in two different teeth.  I expect #6 to continue to improve because it only has the tenderness from after the procedure and no more root canal symptoms.

But, tooth #5 still has the same symptoms and I'm afraid if I wait it will get worse if I wait.

Any advice would be much appreciated.

Thank you.

JJ

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