{"id":1415,"date":"2020-01-27T14:40:40","date_gmt":"2020-01-27T20:40:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/blog\/?p=1415"},"modified":"2020-01-27T14:40:42","modified_gmt":"2020-01-27T20:40:42","slug":"root-canal-problems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/blog\/root-canal-problems\/","title":{"rendered":"root canal problems"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I had a root canal treatment for an infected tooth. After I finished treatment, my dentist gave me a prescription for penicillin. A week later I was still in pain. He wrote me a prescription for Vicodin and said if it still hurt after another week he&#8217;d give me a different antibiotic. I don&#8217;t think I can wait that long. Plus, the Vicodin makes me feel weird. What do you recommend?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Barry<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dear Barry,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/emergency-dentist.jpg\" alt=\"man grabbing the side of his jaw in pain\" class=\"wp-image-1399\" width=\"338\" height=\"328\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Your dentist is missing the boat here. First, the antibiotic prescription. While penicillin can work, it wouldn&#8217;t be my first choice after <a href=\"https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/new-orleans-root-canal-treatment.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"a root canal treatment (opens in a new tab)\">a root canal treatment<\/a>. Instead, I&#8217;d try a stronger antibiotic such as clindamycin. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Second, the amount of time he&#8217;s waiting to get you on the correct antibiotic is way too long. You should have been feeling better after a couple of days and he wants you to wait over two weeks!  No. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There&#8217;s a good likelihood you still have <a href=\"https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/new-orleans-emergency-dentist.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"a dental infection (opens in a new tab)\">a dental infection<\/a> because something was missed here. You don&#8217;t want the infection to spread any more than it already has. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where to Go From Here<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I think you need to see a root canal specialist and have this re-treated. When you call the office, let them know what is going on so they can get you on the right antibiotic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To give you realistic expectations here, a root canal re-treatment is usually successful only in 50-75% of the time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If it turns out, the re-treatment doesn&#8217;t work, you may need to extract the tooth in order to get rid of the infection. If that happens, you&#8217;ll want to discuss your tooth replacement options with your dentist.  If you want the top of the line replacement, then getting a <a href=\"https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/new-orleans-dental-implants.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"dental implant (opens in a new tab)\">dental implant<\/a> is the best bet. Your next best option is a dental bridge. However, it does require crowning the two adjacent teeth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This blog is brought to you by <a href=\"https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"New Orleans Dentist (opens in a new tab)\">New Orleans Dentist<\/a> Dr. Duane Delaune.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I had a root canal treatment for an infected tooth. After I finished treatment, my dentist gave me a prescription for penicillin. A week later I was still in pain. He wrote me a prescription for Vicodin and said if it still hurt after another week he&#8217;d give me a different antibiotic. I don&#8217;t think [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[234],"tags":[704,511,905,454,735],"class_list":{"0":"post-1415","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-emergency-dentistry","7":"tag-dental-bridge","8":"tag-dental-implants","9":"tag-root-canal-treatmnet","10":"tag-tooth-infection","11":"tag-tooth-replacement-options","12":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>root canal problems - Dr. Duane Delaune&#039;s Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"What do you do if you are still in pain two weeks after a root canal treatment.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/blog\/root-canal-problems\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"root canal problems - 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