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Recovery Guidelines: Tips for Post-Root Canal Treatment

Discover effective post-root canal treatment recovery tips at Health Chakra. Navigate your healing journey with expert guidance and insights!

When we hear the word root canal, we get frightened just by thinking about the pain. But thanks to innovation and technology today, the treatment has become pain-free. With modern anesthesia and advanced in-office care, the process of recovering from a root canal has become a cakewalk. In today’s blog, we are sharing some self-help tips for you to remember post-root canal treatment.

Be extra careful till the Anesthesia Wears Off 

As you will be given anesthesia during the root canal treatment, your mouth will remain numb for a few hours. It is necessary to be extra careful during this time. Avoid eating or drinking strictly until the anesthesia wears off. If you try to eat during this period, there is a chance of you biting your tongue or inside of your mouth without realizing it. 

Keep the food away from the treated side

Post-treatment, you may feel confident to go back to standard eating patterns as soon as possible. Nevertheless, if the dentist  suggests you a dental crown, you should hold back eating from the treated side until you get the permanent crown. Bringing the treated side in use may crack open the treated tooth or dismantle the temporary filling if you happen to bite into something hard.

Check whether you need a Crown

Due to the removal of internal pulp, the root canal treated might become weaker after the procedure. In such cases, the pressure exerted during eating could damage the treated molars in the back by developing cracks. Installing crowns on the mentioned molars can strengthen them.  

Don’t panic if you experience discomfort. It will eventually go away 

When you undergo the root canal treatment, you experience some discomfort and tenderness in your mouth as the anesthesia wears off. Ideally, these sensations go away after two to three days. Some patients experience sensitivity in the treated tooth even after the other symptoms are gone because it is the last effect that resolves quite slowly. You should be mindful of using the treated tooth at least for one or two weeks before it comes back to normal.

When and how do you return to routine life after a Root Canal? 

When the anesthesia wears off and your mouth feels normal, you can resume your everyday routine. As the root canal treatment is non-surgical, you will be given only local anesthesia and can drive or go back to your routine activities the same day.

Experience the painless root canal treatment in a single sitting

If you are facing the issue of an infected tooth and are on the hunt to find out the best oral care experts in Pune who can offer you painless root canal treatment, think of no name other than Health Chakra. Our specialists use the latest technology to make your Root Canal Treatment completely atraumatic, which does not take more than 45 minutes. 

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