Reaching for something to dull a toothache so you can get on with your day is understandable. Yet when you keep having to do it, your tooth is probably trying to tell you something.
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Medication can make a sore tooth more bearable for a time. What it cannot do is remove damaged tissue from inside the tooth or seal the space where trouble has taken hold. If the pulp is the cause, the source stays in place even when you feel better.
That is why it makes sense for anyone in Brooklands, an area in Winnipeg, who keeps depending on medication for one tooth to have it examined at our McPhillips Street clinic. An exam can establish whether a root canal is needed or something else is going on.
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Feeling better on medication tells you little about what is happening inside the tooth.
An examination and X-rays address the question that a pain reliever can’t answer.
Your dentist will want to hear which products you have been using and how often.
These two approaches work on very different levels. Comparing them shows why one may not substitute for the other when the tissue within a tooth has been affected.
Their role is limited to how you feel, and whether any is suitable for you is a question for a health professional.
If inflamed or infected pulp is responsible, this treatment deals directly with its source.
For guidance about how much of a medication to take or whether it is right for you, follow the label and ask a pharmacist, physician or dentist.
Coming in doesn’t commit you to treatment. It lets you find out what the medication has been covering up, and how many visits any treatment would take depends on the tooth.
Request your visitMention what you have taken for the pain, how often and how long you have needed it. It gives the dentist a useful sense of the pattern.
The dentist will examine the tooth and take appropriate X-rays, then consider that information together with what you have described.
If the tissue can’t recover, you’ll hear about keeping the tooth through a root canal, or whether removal would be more appropriate in your case.
When treatment goes ahead, the dentist numbs the tooth and works through the canals. A final restoration rounds out the plan at a later stage.
When a sore tooth has been going on for a while, the details blur together. Writing them down gives a clearer sense of the pattern than a rough memory would.
If you’ve taken something shortly before your appointment, tell the dentist what it was and when, because it may affect how the tooth feels.
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Living with pain wears on you. If you are running low on sleep or patience by the time you come in, tell us, as it helps us understand how hard things have been lately.
Sore teeth can make people wonder whether the anesthetic will work. Raise that, and report sharp sensations at once.
Describe how much the pain has been interfering with your daily life. You don’t need to downplay it.
Inflammation can affect comfort during treatment and recovery, so it is fine to ask what to expect.
Afterward, and the medicine cabinet
Many people look forward to no longer planning their day around doses. Recovery is individual, so ask what you should expect and what to use if it feels tender.
Biting may feel tender for a short time after the canal work. It’s expected to ease rather than build, so take note of which way it’s heading.
Call if you’re still relying on medication for considerable pain, or if there is swelling or it gets worse instead of settling down.
A tooth that feels better still needs its final restoration. Skipping this can place the treated tooth at risk of breaking.
Finding you need something for a different tooth now? That’s worth a call too.
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Winnipeg North Dental
Unit-5 2358 Mcphillips Street, Winnipeg, MB R2V 4J6Get directions (opens in a new tab)Brooklands residents can have a troublesome tooth checked at Winnipeg North Dental, Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street, Winnipeg, and any root canal therapy is carried out at the clinic too.
Your form submission is received as a request. Nothing is scheduled until a staff member has contacted you and found a time with you.
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Talk with our team before your visit or learn about CDCP.
Helpful details about root canal therapy in Brooklands.
Ask our teamPhone (204) 338-3003 if the pain is strong, or send the form if it’s manageable. Visits are at Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street, and the clinic confirms a time.
It’s a good idea, since relief doesn’t show that the cause has been resolved. An exam can identify what is driving the pain and whether it needs treatment.
Whether antibiotics have a role is a decision for your dentist or physician. They don’t remove affected tissue from inside a tooth, so ask how they’d fit into your own situation.
Ask when you confirm your appointment, or check with a pharmacist. Whatever you do take, let the dentist know the name and the time so they can consider it.
A tooth left untreated can stay at risk, and infection can spread. Ask how much time your tooth has, given what the exam shows, rather than judging by comfort alone.
A tooth that needs regular pain relief won’t always need a root canal. These pages explain other care that might turn out to be the better fit.
Contact Winnipeg North Dental for urgent help with tooth pain, swelling, broken or knocked-out teeth, lost restorations and dental injuries.
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Explore serviceHave an urgent concern? Call (204) 338-3003 to discuss availability.
Tired of counting doses?
Request an exam at our Winnipeg clinic and bring your notes. If pain breaks through or swelling starts, please phone us.
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