12 Signs You May Need A Root Canal
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Extreme toothache when eating or applying any type of pressure in the area of the tooth.
2
Sensitivity to hot and/or cold food or drinks. Sensitivity may continue even when the hot or cold is no longer near the tooth.
3 Darkening or discoloration around the tooth.
4 Inflammation or sensitivity of gums near the tooth.
5
Increasing pain, aching and throbbing in the area around the tooth. Sometimes this pain is exacerbated upon bending or lying down.
6 A bad taste in your mouth that does not go away after brushing and flossing.
7 Difficulty sleeping or staying asleep due to tooth pain.
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Requiring over the counter pain relief to help alleviate the symptoms.
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Pain radiating to other areas of your mouth, jaw, ears and/or head.
10 Tooth pain that does not appear to have a trigger.
11
Toothache that persists intermittently for 10 seconds or longer.
12
A regular or reoccurring pimple/abscess on the gums. Sometimes this will leak pus or fluid.
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