Had temporary crown placed. Pain in temple. Done root canal treatment. Any thoughts?
Patient: Had a temp crown placed, pain in right temple has been excrusiating so I went back twice and they reset my bite by adjusting/grinding crown. Still no help so went to a specialist in endodontics and his final test was to numb the nerve area of the temp crown tooth and my headache went away!! With this info he performed a root canal treatment. Procedure went fine but when I got home and the numbness wore off my headache came back immediately??? Any thought on why this did not fix my issue? Headache pain is terrible! Doctor: Hello,Thanks for posting your query.Headache post-rct usually lasts for 3-4 days.Take complete course of analgesics-antibiotics prescribed by your dentist.Avoid anxiety and take complete rest.Maintain oral hygiene well.Also get your TMJ examined and check for dislocation/tenderness.Take care.