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Severe pain at back of head when dentist injected gum

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lisa96805
lisa96805

Went to Dentist for a root canal , the minute the dentist put 2 nd needle in to knumb tooth , I got a severe pain at the back if my head , this pain was vile , the pain from root canal  was nothing compared to my head , whats caused this ?

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  • amkoffee
    amkoffee lisa96805

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    I don't have an answer for you but I wonder why you haven't talked to your dentist about this. It might be an infection from the tooth which if that is what's causing it, he can prescribe you an antibiotic to treat the infection. Most dentists will treat their patients with an antibiotic BEFORE doing the root canal if they suspect there is an existing infection. The injection may have hit a pocket of infection and shot all that bacteria all through your jaw.

    • lisa96805
      lisa96805 amkoffee

      Posted

      Their wasnt any infection in the tooth on xray , the dentist told me the pain in head would pass , just wondering weather this had happened to anyone else .

  • amkoffee
    amkoffee lisa96805

    Posted

    Well I've never had that happen to me and I've never heard of it happening to anyone else.

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