What You Should Do After A Root Canal Procedure?

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What You Should Do After A Root Canal Procedure?
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Root canal treatment is done to save and restore
a tooth that is badly decayed. Dental infection
not treated in its early stage may progress and
infect the tooths pulp or the tooths nerve
chamber, thus causing pain and swelling in the
affected tooth.
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Your dentist will advise you to undergo the root
canal procedure to remove the infected pulp and
other dental debris that causes pain and
swelling.After care of root canal procedure
includes
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You should take your medications as directed by
the dentist.Pain relievers should be taken on
its proper schedule to avoid the incidence of
post operative pain. It is advised that you
should take your first dose of pain medication
within one hour of leaving the dental clinic.
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This is to prevent the incidence of post
operative pain once the effects of the anesthesia
wear off. Never use aspirin for pain because it
may promote bleeding on the operative site
because of the drugs mechanism of action. 
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Like pain relievers, antibiotics should be taken
on time and on full stomach. Never miss a dose or
forget taking the antibiotics. Antibiotics are
prescribed to clear out a bacterial infection or
as a prophylaxis treatment after the surgery.
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You should use the opposite side of your mouth
from the treated tooth in chewing your food until
a restoration is placed to cover the access site
of the procedure. Once the restoration is in
place wait until the operative site is completely
healed before using the treated tooth.
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Do not hesitate to contact your dentist in cases
like pain persists longerpresence of
swellingexcess bleedingdislodged temporary
fillingfractured teethhttp//napersmiles.com/