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Do you need endodontic treatment?

Signs to look for include:

  • Tooth pain
    • Extended sensitivity to heat or cold
    • Tenderness to touch and chewing
    • Spontaneous pain
    • Throbbing
    • Aching
  • Discoloration of the tooth
  • Swelling
  • Tenderness in the lymph nodes
  • Tenderness of the surrounding bone and gingival tissues
  • Sometimes, a tooth requiring a root canal may have no obvious symptoms