Facial nerve pain after root canal/abcess

[tatersalad]

I had 5 teeth worked on in the upper right side of my mouth. 3 days later one of the filled teeth became infected. The right side of my face was swollen and very painful to touch. My lip was also very painful to touch. I went back to the dentist, he said that he must perform a root canal on this infected tooth NOW.  When the tooth was drilled, the dentist said that pus came out. He had me squeez my cheek to get more pus out. Afterward, the pain slowly subsided but it has been 2 months now and I still can't touch my face on the right side near my right eye with out a sharp pain occuring in my right cheek, just above the eye tooth. This sensitivity seems to get worse at night before I go to bed and ofcourse, keeps me awake part of the night.  What could be wrong and will this ever get better?  

[Killerpain]

Look up Trigeminal Neuralgia and see if the description identifies your problem.  If so, I would suggest you visit your medicat doctor for pain help.

Other than that moist heat on the area.  Do tylenol or Advil help?  If not, it is more likely to be a nerve issue.

[tatersalad]

Yes, my cheek pain is near the same tooth that had the root canal but when I went back to the dentist, he took xrays and said that there was no infection and the root canal was perfect.  He told me that I need to wait to see if the pain goes away on its own.  Does this sound familiar to you? Should the pain be present 2 months after the swelling is down? Is it normal to have pain in my cheek near the tooth when I touch my cheek near my eye? Thank you for your response.  

[Jerome Bogin, D.D.S.]

It sounds like there is still an infection present. I do not know if this was the tooth that had the rct but I would look into the possibility of needing or retreating a root canal.