tooth and jaw pain

[kouk30]

i get pain in my left side upper and lower jaw when i lie down the pain travels from the back teeth to the front and stops when i sit upright for a while just had a root canal done but pai is still there on and off not much pain in the day but lots at night and cant get any sleep. what can it be ?

[Michael H Kirsch, DDS]

Glad you are feeling better.

[kouk30]

I took your advice and went back to the dentist. had an OPG xray and found that the tooth next to the one I had root canal on was the infected one. He started root canal straight away and now I can sleep at nights again. all pain is gone .. thanks for your help

[Michael H Kirsch, DDS]

You should immediately notify the dentist who did the root canal.  You are describing what may be an infection around the tooth inside your jaw.  Severe inflammation after a root canal is also possible but I cannot tell you which it is without an examination.

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