root canel pain after a week

[hazyworld]

hi i had a root canel done last monday,the dentist said it would be sore for a couple days and maybe even a week,they gave me vicadin and ibuprohen and im on amoxacillin....well here it is sunday and it still hurts im afraid to take the vicadin because im on xanx and prozac.....i called the dentist three times since having it done and they say pain is normal and it could be 2 weeks before im comforatable and maybe evena a month..im taking 800 mg aof ibupohne about every 4 to 6 hours and that seems like way to much to be taking eveyr day for a week...they say with time it will stop hurting....has anyone else had this problem with root canel pain lasting,,,,,and i do grind my teeth so maybe im keepong it ittated

[hazyworld]

i know they used guttta percha....its feeling a bit better today..every dentist i called said pain is normal for 2 weeks....to baby that side of my mouth..the dentist looked at the exray after the root canel and said all looked fine...i can bite down on that side now before it hurt,,,but i guess like teh dentist said its all the drillling and shots and its a  pretty majot things and it can hurt up to a month later,if not better bu next week i will go in i guess

[saynono]

Did a general dentist or endodontist do the root canal?  If a general dentist, I would go to an endodontist for a second opinion.  It is not normal for a root canal to hurt this long.  What kind of pain are you having and where?  Tooth aching, burning, ??

Get a copy of your records for the endo and look at the xray to see if there is any foreign material outside the tooth (i.e. overfill).  It will show up as a white spot at or near the bottom of your tooth.  You can ask the dentist who did it but I would ask to see the xray and look at it before you bring it up.

Also, while you are at it, find out what they used for the filling material.  You want to hear gutta percha.  You don't want to hear Sargenti paste, N2, RC2B, RC2W...but cross that bridge IF you come to it.  Most likely you won't but if this is the problem, it needs fixed now...not a month later.  Sargenti Paste type materials have formaldehyde in them and it can cause problems...but, again, probably not the problem but worthy of investigating.