Root Canal Retreatment needed or is this normal pain/irritation?
So I have bruxism and TMJ to start. I had a root canal on tooth #31 and since then I’ve had the temp crown placed twice.
I think it was too high the first time they placed it and it came off.
When they replaced it the dentist drilled out a small crack line he saw. He said those teeth always crack.
Since then on Monday I’ve had some intermittent pressure feeling in my jaw under my ear. It doesn’t really hurt, it’s just annoying.
The infection was pressing on the jaw nerve and was causing some pins and needles feelings on my chin originally, that still come and go with the pressure feeling.
It doesn’t really feel swollen on the outside, but sometimes my ear hurts too.
Is this a serious emergency, or will the irritation go down now that the crown is seated lower?
Edit to add: before the root canal they gave me Amoxicillin. RCT was on 4/30.