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Should I Visit My Dentist For Sore Throat And Bumps Around A Root Canal?

I have had a root canal then often drains. Now it has started draining into my hard palate and causing lumps. Sometimes I will glance the lamp and it will drain. My throat is very sore now. Not sure whether I should make an appointment with my dentist again – last visit they never said anything about it but I didn’t mention it and they even did x-rays. Sometimes I will lance the lump and it will drain. My throat is very sore now. Not sure whether I should make an appointment with my dentist again – last visit they never said anything about it but I didn’t mention it. They even did x-rays. This is the only place my insurance covers and I can’t afford much. I am so apprehensive about having anything else done. Will this go away by itself?
Fri, 10 Aug 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service.
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

It looks that your root canal treated tooth is infected and there is abscess formation that is leading to lumps abd drainage.
So Yes, you should consult an Oral Physician and get evaluated and an x ray should be done again.
Please send me your x ray so that I can guide you better.
If there is lump formation lancing it at home can cause spreading of infection.
So better take professional advise and a course of antibiotics like Augmentin.
Do warm saline gargles and antiseptic mouthwash gargles.
It will help in reducing soreness of theoat also tgat is also probably due to the pus drainage only.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Honey Arora
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Should I Visit My Dentist For Sore Throat And Bumps Around A Root Canal?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. It looks that your root canal treated tooth is infected and there is abscess formation that is leading to lumps abd drainage. So Yes, you should consult an Oral Physician and get evaluated and an x ray should be done again. Please send me your x ray so that I can guide you better. If there is lump formation lancing it at home can cause spreading of infection. So better take professional advise and a course of antibiotics like Augmentin. Do warm saline gargles and antiseptic mouthwash gargles. It will help in reducing soreness of theoat also tgat is also probably due to the pus drainage only. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Honey Arora