{"id":434,"date":"2025-03-20T13:54:15","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T13:54:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dbishopendo.com\/blog\/?p=434"},"modified":"2025-04-24T13:56:13","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T13:56:13","slug":"do-i-have-to-be-in-pain-to-need-a-root-canal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dbishopendo.com\/blog\/2025\/03\/20\/do-i-have-to-be-in-pain-to-need-a-root-canal\/","title":{"rendered":"Do I Have to Be in Pain to Need a Root Canal?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Being told you need a root canal<\/a> can come as a shock, especially if you aren\u2019t experiencing any pain. After all, if you believe those old Hollywood tropes, you need to have both an agonizing toothache and a painful recovery when you get a root canal. Surprisingly, however, neither of those things are true. In fact, not only do you not need to be in any pain to need a root canal, but this treatment is also for more than just standard tooth infections, and it (really!) doesn\u2019t hurt. Here are a few reasons why even though you may feel fine, you could still need a root canal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

What is a Root Canal?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A root canal is a treatment performed by your dentist to remove infected pulp from a tooth and replace it with synthetic pulp that not only prevents further infection, but it also helps stabilize the tooth so that it remains alive and does not need to be extracted. Though they get a bad rap as being painful, your mouth will be numbed for your root canal, so you shouldn\u2019t feel it. Following treatment, you will likely feel some soreness for two to three days, however this pain is typically less severe than it was before your treatment and is only temporary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Else Do Root Canals Treat?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In addition to infected teeth, root canals can also be used to treat teeth with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n