Are root canals painful?

Are root canals painful?

Ronald Rosenblatt, DDS (General and Cosmetic Dentistry) gives expert video advice on: Are root canals painful?; Will a root canal permanently save my tooth? and more...

Sometimes a root canal can be painful, but usually a root canal is only painful if you already have pain in that tooth. If you come in to have your root canal with excruciating pain in that tooth, more than likely you're going to have some pain during treatment for that root canal. Normally a root canal is carried out and there is very little pain.