Flare-Ups

"Pain Is Temporary, Quitting Lasts Forever"A Flare-up is characterized by pain and or swelling that may arise following initial debridement of the root canals or even after obturation. The severity of flare-ups varies according to the severity of the patient`s pre-operative pathosis, signs and symptoms. A flareup can occur within a few hours or a few days post RCT. The pain may be a periapical inflammatory response to one or more of the following factors: instrumentation/mechanical, the introduction of medications/chemical injury, apical extrusion of debris into the periapical tissues and psychological influences. Factors such as preoperative symptoms, age, gender, type of tooth, dental anatomy, periapical lesions, sinus tract, tooth vitality, and intracanal medications are associated with the flareup.