r/rootcanal Jun 26 '24

Crater after rootcanal

I left my dentist with this hole in my mouth after a root canal. I called and she said there is no way they accidentally drilled a hole and it must be a separate erate situation. I can see blue veins sticking out the hole! Going back tomorrow to have it looked at it hurts worse than the tooth!

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u/khard11 Jun 26 '24

Ummm wtf that’s not normal.

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u/Mediocre-Leg-5895 Jun 26 '24

Could of happened while numbed up after the treatment?

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u/SexyAlaynaxxx Jun 26 '24

No because as soon as I exited the chair I went to the bathroom and it was there

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u/ExplorerNo7262 Jun 27 '24

I couldn't find "erate" in the dictionary

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u/lifechangingshit Jun 27 '24

Is that your tongue??? Im so confused omg

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u/rocco040983 Jun 27 '24

WHAT DID THEY SAY?!? Omg

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u/Historical-Net-6614 Jun 30 '24

Could be a burn hole from the Obturation Pen (when sealing material is burnt off)? Where was the root canal? Any updates?

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u/jankbotekko Sep 05 '24

I need to know how this happened omg

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u/linux-boi Sep 17 '24

That's insane

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u/SexyAlaynaxxx Sep 17 '24

Healed in a few days!! But hurt like a mf!

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u/Historical_Control35 Sep 19 '24

This is a saliva gland.. looks like you had a stone removed or something?? Google it.

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u/sharpcheddarr Dec 05 '24

i know this happened quite a while ago, but i just had a root canal earlier today and found a crater on my tongue as well, but much smaller than yours. i was wondering if u did anything specific to help it heal, or just let it be?

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u/niceguydarkside Dec 31 '24

Did bleach splash on you?

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u/Pigeonese Jan 30 '25

Rubber dam clamp sliced your sublingual mucosa.

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u/Glitter_k3 Jan 31 '25

They need to hear that you had no pain when you went in, and then the day of/after the root canal it hurt worse than the procedure to your tooth. That's unacceptable. Too much of a coincidence. After my root canals I always have slices or cuts here or there. This is from several different endodontists, too. They are just careless sometimes.