What exactly is a root fracture?!
Question: What exactly is a root fracture?
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A root fracture is not good news. It means the tooth has broken in half from top to bottom all the way down to the root. This is one of those very, very rare cases where a tooth cannot be saved. Did the dentist say anything else? Did he schedule another appointment in the next few weeks? If he just gives you a 6-month appointment, then maybe it's not as serious as I thought.
root fracture means broken (cracked) tooth. That would make a tooth really hurt, but not the one that had the root canal treatment, it would be a tooth next to it. The gums hurt because whenever they put a crown on a tooth, which is what they do after a root canal, they do a lot of work down to the gums that makes the gums sore for a few days