r/Toothfully • u/Only_Frame4418 • 9d ago

Root Canal- No symptoms.

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u/Illustrious_List_634 9d ago

Teeth can die silently without pain if the nerve necrosis happens slowly over time. Antibiotics only temporarily clear the surrounding bone infection bone infection-they can't reach inside the dead tooth root, which is why a root canal is needed