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Message: [QUOTE="AJK64, post: 119978, member: 7830"] Just had the first part done. It was long but painless. All together it took about an hour and a quarter from numbing to temp filling placement. The endodontist used a lot of equipment that my dentist didn't have, like a rubber dam, microscope and electronic root length detector. He found another 2 canals, and said he believes there is yet another one that he will get at the follow up appointment. He said that there was indeed still the remains of a nerve in there and a pretty nasty infection which he drained and scraped out. He said there is no evidence of a crack or perforated canals, but the previous dentist had obviously been pretty rough in his handling of the canals. I am now on yet another course of Amoxicillin for 7 days. I told him that it hadn't worked the last time, but he said it should do now as there wont be fresh infection leaking into bone at the apex of the route so the antibiotic can better do it's thing. I am now waiting for the numbness to wear off. I have taken some Ibuprofen as a prophylactic in case there any soreness or swelling afterwards. I am deperately hoping that this retreatment fixes the pain! [/QUOTE]