Does root canal hurt? One of the important and frequently asked questions is “does root canal hurt?”. The simple answer is no. As long as you are fully numb before the treatment is started and you take the appropriate pre and post treatment medications it’s not going to be painful. Sometime there can be unavoidable complications that can’t be foreseen, but on the whole it should be painless. You can expect a little bit of discomfort after the treatment but pain medications will minimise this discomfort. How long does the discomfort last after root canal? The discomfort will normally settle within 3 days. Some time it may take up to 14 days to settle if the treatment has been done correctly. How Many appointments will it take? Nowadays the majority of cases can be completed in just one visit. This depends on your dentist, but the new evidence has shown that if you have enough time to complete all the steps correctly in one visit there is no need to dress the tooth and