Is it normal to have a fever after a root canal?

Generally there is no fever after root canal treatment, but if the inflammation is more serious, there may be a slight inflammatory reaction in 2~3 days after root canal treatment, and in severe cases, low fever will occur, and generally there is no high fever.
1. Fever after root canal treatment, you can choose oral anti-inflammatory drugs, such as metronidazole and cefixime capsules, with physical cooling, you can choose to use ice packs cold compresses and so on. If the temperature exceeds 38.5 degrees, oral antipyretic drugs, such as ibuprofen extended-release capsules, are needed.
2. If you still have a fever after three days of root canal treatment and do not have symptoms of upper respiratory tract infection, you should go to the hospital stomatology department in time, and the doctor will determine the cause of the fever and then treat the symptoms.
Fever after root canal treatment should go to the stomatology department of the hospital in time to avoid delaying the condition, and the use of medicines should follow the doctor’s instructions.