Hello everyone. I'll try to keep this as short as possible. I had a root canal on tooth #13 in April. It gave me severe side affects as soon as I got it. I had it retreated then had it pulled at the beginning of June. There was a large abcess found behind this tooth, so whatever it was, something was wrong. Anyway, after about a week after the extraction I started having phantom tooth symptoms. I felt a lot of pressure and still had pain in the area. My face aslo began to burn- it was like it was on fire. I had the doctor reopen the extraction site 2 weeks later because I was so sure there was something in there. Well, there wasn't. Then the pain became extreme, electric shocks, stabbing, just pain in general. That was about a month ago. Now, I have been feeling a little better, but I still have facial pain. I was told this might be neuralgia. So here are my questions- is this something that will go away on its own in time (maybe I just need a little more time to heal). Or is it possible that I might have some kind of infection in my jaw ( I do have some swelling in that area still). Has anyone had a similar experience?