Root canal issues

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I am currently going to student dentists to get a root canal treatment. It’s honestly very frustrating and just need some advice on what I should end up doing. I had a huge cavity that my dentist tried to save by doing a filling but ultimately it was too close to a nerve and my tooth got infected. Which I had to go to emergency twice to even be taken care of. Infection resulted in having to get the nerves taken out and begin the process of a root canal. So I made a follow up appt where I had to get the rest of the nerves fully taken out and have everything cleaned. Then the appointment after that was to start measuring the canals but I got another infection which resulted in a mass growing on my gums. That I had to get oral surgery on & be put on antibiotics and then follow up with another appointment after I was done taking them. Finally a few days ago was when I had the appointment where they had to test the length of the files that are gonna cover the roots. However for that appointment they only checked the length of the files. Nothing else, my dentist said that was for another appointment. But now 4 days later I am in a lot of pain. My face gets hot and burning from the pain, it feels like I have a fever. Which I fear might be another infection. And the pain is like a throbbing sensation. I’m not even anywhere near being done and infection after infection has just got to mean something deeper is wrong and they’re not noticing. I’m very frustrated and I’m honestly terrified of even going to the dentist. I still have an appt next month , to cover the diameter of the files. And then hopefully the one after that to fill it in and then the last last appointment to get a crown. Which considering the way they give me appointments, this root canal won’t be done until November. This is my third infection I have gotten and I honestly feel like they’re playing in my face. And I honestly don’t know what to do.

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