Before and after my root canal, my doctor prescribed Tylenol 3, which is just a big dose of acetaminophen (600 mg) and a small dose of codeine. It helped… a little. I think I had to wait for two weeks to get the root canal. So I have been through something similar. Tell you wife she has my sympathy.

I think another medication that people commonly use for dental pain is Vicodin, but I didn't try that one around my root canal. It probably just takes the edge off anyway. Pain is still pain.