So my new dentist's office has called me every day since the root canal to see how i'm doing. When I told them today that it's still really painful to chew or to completely close my mouth because it seems that a cusp on that tooth rubs on the back side of the tooth above it and that puts pressure on the injured tooth, they had the doctor talk to me on the phone ad he had me come in right away so he could grind that cusp down. That worked well enough that I could eat some solids. Good job!