my chances of getting endocarditis from my painful tooth?

hi,

recently had a pre root canal treatment on my tooth. it started throbbing/pulsating really bad in the night. the dentist drilled, killed the root and used a dental broach for something. he then patched me up and said to come back within 6 months or so for the root canal when i have raised some funds to pay for it lol. 

2 weeks on and my tooth is still causing me transient pain. worse when i bite down and release. it isnt red, it isnt bleeding and there isnt any swelling there. both nerves are certainly dead according to him. why would this be?

All the best.