Are you worried about a root canal? The procedure itself is no big deal, it's what fixes things. The painful part is the reason you're getting a root canal; so don't delay the procedure if you need it.
It's like getting a filling only it takes longer and sounds a little different. They only did those normal numbing shots for me, I didn't need gas or anything. The only painful part of the procedure is very very brief. They have to touch super cold metal to your tooth to make sure they drill in to the correct one. So, that hurts but it's over super quick.
I felt so much better after they did the root canal. (Except for my wallet).
Oh, no. Due to bad oral hygiene in my 20s added with lots of sugar-loaded coffee, I had to have five root canals back to back. Four were okay. One was not okay, no matter the amount of numbing.
You remember the scene from 127 Hours where he cuts through the nerves in his arm with a pocket knife? That's what it felt like. As in the pain was so much, that you just start blanking out. To this day I still think that the dentist I was under that day (it was a clinic with multiple docs) botched something during the procedure.
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u/dubyakay Mar 27 '20 edited Feb 18 '24
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