So, how bad was your root canal?

[Henry]

Good news, everyone! I just received word that I need a root canal in two weeks.

Therefore, in my currently-novocaine-drugged splendor (which I hate, because I speak like I'm 4 years old, and can't feel my ear), I ask a favor: Allay my fears and regale me with how relatively easy your root canal was, or alternately, something odd about your experience (like, they found a human head in your gumline, or your dentist was Vin Diesel). Nothing extrememly bloody or gross, however - I'm feeling just dandy as-is.

Or, you can just post the equivalent of "I'm sorry to hear it - hope it goes well" or even "buck up, you crybaby."

 

[CSB046]

I'll go with, "I'm sorry to hear it. Hope it goes well."

I've had three root canals done in the past two years, and all went relatively easily. The first was the worst because it was unexpected: Sat down in the dentist's chair expecting a filling, he looked and said, "Oh, that's a root canal," and then they were prepping me for it. I didn't know what to think! I believe that one took longer because it wasn't planned, but my other two have been pretty fast procedures...less than an hour, including the time waiting for the novocaine to kick in.

My best advice is to start on your choice of pain killer (Tylenol, Advil, vodka, etc.) BEFORE the novocaine fully wears off. The tooth with the root canal won't hurt, of course (it's dead), but the gums around it will be sore. Usually one day of discomfort and I'm feeling pretty good. Hope it goes as smoothly for you.

I find the process of the dentist putting in a crown (if you're having one done) much more annoying. It's not that it hurts, but you have to go back two or three more times for all the preparation, fitting, and installation. Yeesh.

Best of luck.

 

[Morrus]

Ah, it's fine. Didn't hurt a bit. Just feels slightly weird while the dentist does it, but there's no pain involved, and it doesn't take long at all.

 

[Benben]

My root canal was blessed, blessed relief. I had a tooth abcess on me and that's the most excrutiating pain I've been in my life. The root canal fixed the problem.

 

[Krieg]

Noocaine? You got Novacaine?!

 

[Capellan]

I've had one done, and as others have said, it was actually a pretty routine procedure. Not much mroe uncomfortable than a regular filling, just a bit longer to sit through.

 

[Henry]

Noocaine? You got Novacaine?!

Well, whatever the doctor injected in me to make the left side of my head feel like dead meat...

Thanks, all. It's a scary thought for the first five minutes, but after thinking about the alternatives, I'm all for it now.

 

[Crothian]

Buck up you crybaby!!...I bet your taking the easy way out and not even doing it yourself!!

I've actually never had one, knock on wood. But I hear the drugs are pretty good

 

[drakhe]

Weirdest thing ....

A couple of years back, I had to have one. The first molar upper left was in a realy bad shape, but my dentist was on vacation. I was working the night shift that week and it hurt like hell. Went to the drug-store and asked the strongest painkiller they could sell me without prescription, didn't work at all. The third day I couldn't take it anymore and started looking for another dentist. I did find one that offered to squeeze me in between appointments. Now here's the funny bit: as soon as I sat down in the waiting room, the pain was gone. I mean, I just sat down (like you know on a chair) and it was gone .... When she anaesthetised the surroundings I just felt three tiny needlepricks and that was it... the actual procedure ... couldn't tell you how it felt, I felt nothing at all. (well except the numbness you already are familiar with).

 

[Hand of Evil]

I have bad teeth, plus a wreak that did some issues, I have had three, one front and two molars. The worst was the front because when that gave me the needle I felt it in my nose after that not bad. Now one of the molars gave me a start, they opened the tooth and it was infected, smell of rotting flesh coming from your mouth does panic you but no pain there either. Both cases only took the antibotics as the pain pills were not needed.