[ARCHIVED THREAD] - ***Root*** canals (Page 1 of 2)
Posted: 6/27/2013 5:48:03 PM EDT
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Who's had em?
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| Root Canal. Yep, I had a few. Not exactly high on my list of fun things to do, but they aren't as bad as I originally would've though. Assuming you got a good dentist, they dope ya up with the really good novicane. A little vibration and some unholy smells coming from your mouth, but otherwise pretty easy to deal with. Until the stuff wears off, you're essentially drooling on yourself for hours and your mouth might ache for a while. But nothing unmanagable. |
I've had 4, but three of them were on the same tooth.  Years after having one done, I got an infection, my regular doc retreated it, but the infection came back, so I got to go to a specialist who was finally able to fix it. I'd advise against having to go that route.
The worst part is the doc and assistant trying to stick both of their hands in your mouth at the same time. The drugs they have these days work pretty good. Administered properly, you really shouldn't feel much of anything, and the recovery isn't too bad either. You'll be a little tender for a few days, and the doc will likely give you a scrip for some pain killers. Honestly, regular over the counter doses of Ibuprofen worked fine for me. Having said all that, my retreatment for the one root canal was the worst. Some of the chlorine based antiseptic he shot into the root to clean out the infection went into my sinus' and down my throat. Which was pretty interesting once I got a handle on the burning in the back of my throat. Suffice to say, I had a string of bloody noses for the next day or so. Which rather sucked.
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Root Canal. Yep, I had a few. Not exactly high on my list of fun things to do, but they aren't as bad as I originally would've though. Assuming you got a good dentist, they dope ya up with the really good novicane. A little vibration and some unholy smells coming from your mouth, but otherwise pretty easy to deal with. Until the stuff wears off, you're essentially drooling on yourself for hours and your mouth might ache for a while. But nothing unmanagable. "And then he begins to drill, and you see and smell smoke" to paraphrase Bill Cosby. I went back with an infection, the doc popped the cap off and holy mother of god was that a terrible odor. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Root Canal. Yep, I had a few. Not exactly high on my list of fun things to do, but they aren't as bad as I originally would've though. Assuming you got a good dentist, they dope ya up with the really good novicane. A little vibration and some unholy smells coming from your mouth, but otherwise pretty easy to deal with. Until the stuff wears off, you're essentially drooling on yourself for hours and your mouth might ache for a while. But nothing unmanagable. "And then he begins to drill, and you see and smell smoke" to paraphrase Bill Cosby. I went back with an infection, the doc popped the cap off and holy mother of god was that a terrible odor. Sounds about right! |
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Quoted: I've had 4, but three of them were on the same tooth. Years after having one done, I got an infection, my regular doc retreated it, but the infection came back, so I got to go to a specialist who was finally able to fix it. I'd advise against having to go that route. The worst part is the doc and assistant trying to stick both of their hands in your mouth at the same time. The drugs they have these days work pretty good. Administered properly, you really shouldn't feel much of anything, and the recovery isn't too bad either. You'll be a little tender for a few days, and the doc will likely give you a scrip for some pain killers. Honestly, regular over the counter doses of Ibuprofen worked fine for me. Having said all that, my retreatment for the one root canal was the worst. Some of the chlorine based antiseptic he shot into the root to clean out the infection went into my sinus' and down my throat. Which was pretty interesting once I got a handle on the burning in the back of my throat. Suffice to say, I had a string of bloody noses for the next day or so. Which rather sucked.that's bleach. OP: I did a root canal today. What do you want to know? |
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I've had 4, but three of them were on the same tooth. Years after having one done, I got an infection, my regular doc retreated it, but the infection came back, so I got to go to a specialist who was finally able to fix it. I'd advise against having to go that route.
The worst part is the doc and assistant trying to stick both of their hands in your mouth at the same time. The drugs they have these days work pretty good. Administered properly, you really shouldn't feel much of anything, and the recovery isn't too bad either. You'll be a little tender for a few days, and the doc will likely give you a scrip for some pain killers. Honestly, regular over the counter doses of Ibuprofen worked fine for me. Having said all that, my retreatment for the one root canal was the worst. Some of the chlorine based antiseptic he shot into the root to clean out the infection went into my sinus' and down my throat. Which was pretty interesting once I got a handle on the burning in the back of my throat. Suffice to say, I had a string of bloody noses for the next day or so. Which rather sucked.that's bleach. OP: I did a root canal today. What do you want to know? Why the f*ck are my nerves dying? |
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Root Canal. Yep, I had a few. Not exactly high on my list of fun things to do, but they aren't as bad as I originally would've though. Assuming you got a good dentist, they dope ya up with the really good novicane. A little vibration and some unholy smells coming from your mouth, but otherwise pretty easy to deal with. Until the stuff wears off, you're essentially drooling on yourself for hours and your mouth might ache for a while. But nothing unmanagable. This. Unless it gets infected, then  I had one done around Christmas years ago and it got infected. Bad. Went to urgent care and got a script for pain meds until the dentist was open after the hoiday. Worst pain Ive had in my life, and Ive had road rash, torn ligaments, etc.
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One of my favorites: http://www.ar15.com/media/viewFile.html?i=47803 A canal whose route crosses a creek. I have seen several canals route over creeks locally. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: What is all this dentistry nonsense doing in a civil engineering thread? We are trying to determine the root of the problem. Poor route planning.  I think we have successfully hijacked the thread. The dental forces are in full retreat and it looks like a rout. |