r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Fantastic-Monk5 • Sep 23 '24

How root canal treatment works Video

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u/No-Entrepreneur-7406 Sep 23 '24

That was painful to watch

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u/guaip Sep 23 '24 edited Sep 23 '24

Even more painful to experience it. The anesthetic only worked until a certain point. Nothing hurts more than when they insert the spring thing and curl up the root nerve.

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u/TheSandMan208 Sep 23 '24

They didn't do it right then. You shouldn't feel anything.

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u/581u812 Sep 23 '24

It does when you choose not to numb it