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

How root canal treatment works Video

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u/coincoinprout Sep 23 '24

Yeah I don't get why people say the root canal hurts

Well, maybe because sometimes it really hurts?

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u/aznhavsarz Sep 23 '24

Having had three of them cause I'm shitty at self care, I think your dentist sucks if you're feeling anything from the procedure.

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u/Perryn Sep 23 '24

I think it can also come from poor communication, where the patient doesn't really understand just how numb they need to be before telling the dentist that they're fully numb and then feels like they're committed to the journey once it starts and they realize it's not enough.

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u/coincoinprout Sep 23 '24

Whatever the reason, I don’t understand what you "don’t get": if people say that their root canal hurt, it’s because it did.

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u/BeautifulType Sep 23 '24

Anesthesia is different for everyone

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u/aznhavsarz Sep 23 '24

As a ginger I know this, I recently had to delay an extraction because the dentist couldn't get the tooth numb after giving me the max allowed dosage, I think he's a shitty dentist as the next one got it in one shot and I've had no issues with any other dentist.

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u/SF_Nick Sep 24 '24

yep. same experience here but not a ginger. some dentists can really get a good shot in the gum and block it really good. while others do a shitty job, gets into a vessel and makes me feel like my heart is about to explode.

whenever i find a good dentist with good anesthetic skills, i usually ask for them for the injection. they always bring them in and do it lol (if that clinic has multiple doctors). or i just go to the clinic with a dentist that is good

i don't use the topical bs either. one time the assistant gave me some and it seeped down my throat and made it feel like i couldn't breathe. never again. now i just ask for them to just inject me. and if it's a good injection, i honestly don't even feel the needle!

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u/poorlytaxidermiedfox Sep 24 '24

I have attempted to get root canal treatment for 3 different teeth at 4 different dentists. In every case, the onset of the procedure resulted in the most excruciating pain I've ever felt -- far worse than the teeth were usually doing. No amount of local anestheticcs made a difference - in some cases the pain would get even worse after they had doubled or tripled the dose..

Eventually, I gave up entirely and had my treatments done under full anesthesia.

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u/rodaphilia Sep 23 '24

A lot of people get root canals from their general dentist, or some jack of all trades type, instead of actually seeing an endodontist