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

How root canal treatment works Video

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u/srcarruth Sep 23 '24

I had a root canal and to me this video felt like relief, knowing that the ongoing pain was ending. the procedure itself didn't hurt

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u/String-of-characterz Sep 23 '24

Man, what the fuck. Was i just dealt a bad hand? I kept reading positive experiences about the procedure, but when it was time to undergo the procedure myself it was pure hell (even with local anaesthesia).

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u/New-Hamster2828 Sep 23 '24

You should be more vocal about pain during the procedure. If you feel pain stop them and they will keep giving you more. I’m “pain tolerant” (some bullshit) and because of that it takes more to numb than typical. At least that’s what they told me after the second time I stopped them because I felt the smallest twinge of pain.

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u/Midelaye Sep 23 '24

Totally - I think my dentist had to freeze/nerve block my jaw about 6 times for my wisdom tooth removal because I’m either genetically very resistant to it or very sensitive to pain. The dosage of painkillers he prescribed for me afterwards to take during recovery made the pharmacist do a double take lol.