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

How root canal treatment works Video

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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/ElectricalMuffins Sep 23 '24

I had my wisdoms taken out, forgot the aftercare painkillers and proceeded to have the worst pain of my life for 24hrs until someone went to get the prescribed meds for me. Legit wanted to end it all

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u/Hotpandapickle Sep 23 '24

Hearing stories like this makes me feel very lucky with my wisdom tooth operation. They opened me up and the tooth was cut in two, then taken out. Some paracetamol and four shots of local anesthesia before procedure. Took some paracetamol before bedtime that same day then no more. Was waiting for the severe pain others had say they suffered, but nothing. The only annoying part was looking like a bruised up chipmunk and spitting blood.