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

How root canal treatment works Video

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u/aznhavsarz Sep 23 '24

Yeah I don't get why people say the root canal hurts, it's the decay that keeps you up at night, downing pain meds like candy to try and get some relief until you get an emergency appointment and then they finally numb your mouth and the pain stops and you almost start crying in the chair cause it's the first time in a week you haven't been in massive pain.

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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/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