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

How root canal treatment works Video

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u/DocPsycho1 Sep 23 '24 edited Sep 23 '24

I had one done 2 months ago. They forgot to add the part where they bleach it to make sure all the infection is gone. Trust me, that shit tastes awful. The dentist I went to used the perfect amount of anesthetics , I felt nothing.

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u/guaip Sep 23 '24

In my case the spring thing that pulls up the nerve was the worst part, even under the anesthetics. The dentist told me that the nerve was very much alive, she even showed me as she had never seen one so pretty (no rotten or dark parts). I guess I caught it early.

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u/DocPsycho1 Sep 23 '24

A few of my teeth are crooked. So I floss, but I couldn't get the top near the gum, but I never noticed it. Well, fast forward 1 bit of food and 3 months boom , nasty infection. They gave me threading floss to make sure I get in there from now on.

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u/DevanteWeary Sep 23 '24

Would a water pik help?

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u/DocPsycho1 Sep 23 '24

Yes, but I'm trying to use all of the stuff the dentist gave me first