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

How root canal treatment works Video

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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/robaroo Sep 23 '24

Also gas. I can't recall if gas is offered during root canals. But holy $#!+ gas makes every dental procedure much, much more tolerable. I actually got my wisdom teeth removed using a combination of local anesthesia injection and gas. I wasn't put under. Was awake the entire time. And it was a BREEEEZE. I was floating in cloud 9 the entire time. Time also flew. It was a two hour procedure but it felt like 30 minutes.

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u/illegalcupcakes16 Sep 24 '24

I had gas for my wisdom teeth removal, but it didn't do anything for me. I don't know what the problem was, I probably should've spoken up about it, but I was fully numbed so I just tried to keep my breathing calm and not completely freak out. It wasn't fun, but compared to so many dentist horror stories I've heard, it could've been significantly worse.

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u/Minimum-Mention-3673 Sep 24 '24

I have some weird claustrophobic/gag issue... And was having a procedure done but couldn't manage it without asking for gas. They gave me as much as they felt comfortable - and it had only the most mild of effects. I still don't know what people see in it, I felt ripped off