Stupid Root Canal.

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<33Mayra

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I've always had really good teeth. But ever since I was young my dentist has said that I grind and clench my teeth. I asked him what I could do about it and he said that I could get a night guard, but that it wasn't bad enough for that. Ok, that's fine. So I go in today for a check up and this one tooth in the front is kind of getting pushed forward and it's turning a little brownish. They looked at it last time, but said it wasn't anything to worry about. So I bring it up again today because I want it delt with. Well, it has an adcess (infection) and the inside of the tooth is basically dead. So now they're going to do a root canal next Tuesday to get fix it. :banghead: Then I have to go back again on the 10th to be fitted for a night guard, and then I have to come back a third time to pick it up. :doh: WTF?! Why not just get the night guard made for me when you first saw it becomming a problem? Now I have to pay like $1,000 for the root canal and who knows how much for the night guard and it's going to hurt and I'm going to DEMAND not request major PAIN KILLERS!!! :drama:
 
I had a root canal about a year and a half ago or so. Basically some cavity that had been filled ruptured or something in my mouth and the entire right side of my face swelled up into a big mess of pus. They drained all that, then a couple weeks later they actually killed the tooth. I had to take pain killers for a long fucking time which was annoying to say the least(swallowing two huge pills every day). Root canals suck hard. Good luck with all that.
 
Gee, thanks for the encouragment. I found out on the net that the custom night guards I'll probably be getting range from $100 to about $600. Great. Anyway, I'm going to burn a really long cd and just hope for the best. Wish me luck everyone! And how much does the actual procedure actually hurt? Or don't I want to know that?
 
the only thing that hurts is the first shot in the gum, the subsequent shots go unnoticed, and the actual work is just a bunch of grinding feelings and mouth grappling.
but later/next day you will feel it.
introduce whiskey to your diet, it is an excellent mouthwash after oral surgery and it kills pain. highly recommended.
 
This isn't really on topic but my recently deceased Grandfather was so scared of needles that all his dental work was done without novacaine ! Root canals , fillings , and having all his upper teeth pulled . Tough old fart ! I am not so brave . Void is right that only the first needle hurts and the rest is just grinding . Happy trails !:tongue:
 
Good luck with that mags! If u can get a hold of your parents liquor cabinet or whatever, make yourself a nice(BIG)screwdriver or tequila sunrise before you go to the operation, then you'll be at least a bit tipsy and won't feel all that much pain.
 
What void said applies. Novacaine is pretty much mandatory, unfortunately. I would have rather not had it, but I guess like 10% of my tooth was still alive or something. Anyway, that stuff sucks because if you're trying to eat afterwards, you can't move your face at all. So eat beforehand, but watch out for that tooth.
 
I probably won't eat afterwards. But I have this done at 11 am and at 2 pm I have another appointment with a new doctor. So that's going to suck trying to talk to him after just having had a root canal. I tried to reschedule, but I couldn't. Maybe I'll make a pit stop at Dairy Queen afterwards though and treat myself. That would make me feel better.
 
Hey, if you are going to get it done while you are still awake, then you have one up on me. I would demand they knock me out before even thinking of putting that needle in my mouth. Me+needles=Run away and hide.

Anyway, good luck, and let us know how it went............ in extreme detail........... play by play action a plus. :D
 
what do they do when they pull teeth. i can remember being young and havign one tooth pulled because it had such a bad cavity that half the tooth was gone basically. anyway i remember a lot of crunching pressure and grinding. this led me to believe they basically crack your teeht apart and pulled out stuff. but i heard later that i was wrong in that assumption. does anyone know what the actual procedure of pulling teeth, or whatever they did, entails?
 
i've had 2 wisdom teeth and one regular molar pulled..
they attached a clamp to my tooth, a ring about the size of the tooth that tightened until it was firmly affixed. this had a handle so they could twist and lever the tooth until it was pulled out. one of my wisdom teeth that was still fully unexposed was pulled in less than 60 seconds of work. it heals in about a week or two, except i had one splinter of tooth once and that went septic and took about a month.. i discovered/removed the splinter myself in amsterdam whilst self-anaesthetised.. :D
 
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