Please tell me more about having a root cannal?

It’s not near as bad as it used to be. You can eat with it but you’ll need to be careful for a week or so. Just follow their instructions.

You can eat with it, they fill the empty space so it isn’t brittle. It’s an obnoxious and unpleasant procedure, but not as awful as it used to be. I had one this summer, and I am very undone by genial work, near phobic, in fact.
My mouth was sore for a few days, I am advised not to eat hard stuff or things like caramel with that tooth, but otherwise it’s fine.

I’m having one Wednesday, weather permitting. I’ll let you know.

It’s really not that bad. You will get lots of anesthesia and if the dentist is good, it doesn’t hurt much. I’m confused, I thought you were having the root canal on January 8th?

@janbb On January 8th, I will be at the dentist for a check-up to see if my swelling is cleared up enough to book an appointment for my root cannal.

^^ Got it ( BTW, it’s spelled canal.)

I have had several root canals. The process has gotten better over the years. For me, the difficult part was the length of time I was in the chair and had my mouth open. There was minor discomfort during the procedure, but none after.

You should have either a filling or a temporary crown placed at the time. The tooth is essentially dead after the root canal, and a crown is often recommended to protect the tooth from breaking.

It’s not as bad as seeing the first Joker movie.

I had an abscess. Once he drilled in, he hit a puss pocket which burst like a squeezed zit. That’s where the original pain was coming from.

It’s similar to a normal filling just takes longer

Not as afflicting afterwards as impacted wisdom teeth.
Dental procedures have come a very long way to allowing you back to normal in short order. I wouldn’t be anxious over getting it done as opposed to waiting too long to get it done.

Given my experience, I definitely agree with @Lightlyseared and @tedibear. I’ve had at least 3. You should be back to normal the next day. On the day of, your jaw may have a dull ache for a few hours afterwards which Tylenol should take care of. Hearing about it and thinking about it is much worse than the actual procedure.

I would suggest scheduling it for as soon as you can so you can get it over with and stop worrying.

^Agree. And so you don’t have to do more rounds of antibiotics. Too much isn’t good for you.

I would suggest scheduling it for as soon as you can so you can get it over with and stop worrying.

Agreed. Hasn’t this been going on since summer? A round of antibiotics usually only takes 10–15 days to finish so you should be able to do it later this month.

I’ve had a few root canals. The one done by a cosmetic dentist led to a summer of pain. (long story) The ones done by endodontists were pretty much painless except for the first shot of anesthetic. I had one endodontist with the charm of Lt. Data. He also had the precision and speed of Data. I was in and out in 45 min with no problems! My root canaled teeth are doing fine with whatever foods I like to eat probably because I got crowns put over them as the last step.