well they are right....they do need you in ASAP....for both the money, and for the health, it IS good to do it now....you dont want abscensing ... like i have, im taking these antibiotics (clindamyacin HCL)(thanks for reminding me to take them) tham make me fell uneasy and acidic....if you have it dealt with now it will al be better quicker....it is only a minute or two, thats IF they dont numb you.....i had a shitty dentist when mine was done....laster after my appointment whe was charged with malpractice ane pushed out of business.....so yea....also one of myt problems....if you have a good dentist and good "benny's" or if you can pay outright, then your good to go.... my experience was back in highschool when i was on a state health plan...

vicodin makes many people puke, dont be alarmed, but find another source of pain relief

Just make sure that Donny looks after you.

it was unreal pain for me

apparently normal teeth have 3 nerve endings

I have 4

god really likes pushing me around

I can't believe people have said a root canal hurts. It will only hurt should the nerve be infected. Where are you people going for your dental treatment?

bad. pretty bad.

THAT made me cringe. Damn! :upsidedow

hurts like a bastard

OK so i am back from the dentist. The good news is that the part that hurt the worst was when I could fianlly close my mouth. They said "ok close your mouth slowly" i assume cause it was open by itself for about an hour. They didn't stick any of those blocks in to help hold it open. My mouth did not want to shut. So there was actually nothing to be worried about cause it didn't hurt at all. THE BAD news is that they could not get down into one of my roots all the way. He said there was like 1mm he couldn't get but it was important to get it all.. SOOOO having that said the worst thing about a root canal in when the root canal doesn't work. I have to go see a speciaist to get that last root BUT i should feel a lot better tomorrow.

I am reminded of the excruciating pain I had last year when my wisdom tooth started growing. I can munch any food for days

50 coot ranals

Make sure you see a good endodotist to remove the remaining nerve. Chances are since your general dentist couldnt get it out, its because the tip of the root of that tooth is bent or curved and general dentists usually dont have the right kind of tips to clean out curves. Good news is there are several outstanding endodontists in redding. Bad news is he probably wont put a crown on tommorrow, he'll do a pulp cap ( a little white filling over the top) or give you a very basic pre-made temporary crown until your dentist can make your permanent one. You can ask either of them for darvocet (which is made from totally different products) instead of vicodin for pain, since vicodin makes you sick. Hope all goes well for you

yep certainly...
it was like nothing to me...though kinda tough keeping your mouth wide open during the light cure treatment... :Hollering

Nothing worse than tooth pain.I had one pulled because I couldn't stand the pain anymore

Wow! :thumbsup

http://spannow.adult.com/dentalsurgery.jpg

Correct, the tip of the nerve was bent. He could get to one other one that was bent but not the other. Right now there is white cap, and how do you know so much might I ask? I have been usuing just Tylenol and Advil combined and that has been working good enough so far. As far as the pain, it fees A LOT better now that he got most of the infection out. My jaw and teeth are still sore but there was a great since of relief after soem pressure was taken off. Thanks for the advice.

root canal is one of a hell dental procedure...i should know...had it 5X!

You're just jealous'cuz I get to play with teeth all day and all you get to play with are bewbies!


:Oh crap Maybe thats not it, now that I think about it :winkwink:

Oh just something I do in my spare time. :winkwink:

Careful with the tylenol/advil combo. You don't want to thin your blood too much or the septocaine won't be able to bond with red blood cells...ie: you won't get numb and it'll be harder to control the bleeding when they try to cement the crown on. Are you still taking antibiotics? Some of them, like keflex, advise to avoid advil types because it makes the antibiotic less effective. Just make sure the new guy tommorrow knows everything you're taking so there's no surprises. Surprises in dental- not good!

99 bitches..

make it a whole bill why dont cha

bam..there it is

I have been taking penicilyn (sp?) for a few days and as far as getting the rest of the tooth done, I can't get in till March 16th unless there is a cancellation before then. So hopefully I won't need any more pain meds.

When I had 29 extractions done a few years back, I was up to three Tylenol3's (w/codeine) about every 3-4 hours. Got so bad my ears started ringing and I couldn't sleep. Which only compounded the problem.

But even though my entire jaw and head hurt like a mofo, there was an immense sense of relief that it was over and things were finally on the mend.

29 extractions?!!!! wow!! do you have any teeth left after that? lol

Well you can always come down to sac and I can do it in my garage! :evil-laug :evil-laug :evil-laug

LOL we are in SAC every week LOL if it gets unbearable then i will hit you up

Yep, but they're in the bathroom enjoying a Polident spa at the moment :winkwink:

I inherited my old man's soft teeth genetics. He had his taken out in his early twenties. Mine lasted till my late 30s.

Teeth pain is the worst pain I have ever felt, I had one a couple days ago, I could barely talk properly, I didn't want to get out of bed it was just that bad. :(

I'm glad the root canal went OK for you...I can honestly say that my root canal was an absolute nightmare for me....the worst pain I've ever felt before in my life (although, I haven't given birth yet :winkwink:). Ever since that root canal, I've taken SUCH good care of my teeth it is ridiculous!!!! Never again do I want to experience that type of pain. If thinking about a root canal isn't enough to get someone to floss, brush, and listerine mutiple times a day, I don't know what is. Anyway, good luck and keep those pain pills handy.

mine went awesome, I didnt even feel a thing. It took a long time though, apparently I have deep roots :)

I'm just so traumatized of this tooth extraction I had when I was a kid. The petite dentist called a security guard to hold my head while she pulls my tooth with her pliers. I was crying like a baby right after

It depends on the dentist. There are dentists who can do it with less pain.

said to be one of the worst pain humans would experience in the life, the other is child birth