Monday, November 20, 2006 My Toof Hurts - NaBloPoMo Day 20 I've had this sensitive tooth for about 2 years now. Last Friday that tooth turned from sensitive to excruciating. Whenever I ate hot or cold food that tooth ached all the way down into my jaw. So today I visited my dentist and after he did some tests that included tapping, pulling, and applying SUPER cold and super hot to it, he announced, "That tooth is dead". So it turns out that Karma is not the only family member who gets a root canal this month. *pout* Scary! The good thing is that the dentist gave me some valium-like stuff for the day of, vicadin to take from now until then, and I get a day off work. Woo hoo! So tell me, have you ever had a root canal? Was it as bad as you thought it would be? |
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2 Comments:
I've had a couple root canals, and they're not as painful as you would think, at all!
I've had one and, while the drugs and outcome were both very good, it induced the same panic you describe from the cavity filling. You might see if your dentist will prescribe you something to calm you down to take beforehand. Best of luck!
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