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the dentist said i neeed root canal i heard it hurts more then anything?

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the dentist said i neeed root canal i heard it hurts more then anything?

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That is the big rumor!
It is Not true at all. I was a dental assistant in an endodontics office for the past year. In An endodontics office you only do root canals and root surgeries. We had about 7 a day and the patients are always nervous and that is understandable. Years ago they used to be painful because all they used was Novocaine but now they use septocaine and another one I spaced out but they are longer lasting and work better. i personally think a root canal is LESS painful than a filling. In a filling they just numb the area around the tooth. In a root canal they are sure to numb the whole root and the whole area. If you do feel something let the dentist know. I can assure you he will not want to work on your tooth if you are feeling pain from what he is doing in there. About half a day or one day After the root canal your tooth will feel much better. Good luck and no worries!

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I just had a root canal and I heard the same thing, but it didn't hurt. The worst part about it is lying in the chair, waiting for them to get done! I did have mild discomfort afterwards, but it wasn't anything that stuck around after I took a pain pill. I went back to work the next day with no issues.
Relax....it hurts as much as the numbing shot that they give you. Just like getting a cavity filled but it takes longer. If you start to feel pain in the process, just tell them and they will numb you a little more. It is nothing to fret about.
Root canals are the scariest thing you can have done at the dentist... or so I thought. I had one a while back and after the two shots it was no big deal. You could hear the drilling but it's not too much different than getting a cavity filled.

They numb your nerve. Then they drill out the tooth killing the nerve (but you can feel it). Then they drill down the tooth, clean it and cap it. really not a big deal. And I was in so much pain before they did it it was a relief.
The dentist will give you shots so you won't feel any pain. I have had a couple done and they were no big deal. The hardest part was keeping my mouth open for as long as they needed to do the work. Relax, someone is just trying to scare you.
Not true. You'll be nice & numb so you shouldn't feel anything. I recommend that patients take 600 or 800mg of Ibuprofen before that root canal appointment starts. You'll be open for awhile and this will help make your jaw less sore.
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