I feel better! Just had a root canal

kacram

13 years ago

aaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

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socks
13 years ago
REALLY!?!?!? I've never had one, but I'm happy it has helped you. Dental pain is so bad! You must be tired.
maryanntx
13 years ago
Relief!!! Glad it's over with.
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Hi coolmama, I find it VERY strange that your dentist saw cavities 5 years ago and didn't fix them! Are you sure he wasn't just talking about areas that were looking like they could develop cavities? If you had cavities 5 years ago and he didn't fill them, then you need a new dentist! Anyhow......about the root canals........Sometimes, if a tooth is ground down too deeply, whether for a filling or a crown, it can cause the root to die. When the root dies, it can become very inflammed and infected. When this happens, besides hurting alot, you can lose the tooth. What a root canal does is to go in below the tooth, into the root space (some teeth have 2 roots and some have 4), and ream all the root out. Then they fill this space with a rubber substance. Somehow, your tooth can now stay alive. Just because you need to have fillings, doesn't mean you'll necessarily have to have a root canal. Whether or not you'll need root canals depends on how deep it is, and whether it somehow affects the nerve that is there. I don't think you can even assess that yet. I would just get the fillings, and then down the road, if your tooth starts becoming really sensitive, and starts hurting alot, then you can decide to have the root canal. I had a ton of huge fillings. After they started falling apart, then I need the crowns. On a couple of those crowns, I eventually needed root canals. But its my opinion that you do one step at a time. I hope I haven't confused you. And be sure to have a good endodontist do your root canals.
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Oh no....I meant a month piecing it, not the entire process. When you get to the quilting or tying part, that's something else again. I wish I could say I don't have a desire to do a great number of quilts, but I'd be lying. I want to do almost every one I see and this forum isn't much more than enabling me. LOL. I am learning patience, and it's coooooooooooooooming slowly. I know in my heart that if I had taken up quilting just ten years ago, it would not have stuck. I happened on it through serendipity at the exact moment of my life were I make room in my day, no matter how busy, to go into my little world and work on my quilts. I can't NOT do something with something I don't like. I have to do SOMETHING with it, so the effort wasn't wasted, and that something should not be throwing good money after bad, by obliging myself months more of distasteful work. I do love this quilt, sigh, and that's the problem, it was just that for once, I listened to my little voice who said that I wasn't likely going to finish it. The pillowslips ....well I can see the end of the tunnel almost from the beginning and I'll enjoy them. I just wondered if other people got epiphanies about a quilt and what makes them decide it isn't for them.
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1 root canal done, 1 or 2 to go...........
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When a tooth dies, a root canal can not be far behind. I've had several. A tooth may die from several causes, one being infection. Diabetes is a factor. A trauma such as a blow to the tooth severe enough to loosen it may cause trouble several years later if that tooth dies. Its no fun, but a good root canal can be a saviour. I've got root canals that are 30 years old. If the tooth was infected and a root canal performed, it is critical that the infection be eradiacted before the tooth receives it final, permanent plug. The ususal drill is to open the tooth, medicate it, stuff in a temporary plug, pull the plug and re-medicate it once a week for one or more sessions until the infection is gone, and then install the permanent plug. If the permanent plug is placed before all the infection is eradiacted, the infection may continue necessitating a re-do of the entire process.
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I struggle with forgiving others and myself all the time. When I used to be a professional hypnotist there was one session that I felt was very helpful. Please bear with me as I try to explain it. This is not meant for severe cases of abuse or mistreatment. You need to let go of bad feelings toward another person. This person has wronged you. To let go it helps for you to understand that what they did was based on several factors. Their education, how they were brought up, their physical health, their personality strengths and weaknesses, their current situation in life etc. Basically except that how they handled the situation was the "best" they knew how. Understand that maybe they don't have the self confidence or the social abilities that you do, etc. EX: Your parent was lacking in parenting skills. Understand that they maybe didn't have good role models, or that they were dealing with stress that you even know didn't know about, etc. So except that they did the best they could and let it go. You don't have to analyze this, just tell yourself, yes they could have done better, and let it go. You are not making excuses for them, just acknowledging yes they screwed up, maybe they never apologized and never will. In your mind forgive them, think good thoughts, and let it go. Imagine letting it all go. Perhaps she feels terrible about it all and doesn't have the abilities to talk to you about it or the ability to apologize. Sometimes a way of apologizing is doing something nice for that person. Except that and move on.
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tami_ohio
13 years ago
Glad it was you and not me. I am glad that you feel better, tho. I hate dentists with a passion after bad experiences as a kid.
glenda_al
13 years ago
Sleep well! Hope you are feeling better tomorrow!
joann23456
13 years ago
Isn't it sad when the pain is so awful that a root canal is *desirable*!!! Glad you're feeling better.
lisa_fla
13 years ago
Been there, done that. Didn't even fill the rx for the hydrocodone on the way home since I felt much better.
vannie
13 years ago
They just put fear in my heart, because I've known so many people that had complications from root canal. I've only heard 1 or 2 people say they had no problems, that all went well. I've recently had 2 pulled and was so glad to get rid of them.
jel48
13 years ago
I've had some root canals and never had any problems with them. Once you've lost a tooth or two, you realize a root caneal is the much better way to go. It's not cheap to get either a bridge or an implant to replace a missing tooth and you can only do without so many.

Anyway, I'm glad it went well and you feel better!
molly109
13 years ago
:) here's another who had absolutely no trouble
with root canals - and I have had 3. Vannie - you
will have to "up" your count of positives.

It is so much better than losing a tooth. Keep every
last one you possibily can.
oldgardener_2009
13 years ago
No problem with root canal here either.
lynn_d
13 years ago
Glad it went well for you, Kat! I have had 2 of them, the one I had several years ago went just fine, no problem at all. The one I had a couple of months ago was very painful, the dentist had to remove 4 roots and he told me I was going to suffer. He was so right!
sjerin
13 years ago
I just got back from the dentist this morning and am so RELIEVED nothing was amiss. I' a gagger, so even a cleaning is very stressful. I'm glad it's over for you, Kat!

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