I feel better! Just had a root canal

kacram

16 years ago

aaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

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socks
16 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
16 years ago
Relief!!! Glad it's over with.
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Mush, I'm sure I was told not to wait longer than a year to get a crown on, that the temp they do wasn't meant to last forever. On the other hand, I'd wanted crowns on my 4 front uppers (cosmetic) and my dentist convinced me to try veneers first since they do less initial damage to teeth than putting a crown on does. At the time they told me veneers could last up to 10 years, depending on the types of foods you subject your teeth to...mine have been on for 19, with no problems. The dentist is very impressed! As for a root canal, I had one done on a molar that had given me on again, off again grief for years. Do not relish getting that done again. Yet periodically the area will give me pain, usually after I've chewed something REALLY chewing, or this past session over Christmas was brought on by eating almonds (I think). I still worry that I'll be in that 1% that have a tooth that fails, and then I don't know what I'll do, since I need that tooth there!
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A normal root canal may take a week or less, but in your case, I fear it will be longer. You are having pain and the nerve in the tooth is dead. Also dead are the blood vessels and chamber pulp. You are having pain because the tooth and probably its support structure are infected. The time required to open the tooth and clean it out, and then plug isn't much. The problem is this: The Dentist does not dare to put a permanent plug in that tooth until the infection has been conquered. How much time does that take - who knows, but its got to be done. Here's the drill. [Sorry about that choice of word :-) ]. The tooth is opened and cleaned out. An antibiotic may be inserted in the tooth. A temporary plug is installed and a pill form of antibiotic may be prescribed. Another session will be scheduled for exam. Followup sessions will continue until the infection has cleared and then the job will be completed with a permanent plug and filling. After completion, another followup may be recommended to insure that the infection is gone. An infection complicates a root canal. The root canal itself, does not require a lot of time. There is an upside. After successful completion, you will feel much better, and the tooth will seem normal.
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HU--thank you for that comment. I am taking generic ibuprofen (Walgreens). I wonder how the generics could be ok but "Advil" not OK. Do you know? The few times I've taken Tylenol over the years, I didn't find it very effective against pain, so that's why I started with the ibuprofen. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EDITED to add: Saw the endodontist. He x-rayed and looked at the tooth and said it looks OK, the pain is what could be expected but that I was under-medicating. He gave me a prescription for 800 mg ibuprofen and Tylenol with codeine for nighttime sleeping. I'm relieved, mentally. The meds will help no doubt.
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tami_ohio
16 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
16 years ago
Sleep well! Hope you are feeling better tomorrow!
joann23456
16 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
16 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
16 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
16 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
16 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
16 years ago
No problem with root canal here either.
lynn_d
16 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
16 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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