What Is Root Canal Treatment?

Video courtesy of Spear Education

[coluhcoker]

If anyone is worried about a root canal, its really not as bad as it seems. I felt no pain and was chillin the entire time. Yes, it is uncomfortable. They do give you shots for numbing, maybe multiple depending on where the tooth is. (For me, they gave a numbing cream before the shot so that helped with it). Overall its scary and uncomfortable but theres no pain.

Some notes about the procedure:

The shots and cream taste bad, sorry in advance lol!

Though painless, you will experience pressure and vibration because they are drilling your tooth.

The procedure usually lasts 1-2 hours (time flew for me, it wasnt as bad as it sounds.

[asheronthehoise]

i'm getting a root canal on a front tooth tomorrow dawg i don't wanna 😭😭😭

update: i got it done and it hurts a little but not too bad. it was mostly just pressure and a bit of stress. honestly, a lot better than i was expecting.

[coluhcoker]

And if you need a crown, I just got mine today and it really wasnt bad! I will say its a bit more uncomfortable (for me) but thats because they need to make sure the crowns fits, I also think they drilled out a temp filling so that was a little uncomfortable. Again no pain!

Yes, you do get shots when getting a crown.

When finding the right fit, they may make you bite on a play dough type mold, mine was kinda minty!

Though you may get nervous etc, again its painless and at most mildy uncomfortable.

I also feel its important to note for crowns and root canals, if you do feel pain its NOT normal and alert the dentist right away (its most likely because they didnt numb enough)

[Extrnal]

I’m 21 and just had this done today on a tooth I had that had a deep filling, and I felt little to no pain and it went by quickly

[igvvgyy]

My experience was the pain afterwards. Three days of aching gums, nose ache, headache and earache.

[SueAnye]

There is a kind of hurting called looks quite hurt

[ashlynnjohnson]

It’s kinda funny that probably 90% of the comments are people who are possibly getting root canals and I’m getting mine today 😭 it doesn’t look bad but I have like severe anxiety and anytime I see a drill I go into fight or flight. My previous dentist only took X-rays of the teeth he never looked in between them for cavities… turns out I have 18 so keep me in your thoughts

[seven]

Listen please hear me well! Go to a endodontist I just got mine done I don’t feel a thing it was super easy and only took like 15 min. Please don’t be like me and freak out it’s truly so easy

[philoaugust]

Hello, I wanted to ask something. I need to have root canal treatment at the dentist, but I have never had local anesthesia before. My doctor told me that I should do an allergy test and gave me the medicine he used (ultracain) how is the allergy test done for this drug?

[Roblox-yzhv]

Ok looks like it’s not that bad a have a big cavity and my dentist said we could save it with a root canal or pull it out

[LadybugsOpin]

Thank you for this quick visual aid. My dentist just told me that I'm going to need 2 root canals and I've never gotten one before. Therefore, I didn't know what it would entail! So... it looks like this is basically just a filling on steroids! I've gotten fillings before, so I can handle that.

[RGTomoenage]

Interesting, that is not what they did to me. They put a fake tooth on top

[prernasharma]

U know what it's 11:30 at night, and tomorrow is my appointment for root canal of my front teeth for the first time.I m feeling so stressed, and it's Full of anxiety that what is going to be happening tomorrow.Just praying to god that only he can get me rid out off it and can give m power and strength to bear all that which is going to be happened .U yes u just pray for me 😶 0:38

[isaegip]

im 16 and my dentist told me i needed a root canal but my mom doesn't want me to cuz she said it's dangerous and i could die from it 🥺😭😭😭

[PapyrusFont]

Root canals aren't painful. It's nothing like that Finding Nemo scene lmao
Just be prepared not to gag when they drill into the tooth and you smell that poop smell!

[The_Beast_]

Sigh... if root canals were actually so simple 😅