Anyone ever have a root canal?

[needtogetarmy]

I smacked a tooth and I need to get a root canal.

How painful is it?

How long does it take to heal?

What type of pain meds do they usually give?

 

[silverstar1025]

Run!!!!!!!!!

 

[Beachboy6294]

I smacked a tooth and I need to get a root canal.

How painful is it?

How long does it take to heal?

What type of pain meds do they usually give?

I have had a couple of them and some were worse than the others. It heals right away and it depends on the doctor on what meds you get but usually like 10 pain pills.

 

[needtogetarmy]

I have had a couple of them and some were worse than the others. It heals right away and it depends on the doctor on what meds you get but usually like 10 pain pills.

Cool. I've heard horror stories of how bad they can be. I have an appointment today to schedule an appointment for it. I just want to knock it out and move on.

 

[Beachboy6294]

Cool. I've heard horror stories of how bad they can be. I have an appointment today to schedule an appointment for it. I just want to knock it out and move on.

They usually aren't that bad but make sure the dentist will give you some meds for pain before he starts. I had one that wouldn't give me anything for pain after and I wanted to kick his ass!!

 

[mwm5]

i had one last month and it was pretty much a breeze even though the tooth was jacked up from getting broke. it took under a hour to do and even though they prescribed painkillers i never did take one. I have to go back now to get a cap put on the tooth at the end of august and that is the longer part.

 

[Beachboy6294]

i had one last month and it was pretty much a breeze even though the tooth was jacked up from getting broke. it took under a hour to do and even though they prescribed painkillers i never did take one. I have to go back now to get a cap put on the tooth at the end of august and that is the longer part.

Can you please donate some of that K to me?

 

[stosstruppe]

I'll let you know when I get back from the dentist's in 2 hours time

 

[needtogetarmy]

I'll let you know when I get back from the dentist's in 2 hours time

lol

I am taking off now.

Damn mwm5 has some karmas! Share the love.

 

[roadwarrior]

I smacked a tooth and I need to get a root canal.

How painful is it?

How long does it take to heal?

What type of pain meds do they usually give?

Hey AV... root canals are not as bad as some people say. I have no "real" molars left from grinding and a life of martial arts... more than half my teeth have been canaled and capped or even repalced with posts. They have improved the local anestetics to the point that the most painful part is the injection. Especiallyw ehn they go into the palate and after they open the tooth and shoot right into the nerve.

Afterwards, they give you vicodin but I find that advil is plenty.

S