Endodontists Put Root Canal Patients at Ease

Mine is later today and I’m so nervous!

Problem is natural teeth get infected, rot, cause infinite amounts of dental work and cost.
I have gotten 7 teeth removed: all in the back. Never regretted it.

My root canal hurt. He kept numbing me but I still felt it.

I honestly need some advice. I had a root canal done on one of my molars around 5 years ago. It's been perfect ever since, but during the treatment was one of the most painful experiences that I've ever had relating to my mouth. The endodontist had given me 3 shots of lidocaine when i kept telling him i was in pain, but it did next to nothing. Im about to get another one on a different tooth soon, and am almost having a panic attack thinking about it. Unfortunately, im pregnant so they can't give me any oral sedation or laughing gas. What can i do to not flip out in the chair? Am i going to experience the same thing again?

Went to get emergency root canal couldn’t get numb received max anesthesia hope nobody has to go through that left with more pain but going to a root canal specialist on Tuesday to get it done

My dentist did give me the option to see an Endodontist, but he strongly recommended extraction. I had a huge cavity that formed inside my number 15 molar, which was damaged from bruxism. The structural integrity of the tooth was compromised. Not to mention, the tooth was severely infected. The pain ended up spreading to other teeth, into my brain and sinuses. It was the worst pain I've ever experienced. Sometimes, you don't have a choice to keep your tooth. With implants now being more financially accessible to everyone, a root canal is no longer the only option. Implants are a permanent solution and will probably last a lot longer than a root canal. In my opinion, once a tooth is structurally compromised, extraction is probably the best choice. Especially since a root canal weakens the structure of the tooth. Of course, everyones situation is different. I'm getting a root canal on my number 2 molar this Monday. Thankfully, that one can be saved.

Help my dudes, I’m gonna have to have 3 root canals in one sitting- god my teeth hurt man- I’m probably gonna need to get antibiotics it’s gotten rlly bad..also I have rlly bad pain as well, im always in pain man, I’m scared of the procedure but at the same time I just want to go through it because I hate this pain. Im scared of dentists as well, so this is relieving to me and PLEASE I NEED THE ROOT CANAL MAN

Absolutely rubbish

Scheduled to have one tomorrow Hoping for an uneventful procedure🤞

apparently i need a root canal but my mouth has never been in pain

Ugh went to the dentist yesterday and he already pulled 3 molars and threatened to pull another if I don’t see one of these doctors

It really hurttt!!!! Just because I didn’t let the dentist to give me a pain killer injection

I'm a general dentist for over 40 years. I've probably performed about 3,000 root canal procedures. I'm thinking well under ten patients, maybe half of that had enough pain that they even mentioned pain at the next visit or called me right after the procedure. I've personally had root canals on 3 teeth, all molars which are a more complex root canal procedure. I never a second of pain during the procedure or afterwards. The success rate of root canal procedures is 97-99% which by any standard is excellent. My theory as to why root canals have such a bad reputation and are the go to subject of standup comedians is human nature which loves to give bad news and get you jacked up. If I perform 1,000 root canals and one person has a rough time I guarantee that you won't hear from the 999 telling you, "Let me tell you about the great pain free successful root canal I had." You'll only hear from the bad experience.

I broke my front tooth in half at 10 it was permanent. Now I’m 13 I have a temporary crown worried about getting the permanent one haha 😂 mine would be so I could replace my tooth permanently. Hoping not till I’m 20 or ever

Getting one today hope it’s easy

I want a doctor like you🥺🥺🥺🥺god please have mercy on meeee

The worst part is the bill if you don’t have dental insurance.

I don't do root canals I just get them pulled....no infections after that

I had rootcanal 4 years ago n now it's already fail because inside there is still little infection left and now it's stard hurting😭

Can anyone explain why dentists is the States appear to work in a large, open rooms with other dentists and patients? Can't they afford separate rooms? Do they share equipment? Or is it some sort of insurance against a patient making an accusation of inappropriate behaviour? What? I live in New Zealand and the only place you will ever see this is at the University Dental School.

I have 2 root canals, first time i did the first one was in 2013 and the second one in 2014. Its 2022 and had to redo both of them because i didn’t see a dentist for over 7 years and i caught a bad infection but let me tell you… it hurts a lot!! it felt just like the first time. CRAZY. Now im ocd about my teeth and im not looking forward to making the same mistakes.

Anyone who tells You a root canal doesn't hurt either has a simple one or is tolerant of pain. The novocain shot and the discomfort from the drilling was a major source of pain for me

I finally got my appointment set for next week and yes I'm here cause I fear dentist more than i fear the regular doctors

I had a root canal done in 2020. I don’t have alot of money and my insurance didn’t cover it. So I went to a college graduate student to do it. It took 4 hours. I couldn’t sleep,eat, breath or do anything for 1 month. It kept aching and hurting so bad. I now have another one this morning but I’m doing it by an actual professional doctor who’s been doing it for over 20 years. I’m so fking scared bc of the ptsd

Hello , I recently got a 3 unit dental bridge , two of my abutment teeths which were taken as a support for bridge were health (without cavity ) , but my dentist still did root canals on them . He said its called elective/intentional root canals . He said its done to avoid any future complications with bridge . But now when I am reading about RCT online there are various bad things return about . So I wanted to ask are intentional root canals safe ? Or would they cause any problem or reduce the life of my abutment teeth . Thank you in advance

Any one have a top premolar root canal?! I'm so scared about a palate injection. I can handle other injections but I'm terrified of palate one. Is it required for top teeth. Anyone know? Tell me honestly. I get mixed information

you don’t really feel pain during the procedure but AFTER when the anesthesia completely wears off feels like helll 😭 you’ll want to kill yourself. especially if its a failed root canal. im on day four and still have excruciating pain, tomorrow i will call my dentist to find out wats going on

It’s not the pain I’m scared of . I’m so claustrophobic everytime Dr puts the blue tarp over my mouth I have a panic attack and felt like I couldn’t breath - hands sweating was freaking out lol . Twice he had to reschedule me . Any tips to help me get thru it ?

i’m so bad with things in my mouth and gag easily so that plastic thing will be hell for me

I'm still terrified after watching this, I dont like laying flat, I dont wana be sedated, I don't wanna have a drill, I don't want someone over me

I'm autistic and have bad anxiety

I wonder what’s age range of people getting root canals I’m 23 🥺😭

Haven’t been to the dentist in years because I am so scared. Now I’m in so much pain that I had to go. Need 2 root canals and 9 fillings. I’m so scared to do the root canal. ;(

I have to get one on Wednesday and I'm so terrified. Not of pain, but I have a fear of not being able to breathe and the thing they cover the mouth with scares me cause then I'll panic if I think I can't breathe because I'm weird

Having a root canal done in a few days, it’s my first one and honest I’m a bit nervous. Any comforting words from someone who has had one done? I keep hearing that you won’t feel anything, is that true?

Bro my root canal did not hurt at all, all my friend/coworkers were saying “it hurts like hell” and they got me all nervous for no reason. It didn’t hurt while getting it and it didn’t hurt after. The pain from the cavity I had on my tooth was incredible and extremely painful I was never so happy to go to the dentist.

I dont know why i was not fully numb so got appointment tomorrow fingures crossed to get total numb so i dont feel any pain 😭

These comments look like all doctors and dentists came in the comment section just to tell its not painfull any real guy out here who tell if it is or not

I have no real pain in my teeth but I'm getting one today to prevent the future pain. Scared out of my mind but I'll survive

Does that shit hurt pls let me know?

Okay I need you peoples help, My parents are making me a dentist appt tmrw so Idk how long before I get in but I think I need a root canal, more than likely. I’m terrified I haven’t been to a dentist in 6 years. And I have very severe anxiety and I have panic disorder (basically the easy way to explain that is Re accruing panic attacks) and I’m terrified of needles, I would much prefer to be asleep during the procedure if I have to get a root canal because my anxiety issues are gonna be a problem I already know because I’ll probably be really tense and shaky, I’m shaking now just thinking about it. but I don’t know if they will do that or not I’m honestly scared to even ask because I have social anxiety but my mom or dad will be there to help me , but I’m really nervous so I feel like knowing if they can put me to sleep or not would really help calm my nerves. At least knowing it’s at least something they can do even if it might not be a common thing ? Idk and I’m not on any anxiety meds or any type of medication I have a history of addiction in my family and refuse to take them. So that’s not something that would help.

I just got my root canal and imma give my honest opinion.
It didn’t hurt one bit..... like at all !
Even the injection part where your dentist gives you numbing injection didn’t hurt at all.
My dentist was very gentle and amazing and did a great job. Depends on your dentist though. But experience wise it was really painless and easy.
It took about an hour for my procedure because my infection was bad but the only thing that did bother me was just keeping my mouth open for a while. Other than that there is no need to be scared of anything it’s really really easy.

Just got my root canal done. Honest review from someone with a history of avoiding the dentist. No problem. Didn’t feel a thing. It felt very fast being in the chair and the drilling portion didn’t take long at all. My total time in chair was 75min but I was nearly falling asleep with the sunglasses on. Don’t be afraid all! Nothing to fear.

Root canals hurt less than a cavity filling . Dont worry!

The bill is going to hurt...

I've got an endodontist appointment in two weeks. The relief of having it done and over with keeps me going. Blessings to everyone.

Honestly I rescheduled mine twice and finally got it done and it was not bad u hardly feel much and the novocaine is really strong I got 2 shots barely felt much the worst part is the shot and your mouth open with the dental damn but u can still breathe through the dental damn trust me

I’m getting my procedure done in 10 min. I’ll come back with the feedback when it’s over

i just got out the dentist right now and the root canal procedure didnt hurt one bit, i had ZERO pain. I have to go back for a second appointment because i have really small canals that they couldnt reach so a specialist is going to finish it. But dont be scared this was my first time going and I was petrified and I walked out shocked. They numb you the entire way and you dont feel anything, the needle itself is very minimal pain because they numb your gums before the injection. I was in there for about 90 minutes but thats because they couldnt reach my canals but everything was fine 😄😎

I have a root canal treatment on thruday (does it hurt)