Dont worry too much, I had one a few weeks ago and it didnt hurt, the procedure anyway, as long as route canal treatment is what you need itll be fine.


Ill level with you, its not fun and the worst part is if they inject you directly on the nerve which stings like a b***h, only for a split second tho so dont worry its like a pin prick right on a nerve but theres no after pain.


What happened to me after my route canal is they had to pull the tooth cause the route canal didnt save the tooth and it was hurting pretty bad, but now after the route canal and pulling of the tooth the one behind the pulled tooth is hurting, I feel like my dentist created more work for himself and is still doing so which is why im changing my dentist.


I used to be a mechanic I know how trades like this work, you create your own work ;)

the best advice I can give you is get a second opinion before you do anything, otherwise youll end up like me, a missing tooth and another one which feels like it needs to be pulled too......

I just had my root canal re-done yesterday. Hopefully it will solve my problems. I should know in a month for sure.

As far as the procedure is concerned, it is fairly straightforward just as robadam described. Not much to it. Usually takes a couple of visits, and they usually prescribe antibiotics and strong painkiller, but I have never had to take a strong painkiller. Advil or regular tylenol or even nothing at all for the pain in most cases. Good luck

robadam, sorry to hear about your problems. Changing dentists is a good idea. I went to a dentist who was also a surgeon, and his technique was much more thorough than the first one I visited and he also had better tools and a microscope to make sure he got to all root canals. If this guy resolves my problems which I have had for many months, all created by the first dentist, then I will keep him as my permanent family dentist. He charges a bit more, but at least you know the work is good.