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Old 03-03-2009, 05:36 AM
 
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25CC syringe?? We use 10CC syringes and I thought those were big!
Oops... you are probably right! It was about 7 years ago... I can picture the syringe and was trying to guess what the numbers were on the side of it.
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Old 03-03-2009, 07:47 AM
 
Location: 95468
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Had one done in the southern Philippines for $35. Without novacaine. The dentest had trouble getting the root out so she put a different tip on the drill that looked like a sheetmetal screw. Next thing I remember was a blinding light and the primitive animal response to get away from danger. I swear I thought my palms and butt had combined on a molecullar level with that maroone naugahyde chair in my effort to back away even a centimeter. I had to come back 3 more times.
Later when I brought my son in for a checkup I asked the receptionist why they didn't use novacaine. "Sometimes but the cost is very high. Over 100 peso". That was about $4.
Now I ask.
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Old 03-14-2009, 08:31 PM
 
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I had one yesterday by an endodontist. It took a little over an hour.

I’d had the wedge before and found it much more comfortable than holding my mouth open. Being able to grab a quick mouth closing now and then might have been nice, but I chose the wedge.

I was nervous about the rubber dam, but it actually made the procedure more comfortable. It reduced the sensation of hands and instruments grubbing around in my mouth, and it allowed plenty of air in.

He said that with a little practice, swallowing should not be a problem. It took a couple of tries, but I soon got the hang of it. Be healthy! A stuffy nose or draining sinuses are sure to interfere.

The first two shots did hurt, but I felt nothing after that. When I thought he’d finished with the shots, I asked for more, all the numbing juice he could spare. He gave me more, none of which I felt, and I didn’t feel anything during the root canal work. Better safe than sorry. I am cringing at robertjohnson's experience.

They gave me my choice of music, and for a second I scoffed at the indulgence. I focused in on the music they had playing just then and realized I couldn’t take two minutes of it, let alone an hour or more. As I lay there enjoying what I’d chosen, I blessed them for indulging me.
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Old 03-14-2009, 09:50 PM
 
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I had one yesterday by an endodontist. It took a little over an hour.

I’d had the wedge before and found it much more comfortable than holding my mouth open. Being able to grab a quick mouth closing now and then might have been nice, but I chose the wedge.

I was nervous about the rubber dam, but it actually made the procedure more comfortable. It reduced the sensation of hands and instruments grubbing around in my mouth, and it allowed plenty of air in.

He said that with a little practice, swallowing should not be a problem. It took a couple of tries, but I soon got the hang of it. Be healthy! A stuffy nose or draining sinuses are sure to interfere.

The first two shots did hurt, but I felt nothing after that. When I thought he’d finished with the shots, I asked for more, all the numbing juice he could spare. He gave me more, none of which I felt, and I didn’t feel anything during the root canal work. Better safe than sorry. I am cringing at robertjohnson's experience.

They gave me my choice of music, and for a second I scoffed at the indulgence. I focused in on the music they had playing just then and realized I couldn’t take two minutes of it, let alone an hour or more. As I lay there enjoying what I’d chosen, I blessed them for indulging me.
Thank you for sharing your experiences. Was it a molar you had worked on? Upper or lower? Did you notice when they used the bleach--i.e. taste or smell?
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Old 03-14-2009, 10:38 PM
 
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I never noticed bleach and in fact didn't know they use it.I felt nothing. Last was about 8 months ago and it was a three root.I agree that holding your mouth open is the worse part. my dentist gave me shot then once fairly deadened another shot I never felt. Don't worry about those old horror stories ;its about like having a filling just alittle longer.
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Old 03-16-2009, 08:29 PM
 
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...Was it a molar you had worked on? Upper or lower? Did you notice when they used the bleach--i.e. taste or smell?

It was a lower molar, #18.

At one point, I had just swallowed and noticed part of my lip was sticking a bit to the rubber dam, so I squirmed to dislodge it. The endodontist said apologetically, "Yeah, that does taste bitter. Don't worry, it'll go away soon." Since he thought I was tasting something (I wasn't), I focused and detected a tiny taste, not unpleasant. I did not associate it with bleach until I read about it in the posts in here.

Another thing that's different from a regular filling is all the poking and twisting he does to clean out the roots. You don't feel a thing, but it takes forever. He keeps twisting things down inside the roots, then he picks another out of his assortment for more poking and twisting. When you think he couldn't possibly have any pokes or twists left, he suddenly finds his favorite pokey twister and it's off to the races with him, poke poke poke, twist twist twist, poke, twist, poke twist ... ALL RIGHT ALREADY!!!!

There isn't any pain, but all that work in your mouth will take a lot out of you. Don't schedule it for a long lunch hour, planning to go back to work like you might do with a simple filling. It'd be a good idea to have the rest of the day to take it easy.
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Old 03-17-2009, 09:46 AM
 
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I've only had one and it was a front tooth (unfortunate golfing accident), so the procedure was a little less involved, and didn't require Two visits, and the worst pain was the initial novocaine injection -- I thought that needle was going up into my eyeball! The sensation of all that digging around to clean out the root was odd, but not painful. The worst pain in the butt was all the equipment hanging out of the front of my mouth for two hours, especially when you consider that the endodontist was working on my mouth for a total of 45 minutes of that time; the rest I was just sitting there, waiting.

When I got back to work and immediately began eating my lunch, my co-workers were amazed, but better eat while the novocaine is still in effect.
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Old 03-26-2009, 12:33 AM
 
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Angry 3 Root Canals at same time UNAUTHORIZED!

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I worked for an endodontist for six years, and I recently had my very first root canal. I would say that out of ALL of the patients that I have seen, approximately 5% have pain during the procedure. In almost all cases, these are the patients who come in in severe pain in the first place, or the ones who have VERY infected teeth. I would suggest not putting it off. My other suggestion is to have a specialist (endodontist) do the root canal, as we had to re-treat many root canals that were done by general dentists.

To answer your questions:

-having to keep your mouth open that long yes, this is probably the worst part of it... you can ask for a bite block to help you, but that makes it harder to swallow. There are points where you can relax your jaw somewhat.
-can you swallow throughout the procedure I had no problem with this, but some patients do. The assistant will have a suction tip to help with this, and you can ask for a saliva ejector that you can hold yourself if you are not able to swallow.
-pain I had one tiny twinge during the whole thing, and a few drops of carbocaine dripped right on the nerve eliminated it immediately. The most discomfort that I had came from having to keep my mouth open... my jaw was sore for a day or two afterwards.
-rubber dam--is this scary no, you have plenty of room to breathe around the dam. The most annoying part was that saliva built up under one part of it and I felt like I was drooling!
-the use of bleach to irrigate the canals--did you taste this? absolutely not; the rubber dam keeps everything out of the mouth. You can smell it a bit, though.
-x-rays taken during procedure One before the procedure, one or two during, and one afterwards. No big deal.
-how long did it take (mine will be lower molar) Mine was also on a lower molar and took about an hour and 15 minutes. I had four canals... most lower molars only have three, and would take less time. When we booked appointments, we started off booking an hour for molars ,and many patients took a bit longer. I believe they now schedule an hour and a half. Again, this is with a specialist, who does these all day long... it might take longer with a general dentist.
-are some teeth worse than others in terms of pain, time, etc. Yes, everyone is different.

I hope that helped. Chances are excellent that you will have no pain, and if you do have some, speak up right away so that they can do an intrapulpal injection. Endodontists are often booked up for several weeks for non-emergency cases, so I'd advise calling to make an appointment soon. Good luck!

Hi there I would like to know how you would treat this situation as a professional... I made appointment for 3 crowns specifying and arguing the "treatment plan" and informing of no pain and issues and I refused the root canals in the TP. Made the appointment and came with the quoted amount w/o root canals. Dentist came in read the chart and performed 3 root canals at once with out informing me as to what he was doing in my mouth I had no clue he was performing the root canals! What do I say I want them to fix these temps that are on my teeth. I am stuck with just as bad as before I went these look like crap! It will be 6 months before my ins will pay anymore on the plan! They in my opinion should fix their mistake! Please advise what to do! AFJ

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Old 03-26-2009, 07:51 AM
 
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My SIL just called me yesterday to tell me she had gone tot he dentist and he told her she needed a root canal..She does not have any dental coverage so she went for a second opinion. She went to her dentist she had when she was younger....He examined her and did Xray's and low and behold she does not need a root canal.
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Old 03-26-2009, 10:08 AM
 
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Hi there I would like to know how you would treat this situation as a professional... I made appointment for 3 crowns specifying and arguing the "treatment plan" and informing of no pain and issues and I refused the root canals in the TP. Made the appointment and came with the quoted amount w/o root canals. Dentist came in read the chart and performed 3 root canals at once with out informing me as to what he was doing in my mouth I had no clue he was performing the root canals! What do I say I want them to fix these temps that are on my teeth. I am stuck with just as bad as before I went these look like crap! It will be 6 months before my ins will pay anymore on the plan! They in my opinion should fix their mistake! Please advise what to do! AFJ
Yikes! Did you sign a treatment plan at all, without the root canals?

I can see him refusing to do the crowns without the root canals (because if he was removing deep fillings, you'd need them), but to do them without telling you? That's not cool.
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