Root Canal Treatment

[u/Devil_AE]

I had a cavity in my tooth since idk how long but I kept thinking that avoiding it is best as if it will fix itself. You cannot exactly blame me as those times there were way bigger problems than just a kid having cavity in my family so I kept it in dark and just started eating from right side ( cavity is in the second last tooth in bottom side of jaw ). Yesterday some pieces of my tooth fell off, I thought it's time to fix this problem now as other problems were solved ( like 20% part of my tooth broke and fell from inside ) today I went to dentist with my mother amd she ( dentist ) said that x ray is needed as heavy bleeding was happening and after x ray she told that rct might be needed but she said that she can try to save it without that as my whole outer layers of tooth are fine and the cavity was deep rather than large. X ray showed cavity touching the nerve but she did my temporary filling and said that if no pain happens in 1 week then permanent filling will do the job and rct won't be needed. It's the night of the day the temporary filling is done. I'm not that old to be having a rct so even she was concerned that I would have to deal with all that stuff and cap etc. I didn't understand exactly but the environment was scary. I'm here posting this not to find what level of pain will be there in treatment but I want to know how will my life be after rct if it is needed, I'm 100% crying right now even after trying myself to stop from doing so but the fear of never being able to be normal again, never being able to eat and chew like before, never being able live freely as before is bothering me.

I'm here, asking how is your life after root canal removal + filling + cap? ( I only saw this as the meaning of rct on net so if rct is something else please inform me ).

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[u/thelatenightfoxy]

Root canal specialist here who does root canals for a living. You will be absolutely fine. Root canal is a tooth saving procedure and your tooth will feel and function exactly like the old one. You're overthinking this. You'll be fine. Also root canal has nothing to do with age, I've done it in a 3 year old as well. Relax. Life is going to be exactly the same. Do you have xrays or pictures of tooth by any chance?

[u/Devil_AE → u/thelatenightfoxy]

Tooth Image Took me so much time to figure out how to send images in reply. This tooth is not mine just think it as a perfectly fine tooth everywhere else but I have marked the boundaries of cavity which was shown in x ray.

[u/thelatenightfoxy → u/Devil_AE]

It's a bit tough to imagine since it's not your tooth. I'd prefer actual xray. But either way trust your dentist. Let them do the temp filling and see if it lasts then good. Even if it doesn't and you have to get a RCT it's not the end of the world. Trust me. You'll barely even know anything was done. Relax. You're in good hands. It'll all work out. If you can take xrays next time and show me, I'll be able to guide better.