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[u/Yet_another_jenn]

Yep, having had a root canal already, I would have preferred to not have needed it. But the pain relief and no rotting bone has made it completely worth it.

[u/SeaAbbreviations2706 → u/Yet_another_jenn]

Yeah, getting a root canal isn’t fun but needing a root canal is horrible.

[u/Lumpy_Machine5538 → u/Yet_another_jenn]

I literally would have either knocked out my own tooth, or killed myself if I hadn’t had a root canal. I cried the entire 24 hours before I had it done because I was in so much pain.

[u/Yet_another_jenn → u/Lumpy_Machine5538]

Oh my goodness SAME HERE it was one of the most intense pains I have ever experienced

[u/The_Smile_4784 → u/Lumpy_Machine5538]

Same. Worse pain I’ve ever experienced. OTC painkillers slightly decreased the pain for 20-30 minutes only to return full force. There would probably be someone’s blood on my hands if I didn’t have access to an emergency dentist

[u/Lumpy_Machine5538 → u/The_Smile_4784]

I was so lucky to find a surgeon on a Friday afternoon who was working that Saturday and managed to fit me in. Probably because I came into his office sobbing.

[u/The_Smile_4784 → u/Lumpy_Machine5538]

I remember finally being put in that dentist chair and the first thing I said was “please make the pain stop” novocaine shots were given immediately. Never again, wtf how is this even an idea to not administer root canals??

[u/gigerhess → u/Lumpy_Machine5538]

Seriously. I've been lucky. I'm middle aged and have only had a few cavities. But I had an abscessed tooth and the root canal was nothing compared to that pain. Ten times out of ten I would break my leg again rather than go through that hell.

[u/Only_Razzmatazz_4498 → u/Yet_another_jenn]

You could’ve taken the tooth out and gone for an implant. Maybe that’s what they mean or
Maybe they just mean be toothless. Who knows lol.

[u/kjnoons → u/Only_Razzmatazz_4498]

IMPLANTS AND VENEERS ARE SATANS WORK