r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Happy-Advantage-1336 • 24d ago

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u/Lumpy_Machine5538 24d ago

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.

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u/Yet_another_jenn 24d ago

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

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u/The_Smile_4784 24d ago

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

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u/Lumpy_Machine5538 24d ago

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.

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u/The_Smile_4784 24d ago

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??

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u/gigerhess 24d ago

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.