Root canal =\........

Question

I'm getting a root canal tomorrow and I'm pretty nervous about the pain.

Any helpful advice?

Answer 1

I've had several root canals... I ask for some thing to help me relax, Iike Valuim.

What I do is, think... this is only temporay, it's only a tooth, not my heart or my liver.  It's this one little spot, and it will soon be done.

My dentist, has a TV on the wall to help distract me, I watch the Travel Channel, maybe use an I Pod with some music to distract or relax you.

Good Luck

Answer 2

ive had root canal about 4 years ago, and the tooth broke about couple months ago because when do root canal, the tooth is "dead" because of no nerves or anything..its all cleaned out... then i went back and got my tooth fixed, its all good now. Thats why alway floss, brush 3-4 time a day!! Eventually when you become MUCH, MUCH more older, it will be to be taken out and have some implant s***w into the jaw, something like that.  Why you alway hear this, BRUSH AND FLOSS FEW TIME A DAY!  

Answer 3

As a dental assistant for 2yrs, I do 2-3 root canals aday.  The patients are always nervous.  But when it's done, they always say it wasn't as bad as they thought it would be.  The bad part is having to keep your mouth open so long, and they may use something that's called a rubber dam.  It's hard to breathe with it on.  

Ask for some headphones with music and some laughing gas.  That helps some of our patients.  Also ask that the assistant suction you out a lot, that will help the back up of fluids in your mouth.

Good luck and hang in there!

Answer 4

I'd rather have a tooth pulled than have a root canal, it only lasts a couple years anyways