I’m about to give myself a root canal/filling. I have no dental training. But the pain is more than I can bare.

Ask me anything.

I’m scared guys.

  • isolatedscotch@discuss.tchncs.de
    4·
    5 months ago

    joke answer: murica

    actual answer: extract lidocane from anal lube and then use it to numb the area, also practice on some pig jaws while using a mirror as you would for the real thing

  • BaalInvoker@lemmy.eco.br
    1·
    5 months ago

    Last year I had to do a root canal. The anesthesia did not took effect in my tooth and the dentist said that she could not apply more anesthesia cause I already had took an amount equivalent to 5 persons. It was agonizing.

    • iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works
      0·
      5 months ago

      Wow that sounds brutal. I’ve had two and a few teeth removed, but the anesthesia has always completely numbed the area. I can’t imagine being able to feel that.

      • BaalInvoker@lemmy.eco.br
        0·
        5 months ago

        Oh, man… It was… Don’t try a root canal without anesthesia…

        I guess that happened because my tooth had an inflammation that prevented the anesthesia to take effect

        • lemmylommy@lemmy.world
          1·
          5 months ago

          Happened to me as well. Tooth got infected so bad that OTC painkillers did not work anymore. The anesthesia made the painful area smaller, but could not eliminate it entirely due to the acidity of the infection. Still, it was much better than the pain from the infected tooth.

          Go to the dentist folks. And if you are afraid of them, like I was, find a very kind one and get help before the pain forces you to get over the fear.

  • henfredemars@infosec.pubEnglish
    11·
    5 months ago

    If you’re not sure what the difference is between a root canal and a dental filling, I can’t imagine this possibly ending well.

    • iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works
      1·
      5 months ago

      They are not implying they are the same procedure. But after a root canal, you can’t just leave it open. It needs to be filled. So while you’re trying to be snarky, it actually comes across as you bring the one who doesn’t know what they’re talking about.

    • InquisitiveApathy@lemm.eeEnglish
      1·
      5 months ago

      A root canal procedure requires the drilled cavity to be filled and then a surface filling after the abscess is drained. I think their wording is fine.

      • Anamnesis@lemmy.world
        01·
        5 months ago

        You have to completely replace the root of the tooth in a root canal. It’d make more sense just to pull the tooth if you were doing it yourself.

        • feralbobcat@startrek.website
          0·
          5 months ago

          That’s not how root canals work. They drill through the top into the creamy nerve center and then clean out the nerve and replace that with some packing material. The root of the tooth is still there though. I completely agree that pulling would be the way better option however.

          • don@lemm.ee
            3·
            3 months ago

            creamy nerve center

            That made me so fucking uncomfortable jfc

  • Trilobite@lemm.ee
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    5 months ago

    Good luck dude, I pulled my own tooth one time and it is not something I would like to do again