Root canal?!
Question:
Root canal?
My dentsist says I have to have a root canal. I dont feel any pain at all. Is this in the beginning stages or what? They put a temporary filling on it, but yeah. So since it doesnt hurt right now, will it hurt while they're doing it? Im gonna be numbed not sleeped.
Answers:
I am an endodontist which is a root canal specialist.
Many people are different in the way that a tooth manifests itself. Some patients have a severe tooth ache and many symptoms prior to a tooth dying. Some patients feel no symptoms at all. The reason for this I do not know. If your dentist is advising you that you require root canal therapy then you should have him or her explain this to you so that you understand, and are motivated to have the treatment done. If you leave this then you will have troubles if the tooth is infected. Root canal therapy should be just as pain free as any dentistry!! The root canal therapy does not drill the entire tooth down it is the preparation for the crown that does that.