I have to get a root canal. Can you tell me if this is gonna hurt, and how long!

I have to get a root canal. Can you tell me if this is gonna hurt, and how long is it going to take?

The dentist made it sound like it was gonna be quick and easy, never mentioning pain. Now every time I tell someone they say oh you poor thing it is really terrible and yes it is very painful. I need to know yall!! I'm freakin out here. If it hurts they'll have to knock me out cause I have bad reactions to pain and it just aint happening. Please someone give me good news, or at least the honest truth. Thanks!

You will be absolutely fine.The dentist will remove all the decay in the tooth. He will then remove the nerve tissue from the tooth and clean and shape the canals.It's kind of like removing the wick from a candle.After the tooth is cleaned out he will fill the tooth with a rubber type material called gutta percha.He will place a temporary filling in the tooth untill you can get a permament filling or crown on the tooth.

It's really not any different from getting a filling.Once you get past the novacaine you really will be fine.I work for a endodontist and all we do is root canals.Most patients are pleasantly surprised how easy they are.Take two advil before the novacaine wears off and you really shouldn't need anything more.

All the horror stories you hear about root canals are really not true at all. The people who tell the horror stories are the ones that waited untill they were in major pain and the tooth really blew up on them.

Good luck,I'm sure you will be fine.