Has anyone here had a root canal and how was it?

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I had one. It was horrendous. FOR ME. It may not be for you. I have a phobia. The dentist sent me home the first time, because my jaw was so tense he couldn't get the needle in to freeze it. He gave me Valium to take before coming the next day. Still had problems. When it was done, I was crying, he was shaking and sweating. He told the receptionist to send the people in the waiting room home, cancel the rest of his appointments for the day. And gave me the name of a colleague to do the permanent filling. He was not impressed with me either.

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SW-User

WOW!

Serenitree · F

@DixieChick: yeah, but that's just me. My phobia of dentists.

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Underconstruction · F

You got a filling ? Not a crown ?

Serenitree · F

@NearMiss: yikes. Talk about creating a phobia.

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Serenitree · F

@Underconstruction: I really don't know what they called it. The first dentist put in a temporary one (whatever it was happened 50 years ago) the second dentist put in the permanent one, which broke off about 6 months later. I never had it replaced.

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Underconstruction · F

😱

cougarcandy · 61-69, F

Oh no. Sounds like you had a terrible experience.

Serenitree · F

@cougarcandy: yes. But it was my fault. My inability to get past the phobia. Not the dentists. They both did the best I was able to let them do.

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