Friday, September 11th, 2009Dentophobia I have a fear of dentists. It's no big secret. In fact, I put off going to the dentist for six years and got to spend my spring break
getting my cavities filled. The dentist told me then I had a close call with a cavity in the back of my mouth and just missed getting a root canal.
Well, funny story...the root canal has caught up with me.
I'm at home today with a toothache. It's been bugging me all week, but yesterday the pain was unbearable. I could hardly open my mouth to speak. I called the dentist, and he figured it's some sort of infection related to my cavity. I'm feeling slightly better today thanks to some antibiotics and some pain relievers.
Anyone have any positive experiences with a root canal?
I've had a few done where the pain gets to be ridiculous and like Snelly said, it's a relief to get it done. Like the shot of novacaine actually feels good.
our dentist has plasmas in every office that helped!
Good luck and if you're really stressed about it, have them RX you some Ativan or something.
Everyone I've spoken to who's had one has said they aren't as bad as most people suggest. So...hopefully it won't be awful.