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Has anybody had a root canal? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 1 month ago by PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I just learnt a sore tooth of mine is caused by my tooth root never fully closing (due to getting braces and shifting my teeth around). Now at 30 I need a root canal.

I’ve never even had a cavity before. I’m legit terrified. Teeth are the one thing that are much worse than nails on chalkboard for me.

How was your experience been? Any words of advice or words of encouragement? I could use it :(

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[–] Badabinski@kbin.earth 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Yeah, it's really not too bad. It's mostly boring. I brought headphones to my last root canal because I don't like the sound the tools make (there's some bone conduction going on, so the headphones let me drown that out) and that made the whole experience much nicer for me. I'm particularly sensitive to sounds, so sound has always been the worst part of any dental work for me.

[–] cactusupyourbutt@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

it is pretty boring indeed

[–] PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago

Sounds, pressure, and smells do it for me. The smell of ground up tooth is terror for me.