Root canals - before and after

Just relax. It's normal to have anxiety before an operation is done. I have been operated on several times but never got a root canal, well thank goodness*LOL*. But they say that the worst type of operation or process is during an eye surgery. I had that before and it was really horrific, you had to be awake and should open your eyes in the whole process~ imagine that! But for you, don't worry, if you have confidence in your dentist just trust him. Yeah it will have pain but not as you expect it to be. Good Luck. Here's a joke to keep you OFF the topic hehehe..: Employed as a dental receptionist, I was on duty when an extremely nervous patient came for root-canal surgery. He was brought into the examining room and made comfortable in the reclining dental chair. The dentist then injected a numbing agent around the patient's tooth, and left the room for a few minutes while the medication took hold. When the dentist returned, the patient was standing next to a tray of dental equipment. "What are you doing by the surgical instruments?" asked the surprised dentist. Focused on his task, the patient replied, "I'm taking out the ones I don't like." =)

Hi DanaMark..I appreciate your mentioning me in the discussion. You are indeed a man of integrity. I assumed you root canal has been done by now..just wanted to check in and see how you are doing with it. My thoughts have been with you and still are. Hope you are okay. Warm regards

I've had a root canal done once and all I can say is this: It wasn't as horrific as I imagined. I was also very nervous before I had it done. I heard so many horror stories and how terrible the pain would be. Fortunately, my dentist was very gentle. She was awesome. I had a few injections to numb out the pain and I hardly felt anything. Of course it hurts a bit, but it seriously wasn't as bad as I've been told. Don't worry DanaMark. You'd get through it just fine.. :)