What is a root canal job at the dentist like? How painful is the procedure?
There are 3 possibilities to a root canal from worst to best case: First, having a root canal, especially when you are not numb enough, is like someone taking a knife to your spinal cord and slowly cutting away at it while you are forced to endure it the entire time. However, a good dentist should give you plenty of novacaine/litacaine to make sure that you feel the least amount of pain, if any. Since a root canal is specifically removing the root of the tooth, there is a high chance that you might feel pain, especially if there is a lot of root from your tooth into your jaw. Second, and more likely scenario, is that you will be numb enough to not be in pain, but you’ll feel a long of pressure and movement as the dentist removes the infected root. (special note, dentists usually give you anti-biotics to kill the infection about a week before the procedure) There may be small pockets of feeling if the anesthesia isn’t 100% effective, in which case be ready to feel a lot of pain, which y
