Has anyone here had a root canal?

[catnapper]

I'm the root canal queen. I think every single one of my molars has had root canal. Not something I brag about, but its the truth. I have awful teeth despite brushing and flossing like a good girl.

Root canal these days is an easy procedure... if they do it the modern way with little tiny rubber tubes. Ask which method she uses. If its the rubber tubes, no biggie!

Now if money is a huge issue, like it is for me, ask for a payment plan. Motre than likely your dentist will be able ot set one up. I paid $50 a month for my last root canal.

OR if its an un-seen tooth, you can have her pull it. I also had one tooth that I had pulled when I was in college and had no dental insurance. Nobody knows its missing and every dentist since then has warned me that if I don't get a false tooth put there that my teeth will shift to fill in the spot. 15 years later and nothing moved even a millimeter.

[Sara luvs her Tinky]

To seal " a root canal tooth" doesnt make sense to me.. That would seal in the infection. Maybe you need another opinion from another dentist..

She told me what she will do is dig all the infection out before she fills it...

I'm the root canal queen.
OR if its an un-seen tooth, you can have her pull it. I also had one tooth that I had pulled when I was in college and had no dental insurance. Nobody knows its missing and every dentist since then has warned me that if I don't get a false tooth put there that my teeth will shift to fill in the spot. 15 years later and nothing moved even a millimeter.

I would rather have it pulled than a root canal.. only because.. most of the people i've talked to said the tooth ends up needing to be pulled anyway.. and all that money is down the drian...

TOo '.... i'm already missing the last two molars on the top.. and this is the next one in line.. so i really want to try and keep it... even though you won't see it if it is missing... i just hate to think i will be missing that many teeth..

*see attached* the ones with the X i'm missing (wisdom teeth and two molars) and the one with the red dot.. is the one she wants to root canal...

[Queen of Poop]

I've had 2 root canals. I tried the filling route first in one of them and ended up in so much pain that they had no choice but to do a root canal. Since it got so bad I now have 3 dark spots in my jaw under the specific tooth. I've seen a dental surgeon twice to ensure that these dark spots that show up on the xray aren't "doing anything weird". So far nothing. I would definately go to the root canal directly next time, not the filling route after this experience.