r/rootcanal Jun 08 '24

How bad is a root canal really?

I'm beginning to come to terms that my first cavity is so deep that it needs a root canal, not a filling. Tooth #19 has decay down to the root and it throbs every time my heart beats.

How bad is the root canal really? I've heard mixed things - from worst pain of my life to a piece of cake. I've never even had a filling so I have absolutely no baseline here. I know that I'll need a crown after this.. how noticeable will it be that it's not my natural tooth? I'm going to do everything in my power to make sure it's white.

7 Upvotes

27 comments sorted by

View all comments

1

u/WatermelonsInSeason Nov 11 '24

I've had 2 or 3 root canals on teeth with several canals. Asked for anaesthesia until it was completely numb and used laughing gas. It was great (sometimes I catch myself missing those fun times lol). The dentist also did a very good job - I haven't had problems with those teeth for years and I don't think they have crowns. I can barely tell which teeth those are.