Root Canal

The very sound of it scares all but the bravest of souls. That was the way it was but now it strikes fear in only the very faintest of brave hearts. After breaking off my front tooth some 8 days ago I was determined to get it fixed quickly.I received an appointment immediately but my dentist cleaned up the mess and re-glued the crown. He determined that a root canal was necessary so the next day I go to another dentist who is a specialist. He must be important because I cannot remember his title nor spell it.

At any rate he took me and prepared to take off the crown. He could not remove it so began drilling down through the old crown. There was no pain but that horrible sound and smell of a high speed drill burning it's way through old tooth bone.The procedure lasted about 45 minutes and he asked me every minute how I was doing. I was trying to get to another space in my mind but he kept bringing me back to reality.

After what I thought was an eternity he stopped and said we were half way done. I never collapsed but the second half was again followed by information like we are nearing the nerve. There might be some pain as a little infection deadens the effect of the freezing. Good. I closed my eyes and thought of my time in the freezing Arctic and finally he stopped drilling and said all he had to do now was fill the hole and set the post.

Fifteen minutes more and he said it was all done, What a difference from my first root canal. It was a horrible event.This one was painless and so professional. I am looking to go back to this dentist the next time I need a root canal. Past experience [ bad] can really colour your future fears.  This was a real eye opener. These young dentists are terrific.