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how much pain can you bear? (midwest.social)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm about to give myself a root canal/filling. I have no dental training. But the pain is more than I can bare.

Ask me anything.

I'm scared guys.

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[–] [email protected] 83 points 2 months ago (5 children)

If you’re not sure what the difference is between a root canal and a dental filling, I can’t imagine this possibly ending well.

[–] [email protected] 58 points 2 months ago (3 children)

A root canal procedure requires the drilled cavity to be filled and then a surface filling after the abscess is drained. I think their wording is fine.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You have to completely replace the root of the tooth in a root canal. It'd make more sense just to pull the tooth if you were doing it yourself.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That's not how root canals work. They drill through the top into the creamy nerve center and then clean out the nerve and replace that with some packing material. The root of the tooth is still there though. I completely agree that pulling would be the way better option however.