I had a root canal done once. The dentist was going on vacation, and did a rush job, leaving part of the cavity unfilled. Many years later, I had to get the tooth pulled. I haven't had a very positive image of dentists since!

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I have had several. all were different. having the pain relief from the problem was worth it, even though it is expensive to have done.. the pain is not as bad as rumored, it just takes a long time compared to having a filling done. I had one with the complication of future infection and had to have gum surgery twice to remove the root. just the luck of the draw..but survivable .

I had one... it's not that bad. You'll be fine, they numb you up real good and you don't feel a thing

I have such scrappy teeth. I came back from the dentist last week and have 10K more to be done. We're about to go on SSDI so there is no way I can afford that. So that will mean more root canals probably. The only teeth in my head I like are those with root canals. No root, no pain. If I could, I get implants all the way around.

Well I have had 4. Not as much fun as walking on legos at 3 am.

I've had several root canals... What a relief when the tooth pain is gone. Getting my wisdom teeth out was far, far worse.

It hurts, but the pain is gone in a day or two. I"ve had much worse pain.

I had one expected it to be very brutal and friends had fun making it sound worst. Well done did not even need pain pills in fact i walked home after. 4 hours later drinking beer. Had my back teeth pulled by them too. It was done before i knew it

It was ok. It was a major PITA after, as my jaw hurt like hell. It was my furthest back molar, and I still have wisdom teeth. I still have the temp crown (that's a no no) as the root canal almost wiped my HSA. However, they left me alone in the room, and of course i took a selfie when they weren't looking, jaw wired open with a gigantic piece of rubber over my mouth.

The experience of root canal is different for everyone, and your dentist can make a difference. Some of us metabolize anaesthetic rapidly, making it necessary to inject multiple times during the procedure. You'll never know what it's like until you do it.

My last 2 root canals have been mostly pain free... Quite the change from previous ones from 12-14 years ago. I had more pain from the shots of novacaine they used to deaden the areas they were going to work on!

Thankfully it wasnt bad at all. Drilled the inside of the tooth out, down into and get the nerves, filled, crowned.

The only bad part was the dental assistant who seemed incompetent. Otherwise, no pain.

I've had them. But I've since read that this procedure can lead to serious health problems.

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The only issue I had was due to my facial hair being a little to long.

Had one -developed dry root-very painful.

My dentist has suggested it, twice. Each time I declined and insisted on extraction. Over and done with, not mucking around for weeks. I am lucky, I have a set of spares. I currently have 30 teeth, have had many adult teeth removed and yet to cut wisdom teeth, almost 60, so must be some time off before I will be wise.

I've had 3 (so far). I don't like them because they take too long. I had one with pain (the novacane (?)) didn't reach that one, so I felt ever micro second. How did I deal with the pain? I watched with a mirror they provided -- I always watch if they let me. Most people hated the dentist because pain usually occurs -- I recognize that if I'm going to go, get over it and use it as a learning experience. I have like all the dentists I have seen over the decades.

Pick a competent endodontist.Should relieve the pain.

Nothing to fear mi dear!

Injection’s the worst,
That bit comes first,
But then when the drill comes,
All’s well with your numb gums,
Once there’s a route where once the root went,
They wiggle in a thin file that twists n gets bent,
It feels kinda cool as it shifts the dead tissue,
Not painful of course, vibrates, but no issue,
Then my dentist got a poison soaked swab,
And stuffed it right in there, to do a proper job,
The idea I think, was not as a drink,
But to push any remnants over that brink,
Almost there now, made me bite on a mould,
sent it off for a new cap in white & not gold!
Then she sealed it and sent me home for a while,
A month I think, make sure she’d got it with the file,
When I returned, without any pain
The dentist was chuffed it hadn’t hurt again,
but she still stuck me with the needle one more time
To pop on the crown & end the rhyme.

See,...... doddle.

Feels a hell of a lot better than it did beforehand.

I've had one, nothing bad to say about it, except for the time that it took, it was all good.

I've had 8, 4 or 5 failed after a few years and were recrowned or replaced with bridges. Never had much trouble. I was once a heavy smoker and my oral health increased dramatically after I quit.

I have had two. Neither were memorable for anything other than lots of trips to the dentist (exam, drilling, temporary crown, permanent crown, check fitting). It just takes a lot of time.