My Experience

I had a hole in my tooth so I went to see my dentist about getting it filled. The doctor found a cavity that was down to the root so he advised a root canal to stop the pain and save my tooth.

The procedure was a simple. The first visit I was examined, the tooth was drilled and then I was given a temporary filling. There was no pain.

On the second visit, there was more drilling and the dentist cleaned out the nerve root. Afterwards, there was mild pain but nothing that stopped me from eating my regular lunch and dinner.

At the third visit, which took an hour, the dentist finished my root canal (he also filled another tooth that had a cavity). The only negative sensation during all the root canal procedures was an initial pinch from the injection of the anesthetic. After each visit I was able to go right back to work.