how much pain can you bear? - eviltoast

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.

  • isolatedscotch@discuss.tchncs.de
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    2 months ago

    joke answer: murica

    actual answer: extract lidocane from anal lube and then use it to numb the area, also practice on some pig jaws while using a mirror as you would for the real thing

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    2 months ago

    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.

    • InquisitiveApathy@lemm.ee
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      2 months ago

      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.

      • Anamnesis@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        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.

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          2 months ago

          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.

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      2 months ago

      They are not implying they are the same procedure. But after a root canal, you can’t just leave it open. It needs to be filled. So while you’re trying to be snarky, it actually comes across as you bring the one who doesn’t know what they’re talking about.

  • Responsabilidade@lemmy.eco.br
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    2 months ago

    Last year I had to do a root canal. The anesthesia did not took effect in my tooth and the dentist said that she could not apply more anesthesia cause I already had took an amount equivalent to 5 persons. It was agonizing.

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        2 months ago

        Yeah… It was painful as shit. But once she reached my root and applied anesthesia directly to the root, my pain was gone. But yes, it was f painful and traumatic

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      2 months ago

      Wow that sounds brutal. I’ve had two and a few teeth removed, but the anesthesia has always completely numbed the area. I can’t imagine being able to feel that.

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        2 months ago

        Oh, man… It was… Don’t try a root canal without anesthesia…

        I guess that happened because my tooth had an inflammation that prevented the anesthesia to take effect

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          2 months ago

          Happened to me as well. Tooth got infected so bad that OTC painkillers did not work anymore. The anesthesia made the painful area smaller, but could not eliminate it entirely due to the acidity of the infection. Still, it was much better than the pain from the infected tooth.

          Go to the dentist folks. And if you are afraid of them, like I was, find a very kind one and get help before the pain forces you to get over the fear.

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            2 months ago

            Also had mine all as a result of infected teeth. Ditto this comment. Very fortunate to be in a place now that I can cover the costs of regular cleanings and check ups.

    • thecodeboss@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      I got a pretty bad infection on my thumb years ago from biting my nails. Doctor had to remove a chunk of infected tissue/pus or whatever it was using a scalpel. He tried 3 times to do local anesthesia, didn’t work, so finally he said he just needed to get it done. It was the most agonizing thing I’ve ever experienced.

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          I still did for a while after that, though I think I tried to be a lot more careful. A couple years ago I started to wear clear teeth aligners to straighten my teeth, and I couldn’t really bite my nails while wearing them. Since I had to wear them 24/7 for 6 months I ended up losing my nail biting habit entirely.

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            I’m glad you got to a point where you stopped (and good for you for looking after yourself and straightening your teeth). It’s wild that the habit pathways we build in our brain are so ingrained that even after such an unpleasant consequence we keep going, even without a chemical dependency.

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        2 months ago

        From biting your nails??? No judgement, just curious if you mean the skins around and under your nails, or just literally biting them short… for reasons

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          It was the skin on the side of my thumb that folds under the nail. I used to chew through it sometimes when I had a hangnail from nail biting.

      • SandbagTiara2816@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        2 months ago

        Oh shit, thank you for telling me! Need to make sure I mention that whenever I need a filling next. I already get really anxious going to the dentist, extra pain would not be a good time

        • Problem-based person@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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          No probs, I talk from experience. I had two wisdom teeth extracted. With the first one I didn’t notice anything, but by the second one the anesthetic wore off and it was hell on earth.

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      2 months ago

      Had the exact same experience several years back. Was in there for an hour or two. They kept breaking the tooth and had to peel the gum back and drill some jaw bone from what I recall.

      Things only ended up getting worse with the flu going around and I ended up bed ridden.

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        Nope, there absolutely is a limit to how much lidocaine they can give. It can put you in a coma or depress your CNS to the point you stop breathing or even stop your heart.

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          Sorry, I should have made myself clearer. What I am calling bs on is that she actually gave him the amount she claims. While I’m not sure of the risks of this exact drug, I would always assume there is an unsafe amount of any drug to give to someone.

  • seathru@lemmy.sdf.org
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    2 months ago

    Man I’ve been there. If it wasn’t for being able to buy fishflex (Cefalexin) and/or fishmox (Amoxicillin) from the pet store, I would have probably done something similar.

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    2 months ago

    Good luck dude, I pulled my own tooth one time and it is not something I would like to do again

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    2 months ago

    Cluster headache.

    “I’m not going to do anything CRAZY with it, but that drill motor is probably really soothing right now…”