I'm pretty sure I need a root canal. And the 4-5 advil and 2 liquid gel ibuprofen haven't even begun to dull the pain in my one molar. I haven't been able to fall asleep all night. And I'm pretty sure that the hospital isn't part of my company's preferred dental plan.
So do I bite the bullet (pun fully intended) and eat 40% of the cost of an estimated 500-800 bucks total tomorrow? Or do I wait til monday, try to dig up a private practice, and only pay 20% of the total cost?
I just had my first root canal last month, and then 3 weeks later I had another one, and I was not looking forward to it at all. I don't know if its just the dentist I have is really good, because this was the first work he did on my teeth, but I found it to be less painful then when I had a cavity drilled with other dentists.
I've always hated the dentist, my nerves would just go crazy when I would have work done, like the muscles in my legs would twitch non stop, and I'd be gripping the arm rests hard. After it was done I'd always have a bad headache from my nerves getting all messed up. But this time it wasn't that bad, it didn't hurt when he was doing it, or afterwords either.
So have you had a root canal done before?
