Several ‘caines they use, depending on length of procedure, etc.
…Common local anesthetic drugs used in dentistry include lidocaine, articaine, prilocaine, mepivacaine, and bupivacaine. These drugs impart a numbing effect that lasts for 30 to 60 minutes.Feb 5, 2021
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Said site said lidocaine is the most used of them.
I have no idea what was used on me for my wisdom teeth but I can say it lasted a few hours.
When I was home and trying to take my antibiotic pill I literally could not feel the glass of water against my lip. Not at all. Not in the slightest bit. I had to stand in front of my bathroom mirror to make sure the glass of water was pouring into my mouth.
A bit disconcerting. It went away though an hour(ish) later and feeling returned. A mixed blessing.
Last year I had a few teeth filled. The novocaine didnt wear off for seven hours!
I had a root canal a few years ago, and it was fast and painless, but not cheap. Add in the cost of the crown and it came to about $1500. The endodontist who I was referred to by my dentist, had device like a small CAT scan that produced a 3D map of the entire mouth. It really cool and very gruesome at the same time.
I don’t know what to think about the “We miss canals all the time” remark. You should probably ask the endodontist about that in advance and if they say it’s true, find a different endodontis.
Novocaine is like Kleenex, in that it’s a brand name that has become part of the vocabulary.
I’ve had articaine, although not for this. It basically gave me Bell’s Palsy for about 6 hours, so for those of you who didn’t have it wear off for waaaaay too long, you may have had this instead.
I had one a couple of months ago. As others have said, the worst part was getting the numbing shots; the second-worst part was getting my jaw to wake up and stop aching afterwards.
Unlike the first root canal I had some thirty years ago, there was almost no pain actually from the procedure.
Reading these I plan on insisting that he just use nitrous. Who needs aftereffects?
I’ve had many root canals. The one I remember most was the one where not enough xxxxcaine was used. I begged the endodontist to stop the procedure and give me another shot. He did, angrily - “Why didn’t you let me know you weren’t fully numb?!” Well, I certainly thought I was up until then!
The endodontist is poking dental nerves with pins, fer chrissakes. I use laughing gas as often as I can, but I would not dream of having a root canal without numerous numbing shots in addition (I always seem to need at least 3, but the first one is the only one where I ever (and not always) feel the injection.
I consider a couple hours of numbness a trivial price to pay to not have to experience Marathon Man first-hand.
When I had my root canal it was only Novocaine (or similar).
When I had my wisdom teeth out I had nitrous + Novocaine and that worked totally fine. Great even.
Put another way, I think nitrous is more than enough for a root canal (they will administer novocaine as well).
Nice thing about nitrous…it wears off fast. They let me drive home 10 minutes after the procedure was done.
You’ll still go home with a numb face from the Novocaine (or whatever they use).
The time, and since I have TMJ, I had more jaw joint pain afterwards than tooth pain.
The shots sucked even with the topical they dab on first, I don’t get the gas, even though I have dental paranoia [which is not unwarrented, I was 5 years old and cracked a tooth in a bicycle accident, my grandmother took me to her adult dentist, who proceeded to try and drill me with nothing, no gas, no novocaine … resulted in me struggling, biting the dentist and getting the old non-Eastman drill into my tongue. I detest dental appointments.] so I took my usual valium pre-visit to mellow me out.
I will say, I had a molar extracted and it was hysterical - the dentist looked at the xray, I apparently have really deep gnarly looking roots, so she was expecting a bit of difficulty, She inserted that prongy thing between the tooth and gum, down into the root area and gave a delicate twist to see how solidly my tooth was set in, and it popped right out. I asked her for the tooth because my goddaughter was going into the 8th grade bio class where they do the bring in a baby tooth and see it dissolve in cola. She wandered into class with a full on huge adult molar =)
The only time I’ve had a root canal, it was completely painless. The benzocaine (or whatever) shots don’t bug me one bit. But the problem was, it was so completely painless that the numbing agent got into my throat and numbed it so much I couldn’t feel myself swallow and spent about an hour or so staving off a panic attack and convincing myself I was still breathing fine. Other than that, I don’t mind facial numbness for hours or the prick of the needle, so that part didn’t bug me. I’ve never had nitrous, so I didn’t realize that it also desensitizes your pain. I thought it was just to calm you down.
Just endured 2 (one tooth had a filling from 35 years ago, and was crumbling; the 2nd was compromised by the formerly adjacent wisdom tooth-out 20 years ago-and had a deep cavity to boot-used novocaine). The crowns took a lot longer (30-45 min. vs. 3-4.5 hours). I can chew with little discomfort on the 1st one, and have been gingerly testing the other that I got 8 days ago. Only real pain has been from the healing gums.
I cannot say what it was like decades ago. The procedure is not fun but is a lot better than the pain I had requiring it. I understand they have modern ceramics and technology, good long lasting anaesthetics and do the procedure in an efficient manner. Going to the mechanic, veterinarian or dentist makes what Canadian doctors are allowed to charge look incredibly reasonable.
I’ve never had one, but my husband has had a couple, with lidocaine (or thereabouts). He says they weren’t bad.
My husband had really foul bad breath before his first root canal. It had been misdiagnosed as a sinus infection for years. (Or maybe the infection spread from the tooth into the sinus.) The root canal cured that, along with those pesky sinus infections.
I’ve had a couple of crowns (without needing a root canal, first) and I’m a big fan of gold, rather than ceramic. Gold is very tough, and i continue to chew on bones and other hard foods without fear of cracking the crown.
I didn’t experience pain during the procedure. Done correctly it shouldn’t hurt afterwards.
Infection is a concern and would be very painful. I was given antibiotics to prevent problems.
Go to a endodontist. I wouldn’t let a dentist perform a root canal.
My mom had a bad experience. Had a abscess
Tooth and she needed several days of antibiotics before attempting the root canal. She had a rough few days. It hurt for awhile after root canal. She almost elected to pull the tooth.
Mine was 30-ish years ago and is completely non-memorable. My only actual memory of the experience was me thinking at the time how painless the procedure was. I don’t even remember there being any soreness afterwards, though I’m pretty sure there was.
My wisdom teeth on the other hand. That was two hours under general anesthetic while the surgeon went at my jaw with hammer and chisels.
I agree 100% with this.
It may cost more but it is your health and teeth. While seemingly forgettable, teeth are important (something I wish I realized when I was 20).
If you can, pay the money for the expert to do the root canal.
The most painful part of the root canal was the bill I received afterwards. I knew what it would cost so it wasn’t a surprise. The toothache prior taught me a valuable lesson in the limitations of mind over matter. I couldn’t self-heal that one. I had to pay someone.
Had a couple of them, but both about 10 years ago. needled up, no gas used here, apart from lying there for an hour with your mouth full of stuff, no big deal until they hit a nerve and I levitated with the pain but overall not a problem.
Had one a few years ago. They gave me plenty of novacaine and numbed everything.