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how much pain can you bear? (thelemmy.club)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/greentext@lemmy.ml
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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.

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[–] 85 points 2 years ago (5 children)

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.

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  • [–] 32 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    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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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    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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  • [–] 16 points 2 years 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.

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