I just learnt a sore tooth of mine is caused by my tooth root never fully closing (due to getting braces and shifting my teeth around). Now at 30 I need a root canal.
I’ve never even had a cavity before. I’m legit terrified. Teeth are the one thing that are much worse than nails on chalkboard for me.
How was your experience been? Any words of advice or words of encouragement? I could use it :(
Just reiterating what the commenter above said. The nerve is dead (hence the root canal) so the actual tooth itself won’t feel any pain.
In fact, my first root canal was an emergency and they drilled right into my tooth without anesthesia to relieve the pressure. I felt no pain, just relief.
As others have said, it’s the noises and sensations… Like you can feel sensations of “something is pressing down on my jaw”, but it doesn’t hurt.
I think it’s also that it feels invasive to have someone in your mouth. It’s an oddly intimate part of the body. I had to remind myself that, “I’m consenting to this”, and, “this person is skilled and helping me”, so I don’t get scared or feel like something is happening to me.
That’s my main issue. As a kid I had all sorts of painful things done to my mouth without my consent so that’s the toughest part.
That sounds awful, I’m sorry 😔