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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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[-] isolatedscotch@discuss.tchncs.de 92 points 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

[-] Zozano@lemy.lol 112 points 2 months ago

Bruh. Just get lidocane from the pharmacy, it's not restricted.

[-] molten@lemmy.world 72 points 2 months ago

Why do that when you already have so much anal lube?

[-] TootSweet@lemmy.world 29 points 2 months ago

Oh, he knows. 😏

[-] nova_ad_vitum@lemmy.ca 16 points 2 months ago

Anal. Lube.

[-] isolatedscotch@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 2 months ago

in some places it's restricted, and where it's not you need a prescription from a doctor (which defeats the whole point of doing it yourself)

[-] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 2 months ago

But that's no fun

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[-] blindbunny@lemmy.ml 11 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

This bean does back ally dental. You got a Calendly or something so I can get on your schedule?

[-] henfredemars@infosec.pub 83 points 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 57 points 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 33 points 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.

[-] feralbobcat@startrek.website 6 points 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.

[-] iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 16 points 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.

[-] BaalInvoker@lemmy.eco.br 65 points 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.

[-] 9tr6gyp3@lemmy.world 31 points 2 months ago

Thats sounds traumatic, holy shit.

[-] BaalInvoker@lemmy.eco.br 29 points 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

[-] iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 23 points 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.

[-] BaalInvoker@lemmy.eco.br 18 points 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

[-] lemmylommy@lemmy.world 15 points 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.

[-] iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 7 points 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.

[-] problembasedperson@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 2 months ago

Do you smoke weed by any chance? There's a cross-tolerance between cannabinoids and local anesthetics.

[-] BaalInvoker@lemmy.eco.br 11 points 2 months ago

No weeds. It's only inflamation, that also inhibit the effect of anesthesia

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[-] Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 2 months ago

By any chance, are you a redhead?

[-] BaalInvoker@lemmy.eco.br 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

No. Regular dark hair

[-] thecodeboss@lemmy.world 10 points 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.

[-] Timecircleline@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 months ago

Do you still bite your nails after that? Not judging, genuinely curious.

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[-] Zoot@reddthat.com 3 points 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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[-] Zoidsberg@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 months ago

I had something similar but they just knocked me out for the rest of the procedure.

[-] SinkingLotus@lemmy.world 3 points 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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[-] nightwatch_admin@feddit.nl 43 points 2 months ago

Woah, filling cavities with the help of a soldering iron. Nggggg no no no

[-] jrwperformance@lemmy.world 19 points 2 months ago

I think that's a rotary tool. Like a Dremel

[-] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

I bestow upon thee the sentation of a tooth shattering in its socket

[-] magnetosphere@fedia.io 10 points 2 months ago

Yikes. I thought that looked like a soldering iron, but I really hoped I was wrong. Damn.

[-] selokichtli@lemmy.ml 36 points 2 months ago

Anybody else noticed there's is no green text to read at all?

[-] naht@lemmy.world 23 points 2 months ago
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[-] Death_Equity@lemmy.world 17 points 2 months ago

Or go to Mexico, got to TJ for a root canal for a third the price and get $75 hookers that you pick from the strippers in the club below the hour rate hotel. You can get a root canal, 4 hookers, a hotel for a few days, and a round trip ticket for the prices of one root canal in the US.

[-] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Hooray, sex tourism.

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[-] jordanlund@lemmy.world 18 points 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..."

[-] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 19 points 2 months ago

> Cluster headache

> "Time to try trepanning myself"

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[-] Knives@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

My first thought was him

[-] Twitches@lemm.ee 4 points 2 months ago

This is hilarious, thank you

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[-] seathru@lemmy.sdf.org 17 points 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.

[-] Trilobite@lemm.ee 11 points 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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