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Having had root canal in the past, this doesn't seem particularly helpful. The drilling and cleaning is the painful and time-consuming part. The actual sealin

by adwf 13y ago

Having had root canal in the past, this doesn't seem particularly helpful. The drilling and cleaning is the painful and time-consuming part. The actual sealing it up at the end was relatively trivial in comparison (from my perspective).

amalag 13y ago
I think the article got it wrong with the "painless" part. I am also confused with the claim that it is non-surgical. It does seem similar to a regular root canal, but the issue that many people have with root canals is that they drill out infected nerve tissues and fill it with something inert. They do not let the nerve pulp heal and some say the tooth is now "dead". The bacterial infection is cleaned out, but there are often fears that the infection has not been fully dealt with. I believe the point of this technique is allowing the internals of the tooth to heal, which root canals do not do.
- Someone 13y ago
  I think that's the point of this treatment, too. It's like the difference between a saw plus a wooden leg and antibiotics plus stitches after a wound to the leg. But of course, that's only if it works and doesn't have bad side effects (anything stimulating growth runs the risk of cancer, for example)
dclowd9901 13y ago
Just out of curiosity, didn't they deaden your nerve befor they went in and drilled and cleaned it? Once that did that for me, it was no more painful than getting a cavity filled...
- adwf 13y ago
  Yeah they put a full block in my jaw the first time they drilled, but subsequent sessions were just a small injection around the tooth. Could still feel a certain amount of discomfort, eventually a bit of pain when the anaesthetic wore off. At which point they reapplied the injection. I prefer it that way, can't stand the huge nerve blocks as they ruin a good 4-5 hours of your day.
- ygra 13y ago
  You get anaesthesia, then the nerve in the tooth is basically ripped out. Then comes cleaning and shaping the root canal which for me at least often was painful when the file basically poked into the tissue (and nerve) underneath the tooth. That's also the part that hurt for weeks after I had the procedure.

by adwf 13y ago

amalag 13y ago

I think the article got it wrong with the "painless" part. I am also confused with the claim that it is non-surgical. It does seem similar to a regular root canal, but the issue that many people have with root canals is that they drill out infected nerve tissues and fill it with something inert. They do not let the nerve pulp heal and some say the tooth is now "dead". The bacterial infection is cleaned out, but there are often fears that the infection has not been fully dealt with. I believe the point of this technique is allowing the internals of the tooth to heal, which root canals do not do.

Someone 13y ago
I think that's the point of this treatment, too. It's like the difference between a saw plus a wooden leg and antibiotics plus stitches after a wound to the leg. But of course, that's only if it works and doesn't have bad side effects (anything stimulating growth runs the risk of cancer, for example)

dclowd9901 13y ago

Just out of curiosity, didn't they deaden your nerve befor they went in and drilled and cleaned it? Once that did that for me, it was no more painful than getting a cavity filled...

adwf 13y ago
Yeah they put a full block in my jaw the first time they drilled, but subsequent sessions were just a small injection around the tooth. Could still feel a certain amount of discomfort, eventually a bit of pain when the anaesthetic wore off. At which point they reapplied the injection. I prefer it that way, can't stand the huge nerve blocks as they ruin a good 4-5 hours of your day.
ygra 13y ago
You get anaesthesia, then the nerve in the tooth is basically ripped out. Then comes cleaning and shaping the root canal which for me at least often was painful when the file basically poked into the tissue (and nerve) underneath the tooth. That's also the part that hurt for weeks after I had the procedure.