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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 getti

• 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.