Is Doc in the house? ( Archived) (52)

yes. and I am not a doctor, but I do play one with the right women

I am no Dentist, but after the root canal
and I could write a book about it
having been performed on me in various countries
you should feel nothing!

Usually they first anesthetize the tooth,
depending on which tooth,
you get two or three injections.

The molars have three nerve tracts leading to them
thats what my girl-friend a dentist explained,
therefore three injections if the inflammation is intense.

Then they get down to the drilling,
once the cavity has been opened,
the inflamed nerve gets another injection
right into the canal.

This kills the nerve off.

After a while,
the dentist returns,
and pokes into the cavity with a skinny needle.

Depending on the size of your canals,
there are various thicknesses of needles.

Thrusting it down again and again,
scraping the walls of the canal,
she/he cleans out the remnants of the dead nerves.

Why nerves (plural)?

Every molar has three/four nerves/canals,
if I remember correctly.

Front teeth have less.

So, after poking around,
the dentist then smells every time at the needle,
to see if it still scents of nerve tissue...

wait there is more...


kill the inflamed nerve

yes, it was!!

All canals have to have been poked around in!
Sometimes, one of the three or four canals
is calcified due to trauma to the tooth
from a broken jaw years back, for instance.

So the dentist cant poke into the canal.

When the canals have been cleaned,
she/he sticks needles into every canal
and sends you off with your open mouth
and the needles inside,
to get x-rayed.

She/he needs to see if the needle/canals
has reached to the bottom of the root/nerve.

Sometimes, there is more inflammation
to be seen at the end of the root,
and if this wasnt reached, and she/he
cant get further ...
Oh well then there is trouble
but this is another story,
and its called "root resection"

Now back on the chair,
she/he will add some medication
to your root canals and seal it off.

This medication tastes a bit like clover,
and quietens down the tooth,
and if all went well,
from this moment on,
you are on
pain ceases ...

and you defiantly should not be home
with throbbing pain

to be continued

Hi, I have not left yet, movers are here loading now.

I am not a dentist and am speaking solely from my knowledge of anatomy here. What you are likely experiencing is some swelling of the gum and jaw which would cause you to feel the blood pumping in your mouth. I would not be too concerned.

I would however be concerned about the ibuprofen, primarily because doses of ibuprofen can increase bleeding. If however you are no longer bleeding, which should subside in a few hours, then you can probably take ibuprofen.

Again, I am not a dentist. I would recommend talking with your dentist office if you have any questions or concerns. I speak of even more ignorance since I have never had a tooth pulled, let alone a root canal.

I would also strongly caution you against drinking any alcohol while taking Tylenol 3 which contains a controlled substance. And definitely don't drive while on it.