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CHRISANDJULIE4
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So today I went for the first part of one of my several root canals. It was unbearable. First of all, in the same row of 4 teeth there are 3 which require root canals, and one that merely has a cavity. I went for this root canal, by the way, due to the excruciating pain. So, the endodontist (who is supposedly the best around), told me there is no way to tell by the x-ray which tooth is the one causing me the "worst" pain. Since the goal today was to get rid of my pain, he had no choice but to "isolate" the tooth that is causing me such pain. So I endured tapping the teeth, biting down on some things, and finally he had to put ICE on each tooth. It was truly unbearable. It became evident when he ICED each tooth that it hurt ALL of them, but the third tooth hurt so bad I wish the memory of it could be erased forever. Ugh. I totally understand why he had to do that, but man, that was so brutal. Fortunately, I had that tooth taken care of today. But I don't even want to go back to the same guy. He had NO bedside manner and really was so harsh. Has this happened to anyone else? I would rather lie next time and take a guess as to which tooth is the worst. Julie