My brother and I were playin basketball and his mouth hit my shoulder :( His tooth was broken in half--the front one. They glued it back together and say that he may need a root canal or however it's spelled... what's it do?
2006-12-28 09:11:53 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Dental
The following is a link to all you can know regarding root canal treatment explained in layman's terms. http://www.simplestepsdental.com/SS/ihtSS/r.WSIHW000/st.31927/t.31927/pr.3.html
The following topics
Root Canal Treatment
Restoring the Tooth After Root Canal Treatment
The Second Time Around (retreatment)
Illustrations
Root Canal Myths
Additional Resources
The following is a link for fractured/broken teeth and what to expect
http://www.simplestepsdental.com/SS/ihtSS/r.WSIHW000/st.32579/t.32592/pr.3.html
2006-12-28 10:28:16 · answer #1 · answered by doom92556 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
root canal is the cleaning &shaping of the root canal . so that canal of the root should be filled with some filling material which will ease ur pain and will save ur tooth in future .If the tooth is fully anesthesize (numb) then u will feel a bit of pain initially but it will gradually fades off .so no worries ! no pain no gain ! all the best !
2006-12-28 17:42:15 · answer #2 · answered by cooldevil 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
with mine they drilled a big hole in the tooth, took the root out of the tooth and then put a fake tooth on, a month later they took off the fake tooth and drilled away what little of my real tooth was left and put a permanent fake tooth on
I had a VERY sick tooth, so the inital drilling (even with pain killers) was very very painful but once they got the root out, I couldnt feel a thing, and everything they did after taking the root out, they didnt even numb me for
2006-12-28 17:15:40 · answer #3 · answered by wantme_comegetme 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you have a good dentist, then, No it is not painful. They fully numb the area to be drilled. The worst parts about it is the anxiety/worry about it and the sound of the drill. But it is painless.
2006-12-28 17:18:10 · answer #4 · answered by †♥mslamom♥† 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are going to drill into his roots and fill it up with a filling. you wont feel it because your mouth will be numb but after the extraction you will be in pain for a few days
2006-12-28 17:16:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No pain dude. Usually at least. Does the tooth hurt right now?? If it doesn't he probably won't feel any pain at all--during or after the procedure.
2006-12-28 22:37:18 · answer #6 · answered by bep 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they drill out the root & the nerve.....nerves are what make you feel pain & they will be drilling directly on the nerve
2006-12-28 17:15:44 · answer #7 · answered by SoccerBoi 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋