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To ask how bad a root filling is?

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silverking · 27/09/2017 20:22

I went to the dentist yesterday for the first time in eight years.

I need a root filling, to say that I am petrified is an understatement.

How bad is it?

I am too frightened to google.

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Clovertoast · 27/09/2017 20:55

Its nearly 300 quid OP !!!!

Original poster
silverking · 27/09/2017 20:55

Imover it's the first big tooth past my eye tooth.

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SoftSheen · 27/09/2017 20:56

Mine were £880 each, plus an additional £500 for each crown (which is usually recommended to protect the tooth). This was with a specialist endodontist.

Original poster
silverking · 27/09/2017 20:57

£300 clover. Bloody hell, I had better dig out the credit card.

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Original poster
silverking · 27/09/2017 20:58

£880 Shock

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casualobserver · 27/09/2017 20:59

It doesn't hurt. I still had a bit of sensation after my first dose of anasthetic so my dentist gave me another dose and I didn't feel a thing then, so don't be afraid to ask for a top up injection.

MollyHuaCha · 27/09/2017 21:00

Oh, I had forgotten about the cost...

Mine was £825 for one tooth.

SabineUndine · 27/09/2017 21:00

They're not painful except for the cost but I find that keeping my jaw open that long is very uncomfortable. Pro tip from one who has half a dozen root canal fillings - take a painkiller (aspirin, whatever) as soon as you leave the dentist's because the injections make your face sore and once they wear off you will notice it.

phoenix1973 · 27/09/2017 21:00

I had a root canal and while it didn't hurt, i panicked at the smoke pouring from mu mouth. Shock

MollyHuaCha · 27/09/2017 21:01

Oh, and plus the cost of the crown at my normal dentist, £350.

Clovertoast · 27/09/2017 21:02

Or 56 quid to get it pulled out.
Just saying...

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silverking · 27/09/2017 21:02

Good plan Sabine, I will take painkillers afterwards for sure

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fairislecable · 27/09/2017 21:04

I don't like the numb sensation from the anaesthetic needle, so I never have any when I have treatment.

I was concerned when I had root canal work done - but it was fine I had no anaesthetic and my dentist warned me about any tricky bits.

It's definitely doable for the short time you are in the chair.

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silverking · 27/09/2017 21:05

Clover I definitely wouldn't cope with having a tooth pulled out although £56 sounds much more reasonable.

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mammmamia · 27/09/2017 21:05

I thought it was horrendous and I can't believe people fell asleep during it. I'm a wuss though. The dentist was unsympathetic despite me having paid £1000 to go private.
If you are not numb, tell the dentist. It takes loads and loads of anaesthetic to numb my mouth. Some people just need more.

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silverking · 27/09/2017 21:06

Fair NO ANAESTHETIC, bloody hell respect to you.

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IrritatedUser1960 · 27/09/2017 21:08

it's totally painless, we have local anaesthetic now.

purplecollar · 27/09/2017 21:10

Isn't it third level treatment on the NHS, so around £250 if you go to an NHS dentist?

I have had one done privately and paid a lot of money, many years ago. But it has lasted.

JustDanceAddict · 27/09/2017 21:12

Ha! My dh had one recently and said it was ‘horrific’, although it was his second and the first wasn’t so bad. Back tooth which had been affected by wisdom. Good luck.

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silverking · 27/09/2017 21:13

There is no NHS dentist available where I am. To be honest I have been in so much pain that I will happily give them what ever it costs.

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blueberrypie0112 · 27/09/2017 21:18

I had tooth root canal three times (not cheap btw) and they just numb my gums/nerves with a shot. Like they do for tooth filling . It was fine and did not have a problem

lifecanbelovely · 27/09/2017 21:19

Can't tell you, I literally slept through mine.

blueberrypie0112 · 27/09/2017 21:21

You can ask if you can take painkiller before too (some may think it could be risky, such as bleeding, so always ask)

Weedsnseeds1 · 27/09/2017 21:25

It'll be fine. Premolar so no soft palate injection ( which are horrible), won't need to hold your jaw open like you are unhinging your head.

Terrylene · 27/09/2017 21:32

I had one done about 20 years ago and it was bloody awful. The pain started about half an hour after and got worse. Unfortunately it was a Friday afternoon job and the emergency dentist would only see me the next day if I was still in pain. The local chemist fixed me up with nurophen plus on top of the paracetamol. The pain finally abated about 9pm.

Apparently he had missed a bit and I had it redone and a crown and post put in after my tooth broke.

My DH was having one done on the NHS (all priced up and explained beforehand) and the dentist was honest and said he wasn't sure that he was drilling in the right place and sent DH to someone with a Masters degree and a 3D x-ray machine at the unfortunate cost of about £800 in the end (he was given a choice of specialists to see). It turned out to be simple, but the dentist had not been able to see the right root on his x-ray so was right to stop.

DH had no pain, even though I had got all the pain killers in for him Grin.

Wish my crap dentist had been that honest - he did not even tell me it was a root filling - the emergency dentist worked that one out for me.

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