11 Root Canals at a Mexican Dentist

19.06.2011 | Author: markhoward | Posted in Health
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Over the years, I neglected my teeth. I put off going to the dentist out of fear. Fear out of how much it would cost, and fear of what the dentist would think of me. Finally, my mouth began to hurt, to the point where I could no longer ignore. I know I would never be able afford all the dental work I needed in America, so I took a relatives advice and decided to go south of the border to Mexico.
I arrived at the clinic and I was immediately sent to an exam room. The dentist that looked me over was very young, and did not speak english. But he took one look at my teeth and said “I might as well let you know now, these teeth are going to need root canals”. After all was said and done, I needed 11 root canals!
The root canal specialist that helped me was a very nice woman. Her English was not perfect, but it was enough. She numbed me up, then went to work. I was afraid it was going to hurt a lot, but it didn’t. The most unpleasant part was having to keep my mouth open and not disturb all the dental instruments in mouth. At one point, I punctured the dental dam with my mouth and the bleach she was using to kill my teeth started pouring down my throat. I did not know how to communicate this to her, so  I just tugged on her arm and pointed into my mouth. She cleaned me up right away. That was the hardest part of the whole process.
The amount of pain I felt was minimal. Even though the process involved shoving metal spikes down into the interior of my teeth, I didn’t feel any sharp pain. Most of the pain was from pressure – the downward pressure she had to exert to get the files deep into the roots. There was a strange moment when she had to melt some sort of metal filling and pour it into my hallowed out tooth. It was a strange sensation, and I did feel the heat, but it wasn’t anything unbearable.
I did have to go back for several followup visits for additional steps. After the actual root canal, you must have a post placed in the tooth to help strengthen it, because it is actually hollow and very brittle now. After the post is cemented, you need to have your final crown placed. Getting the right fit and finish for your crown can actually require several steps, as it did in my case. I had to have 2 sets of temporary crowns placed, then my final crown after some time passed because of the extensive nature of the work I had done.
As far as the day of the root canals, afterward, I felt amazing relief. I was so thankful that my nightmare was over. I thanked the dentist, and she was very polite. I have since been back to her for even more root canals, believe it or not. I am completely satisfied with the work she did.

Over the years, I neglected my teeth. I put off going to the dentist out of fear. Fear out of how much it would cost, and fear of what the dentist would think of me. Finally, my mouth began to hurt, to the point where I could no longer ignore. I know I would never be able afford all the dental work I needed in America, so I took a relatives advice and decided to go south of the border to Mexico.
I arrived at the clinic and I was immediately sent to an exam room. The dentist that looked me over was very young, and did not speak english. But he took one look at my teeth and said “I might as well let you know now, these teeth are going to need root canals”. After all was said and done, I needed 11 root canals!

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The root canal specialist that helped me was a very nice woman. Her English was not perfect, but it was enough. She numbed me up, then went to work. I was afraid it was going to hurt a lot, but it didn’t. The most unpleasant part was having to keep my mouth open and not disturb all the dental instruments in mouth. At one point, I punctured the dental dam with my mouth and the bleach she was using to kill my teeth started pouring down my throat. I did not know how to communicate this to her, so  I just tugged on her arm and pointed into my mouth. She cleaned me up right away. That was the hardest part of the whole process.
The amount of pain I felt was minimal. Even though the process involved shoving metal spikes down into the interior of my teeth, I didn’t feel any sharp pain. Most of the pain was from pressure – the downward pressure she had to exert to get the files deep into the roots. There was a strange moment when she had to melt some sort of metal filling and pour it into my hallowed out tooth. It was a strange sensation, and I did feel the heat, but it wasn’t anything unbearable.

I did have to go back for several followup visits for additional steps. After the actual root canal, you must have a post placed in the tooth to help strengthen it, because it is actually hollow and very brittle now. After the post is cemented, you need to have your final crown placed. Getting the right fit and finish for your crown can actually require several steps, as it did in my case. I had to have 2 sets of temporary crowns placed, then my final crown after some time passed because of the extensive nature of the work I had done.
As far as the day of the root canals, afterward, I felt amazing relief. I was so thankful that my nightmare was over. I thanked the dentist, and she was very polite. I have since been back to her for even more root canals, believe it or not. I am completely satisfied with the work she did.

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