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Originally Posted by Baz
I have not had the root canal yet. It's scheduled for March 5th.
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My endodontist will not schedule a full day ever because they know emergencies will always fill the open spot. When the pain starts, the only thing to do is get it done.
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Having an infection near the blood vessels is not a good thing. OHOH, the antibiotic is having a hard time getting to the tooth socket. All it is for is so you don't start to get septic.
It's normally 2 hours from start to finish and they may shoot you up once more at the one hour mark. Ask them for a one time Valium script to be filled that day or the day before. 2 hours before the procedure take the Valium. Since they prescribed it they know it's in your system and act accordingly AFA anesthetics.
You'll weather that 2 hours very well. There are some periods where they might leave the room for a few minutes while a a topical antibiotic marrinates down in your tooth roots. They will take a series of x-rays while a needle in inserted in the tooth to gauge depth.