Root Canal…ed
For all of you who were wondering, my root canal went quite well this morning. The good doctor took about 80 minutes to perform the procedure. There was very little pain, as the nerve was not infected before the procedure. Many people attribute the pain from the infected nerve to the root canal procedure. I believe this is incorrect. The procedure removes the nerve that would register the pain. Once it's gone, there should be no pain. The procedure was gentle enough for me to doze off several times, only to be gently woken by the words "please open wider."