Root Canal

• MooKu

  9 Aug 06, 18:49

  Originally posted by alexkusu:

  not pulpotomy? where part of the damaged tooth is cut back and 'restored'?
  
  root canal is remove any remains of the tooth, clean, shape and then fill the root canal

  cut back?
  
  i see wikipedia... wikipedia says pulpectomy is root canal trtment...
• alexkusu

  9 Aug 06, 18:52

  Originally posted by MooKu:

  cut back?
  
  i see wikipedia... wikipedia says pulpectomy is root canal trtment...

  yeah
  
  pulpectomy is removal of whole tooth aka root canal
  
  pulpotomy just top part only
  
  oh well..enjoy yourself?
• Rejected

  9 Aug 06, 18:53

  ouchhhhhhhhhhhh!
• alexkusu

  9 Aug 06, 18:55

  i heard its a traumatic and painful experience
  
  depends on what dentist you have
• MooKu

  9 Aug 06, 18:56

  Originally posted by alexkusu:

  i heard its a traumatic and painful experience
  
  depends on what dentist you have

  if it were the young dentist like the first visit then maybe not pain...
  
  but next time ish old old dentist. i think i will die from the pain
• alexkusu

  9 Aug 06, 18:58

  Originally posted by MooKu:

  if it were the young dentist like the first visit then maybe not pain...
  
  but next time ish old old dentist. i think i will die from the pain

  wah, not bad. You go for root canal just to see the young dentist ah.
  
  impressive!
• MooKu

  9 Aug 06, 19:05

  Originally posted by alexkusu:

  wah, not bad. You go for root canal just to see the young dentist ah.
  
  impressive!

  
• MooKu

  10 Aug 06, 23:58

  Do you think I should get someone to go with me?
  
  Is root canal treatment a relatively major procedure?
  
  Booooo! If I were a kid, I'd bring my teddy bear along.
• ditzy

  11 Aug 06, 00:06

  I think anyone who enjoys listening to the whistle of the dentist's drill enjoys root canal too.