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I'm about to give myself a root canal/filling. I have no dental training. But the pain is more than I can bare.

Ask me anything.

I'm scared guys.

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[–] [email protected] 65 points 2 months ago (26 children)

Last year I had to do a root canal. The anesthesia did not took effect in my tooth and the dentist said that she could not apply more anesthesia cause I already had took an amount equivalent to 5 persons. It was agonizing.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Do you smoke weed by any chance? There's a cross-tolerance between cannabinoids and local anesthetics.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago

No weeds. It's only inflamation, that also inhibit the effect of anesthesia

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Oh shit, thank you for telling me! Need to make sure I mention that whenever I need a filling next. I already get really anxious going to the dentist, extra pain would not be a good time

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

No probs, I talk from experience. I had two wisdom teeth extracted. With the first one I didn't notice anything, but by the second one the anesthetic wore off and it was hell on earth.

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