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Re: New 'painless' treatment to repair teeth

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Post by ygra » Tue, Feb 18, 2014, 8:16 AM UTC

dclowd9901 wrote: post #39

adwf wrote: post #9

Having had root canal in the past, this doesn't seem particularly helpful. The drilling and cleaning is the painful and time-consuming part. The actual sealing it up at the end was relatively trivial in comparison (from my perspective).

Just out of curiosity, didn't they deaden your nerve befor they went in and drilled and cleaned it? Once that did that for me, it was no more painful than getting a cavity filled...

You get anaesthesia, then the nerve in the tooth is basically ripped out. Then comes cleaning and shaping the root canal which for me at least often was painful when the file basically poked into the tissue (and nerve) underneath the tooth. That's also the part that hurt for weeks after I had the procedure.

Re: New 'painless' treatment to repair teeth

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Post by icoder » Tue, Feb 18, 2014, 8:31 AM UTC

voidlogic wrote: post #23

toomuchtodo wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That research is progressing rapidly: https://singularityhub.com/2013/08/26/scientists-grow-teeth-... I have a high risk of cavities due to my genetics, am 31, and my teeth are falling apart even with a high level of care (brushing 2-3 times/day, flossing, baking soda rinse after meals to return mouth ph to baseline quickly). I'll be happy to pay for replacement teeth grown from my own cells when available.

Have you looked into having your teeth sealed (like they often do for children teeth)? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dental_sealant

I had a bunch of teeth sealed and years later cavities started to appear underneath the seals, which were hard to clean because of the seals. So sealing didn't turn out to be that much of a holy grail.

Re: New 'painless' treatment to repair teeth

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Post by adwf » Tue, Feb 18, 2014, 9:09 AM UTC

dclowd9901 wrote: post #39

adwf wrote: post #9

Having had root canal in the past, this doesn't seem particularly helpful. The drilling and cleaning is the painful and time-consuming part. The actual sealing it up at the end was relatively trivial in comparison (from my perspective).

Just out of curiosity, didn't they deaden your nerve befor they went in and drilled and cleaned it? Once that did that for me, it was no more painful than getting a cavity filled...

Yeah they put a full block in my jaw the first time they drilled, but subsequent sessions were just a small injection around the tooth. Could still feel a certain amount of discomfort, eventually a bit of pain when the anaesthetic wore off. At which point they reapplied the injection.

I prefer it that way, can't stand the huge nerve blocks as they ruin a good 4-5 hours of your day.