{"id":157,"date":"2024-07-13T07:54:15","date_gmt":"2024-07-13T07:54:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esplanade-dental.com\/blog\/?p=157"},"modified":"2024-08-08T07:54:31","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T07:54:31","slug":"root-canals-painful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.esplanade-dental.com\/blog\/2024\/07\/13\/root-canals-painful\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Root Canals Really as Painful as they Say?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dentists are well aware that oral healthcare can make patients nervous, and perhaps on treatment more so than root canals. For some reason, this procedure in particular has a reputation for being incredibly invasive, long, and more than anything, uncomfortable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the fact is that root canals<\/a>\u2019 reputation doesn\u2019t match the reality of the treatment. Here\u2019s what you should know about the prospect of discomfort when it comes to root canals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Do Root Canals Really Hurt?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A lot of the time, the news that you need a root canal is met with a fair amount of fear. But it shouldn\u2019t be! The truth is that the procedure doesn\u2019t hurt at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Modern dental anesthetics are incredibly powerful and will be applied to your teeth before you receive any kind of dental care. That being the case, you don\u2019t have to worry at all about pain when it comes to your root canal\u2014in fact, you won\u2019t feel the procedure at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Does a Root Canal Entail?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re still nervous about the treatment, it may be useful to learn more about what a root canal actually entails. The procedure takes place in several steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n