I wonder if the name of that boat is the Minnow?
Aaron's blog inspired me to discribe the process of a root canal. It will be interesting to see if he has anything to add.
First of all, I like to put the fear in my patients and let them know that they COULD swell up like a grapefruit and have pain worse than having the twins kicked. But don't worry, you can call the office and let me know. Yeah, I know it is Thursday night and I am leaving town tomorrow, but no worries mate.
So, I pull out the harpoon, um, I mean small needle and slam a few CC's of anesthetic into the soft tissues of the mouth. No, that does not hurt. IMMEDIATELY, yes immediately, I begin to drill a hole the size of a silver dollar into the top of the tooth. Why wait for anesthetic, it is for sissys anyway.
Next, you pull out the huge round files and rip out any living tissue you might find inside the tooth. Usually it is just a mushy stinking necrotic mass of brown shit, but sometimes we get lucky and find some really sensitive vital tissue.
Next we fit the canals for pieces of rubber on a stick. Once that is fitted, we swab in some cement, heat up the rubber and ram it into place. Occasionally this will be very painful. But at this point the root canal is finished. Now wasn't that easy?
