August 6, 2008 by Bruce Hembd

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Off Topic: A Dental Dam and Root Canal


Root canals are fun.

the root of the problem231 Off Topic: A Dental Dam and Root Canal

No, this is not a picture from the latest Hollywood horror movie, but rather a self-portrait taken with my iPhone at the dentist. The latex dental dam on my face looks pretty damn weird but is meant to isolate the operating area.

Normally I am very anal rententive when it comes to my teeth, but unknown to me a filling had slipped and the tooth underneath had aquired a lot of decay over time. I had to get a – gulp – root canal.

Apparently I am somewhat of a freak as my tooth had four nerves to deal with rather than the typical three (see the x-ray detail in the picture at right).

Overall the root canal procedure wasn’t a terrible experience, but now I have to get a new filling and a crown.

Argh. Ever seen an old movie called “Marathon Man” starring Dustin Hoffman?

“Is it safe?”

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Off Topic: A Dental Dam and Root Canal
Published on August 6, 2008 by Bruce Hembd

Archived under: Humor   |   Off topic, Teeth
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