Re: "Hot" tooth - Myths or Reality?


"letsconnect" <letsconnect@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I came across the following posts on a dental board and was wondering
> what the general take on this subject is:
>
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> MaryAnn
> posted 07-27-2005 10:09 PM
> I've heard stories of people who have had root canals on abcessed teeth
> that required up to 20 shots to barely get numb. I've also heard that
> dentists don't perform root canals until the infection clears up
> because the anesthesia won't work at all. Why is that?

Tens or acupuncture is god also.


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