> Anyway root canal is evil, mine was done over a 3 week period I had the nerve deadened first then a temporary crown put on then the real one which is a really nasty looking stainless steel job, but has caused me less problems than my Dad has had with his porcelain one.

I didn't know they even *used* stainless steel crowns anymore (mine is gold). Well, I guess they did when you got yours. Or something.

> Advice for root canal, ask to have a general anathetic, then you'll never know whats happening and won't be able to smell the burning of the nerve being deadened
> *shudder*

The first time I went to my current dentist (for the gold crown) he gave me the usual amount of anathetic (sp?) and then starting grinding away on my tooth (no pun intended...well, yeah, there was), and it HURT. So I have to have more anathetic than usual, because my nerves are apparently more sensitive than average. *shrugs* I'm just glad they don't use laughing gas anymore.

> Dix"doesn't like the dentist"ie

I really like going to my dentist, which I believe I mentioned before. In fact...I've *always* liked going to the dentist ever since I was a little kid, a fact that I never did quite understand. (I like getting X-rays too. Weird.)

If I were a dentist, I would not appreciate the fact that there is a plethora of jokes about the dangers of being a patient and how the dentist always seems to be an escaped homicidal lunatic who is just barely containing the urge to slit their patient's throat.

Qua "And another thing, how come dentists are always men and dental assistants are always short blonde women?" rtz