Most patients having a root canal do not find it to be a painful procedure . Most Dentists have a great deal of experience in getting teeth anesthetized.
If I am starting a root canal and my initial
attempt(s) at achieving anesthesia are
incomplete, there are a number of additional injection options available , including intraligamental,intrapulpal and intraosseous anesthesia.
Assuming that my initial block or infiltration anesthetic was not entirely effective, I find that intraligamental injections are my favorite
technique to make a root canal pt comfortable.
Intraligamental injections usually are best
achieved when a dentist uses a special
intraligamental syringe that delivers a few drops of anesthesia under pressure at the four corners of a tooth. When properly administered, this type
of anesthesia will make a patient comfortable
during their root canal . The only draw back is that occasionally teeth given an intraligamental
injection become slightly tender for a day or two when a patient applys chewing pressure.
Courtesy:Ask Dr. Spindel
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