absolutely phenomenal and amazing superlative doctor!! love this endodontist!
long review, end has summary:
i had a bicuspid root canal tooth #13 on december 13 and it went so well.
my procedure was preemptive. my root was not infected. my regular dentist dds within walking distance told me during a deep cavity drill-and-fill that i was less than a millimeter away from the root, she could see it, it was so close. i was directed to dr bexter to be looked-over for a root canal. we met for consultation and after immediately squeezing me in we spoke at length and went over all my questions and what would take place, moving forward. i elected to have this root canal because sooner or later that tooth would be bad anyways. smart move! soon i will get a crown on tooth 13 from my regular dds.
i met bexter late november and was scheduled for dec 13. during that time i disciplined myself to not chew on the left side even tho it wasnt necessary. the morning of december 13 i went in and got sat down ready to go. they put a swab with pre-numb paste on my gums, and then later pinched the novocaine needle into my roof of my mouth. i assume its novocaine, it felt like pink cotton candy fire. i received another inject on the inside of my roof of my mouth so he hit up both sides and really numbed it.
my natural excitement made a lil adrenaline which kinda washed away the initial novocaine. he injected a couple more times until it stuck. i remained calm but anxious!
i recommend watching a medical computer animation of a root canal. he will place a dental dam on your tooth like a skirt and clamp it with a small piece of aluminum wire frame, and then begin drilling with diamond tip. completely painless. be aware you will hear a high noise sometimes as the reverberation of the drill will go WEEEEEEEEEE in your skull bones. harmless. similar to childrens toothbrushes that play music by resonating sound in your jaw bone.
after he gets into the root, very quickly i add, he will take a series of small brush files and begin to scroot scroot swipe out the root. changing files to fit each nook. he will use a big magnification to watch down on you, not scary. i enjoyed reading the logo of the machine while i enjoyed the root canal.
after its all scrooted out, bexxy will place several tiny sticks to fill in the deepest pocket followed by a marshmallow topper. you're almost done! the final part is a small swab of cotton that lets your regular dds know where to stop digging for the crown formation. if you are needing crown.
when it's over, do not chew on that side, as a precaution. when my numbness wore off i was good as new like nothing happened. no post operative soreness at all. i even went to the bank and a couple other places that day.
if you have had wisdom teeth removed this is half as arduous and 1/10th the difficulty.
a root canal is a deep cavity drill, but easier because you just go straight in and down.
very easy very painless, i'm like new again!
cheers!
highly recommend.
the good doctor quoted me $1200.oo usd and when i paid with check on the day-of, he reimbursed me $87.oo saying that i overpaid. sweet!
bexter is without a doubt the highest quality professional in his field and maybe all of dentistry. painless. and he's fun like frank oz's yoda. witty and quirky and puts your discomfort to rest.
if cavity fills are too shallow, go get a root canal with this endodontist. and do it quick before you get infected root!
id go again in a heartbeat.
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