Anonymous
Post 05/05/2011 11:35     Subject: Re:If you've had a root canal and it went well
Anonymous wrote:Dr. Dyzak in Kensington did mine and was really great. He also did my father's as a middle aged adult and that went really well. When you are older the roots can wrap around the nerves and if the doctor isn't very skilled you can end up with permanent nerve damage (numb cheek, nose, or chin). It is a risk nonetheless.


Sorry....I wasn't paying attention and was talking about wisdom teach extractions. Move along people....nothing to see here!
Anonymous
Post 05/05/2011 11:19     Subject: Re:If you've had a root canal and it went well
Dr. Dyzak in Kensington did mine and was really great. He also did my father's as a middle aged adult and that went really well. When you are older the roots can wrap around the nerves and if the doctor isn't very skilled you can end up with permanent nerve damage (numb cheek, nose, or chin). It is a risk nonetheless.
Anonymous
Post 05/05/2011 09:16     Subject: Re:If you've had a root canal and it went well
Tony Hsu in Rockville/North Bethesda. I might as well have had a cavity filled. Took a little motrin/tylenol, but really didn't feel any thing afterwards.

Anonymous
Post 05/02/2011 19:44     Subject: Re:If you've had a root canal and it went well
I just had one last week at Robert J. Kelly & Associates in Kensington, very smooth and better than the crown! Endodontist is Dr. Vandenburg and they take insurance.
Anonymous
Post 05/02/2011 19:19     Subject: If you've had a root canal and it went well
Mine was less than an hour! It was not bad at all, I even went shopping that afternoon since I had the day off from work!
Anonymous
Post 05/02/2011 19:14     Subject: Re:If you've had a root canal and it went well
I am freaking about how long a root canal will take. Is it true that some of your procedures were less then an hour? Let me know. I think I can do this if it only takes this long.

Thanks,

Freaking out
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2011 09:12     Subject: If you've had a root canal and it went well
Olney endodontics.
Anonymous
Post 04/02/2011 10:14     Subject: Re:If you've had a root canal and it went well
Dr. Gamson in Bethesda. He is AMAZING! I am a chicken when it comes to dental stuff. But, he really puts you at ease. He is so kind and gentle. He promised it wouldn't hurt and it didn't. I LOVE him.

He gets great reviews online as well: http://www.yelp.com/biz/edward-k-gamson-dds-ms-bethesda

Here is a link to his website: http://www.gamsondds.com/
Anonymous
Post 04/02/2011 07:56     Subject: If you've had a root canal and it went well
Anonymous wrote:Dr. Gary Leff in Arlington

He was phenomenal -- absolutely painless!


wae he a regular dentist or an endodontist? thanks
Anonymous
Post 04/01/2011 22:27     Subject: If you've had a root canal and it went well
Dr. Gary Leff in Arlington

He was phenomenal -- absolutely painless!
Anonymous
Post 04/01/2011 22:16     Subject: Re:If you've had a root canal and it went well
Anonymous wrote:PP here - seriously, who knew I had such passion about endodontics, but your post made me think back to how freaked out I was before my first root canal - now I literally pop into the chair and chat with Dr Melrod - just so you know, definitely see an endodontist- my longest root canal ever was 45 minutes- the average dentist who does a root canal is anywhere from 2- 4 hours because they don't have the high tech drill (they "hand" file the roots). Dr Melrod will tell you exactly how many minutes the entire procedure will take, he'll give you breaks, and his dental assistants are really nice too. If it's a front tooth, it might only take 15 minutes or so . . .


does it really only take 45 minutes? that's better then a crown.
Anonymous
Post 03/10/2011 17:17     Subject: If you've had a root canal and it went well
Root canals - never understand how they get such a bad name. Mine have always been smooth and not very painful.
Anonymous
Post 03/09/2011 21:59     Subject: If you've had a root canal and it went well
Dr Cohen at the Barlow Building.
Honest, caring and made the procedure as painless as possible.
Anonymous
Post 01/10/2011 15:45     Subject: Re:If you've had a root canal and it went well
Also a Dr. Melrod fan. Pretty painless and he's very calm and assuring.
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2011 13:06     Subject: If you've had a root canal and it went well
Carolina Rodriguez-Rad, downtown DC; 202-659-8568

Listed in top endodontists in Washingtonian Magazine. She did a great job for me.

BTW, OP, have you had a root canal before? They've changed a great deal and are really no big deal anymore.

Good luck. Hope you find someone you like!