In the near term, I will be completing seven decades of life. In that time, due to my own negligence, I have experienced many tooth drillings, grindings, extractions, root canals, and installed bridgework. To wit, I have had two endodontic procedures (root canals) in the past three weeks.
At the end of a Super Bowl game, you never hear the winning quarterback shout, “I’m going to the endodontist!” So, then why am I writing this note?
In my experience, the technological changes that have occurred in the field of dentistry have paralleled those in other fields of endeavor. I, like many others, when told of the need for a root canal, envisioned something like that depicted in Little Shop of Horrors.
I am please to share, with all interested parties, that my recent experiences at Modern Endodontics were quite the opposite as those anticipated. In my second recent procedure, I was so comfortable and relaxed that I put on my earphones, turned on my iPod, and proceeded to fall asleep in the chair. When I awoke, the procedure was finished, I had missed two chapters of the book I was listening to, and I couldn’t believe I had experienced a dreaded “Root Canal”
I would like to extend my thanks to Dr. Kasper and the entire staff at Modern Endodontics for their kind and professional treatment.