Top Five Things Worse Than a Root Canal

Having four impacted wisdom teeth removed while you’re awake.
Full-mouth ex-rays and plaster molds for braces.
Needing six different dentist appointments to finally conclude that Yes you do need a root canal.
Having those six dentists appointments spread out over six months while the pain gets worse.
Hearing a lifetime of things touted as more or less fun than a root canal.

The phrase “Worse than a Root Canal” has a bad wrap. The Endontist thought it was because I hadn’t been fully numbed before the previous procedures. Really. It smelled bad, it took a long time but there really are worse things.

How about the phrase “About as fun as a Root Canal.”

Top five things that are “about as fun as a Root Canal.”

Lip Threading. I cried, seriously. IWill NEVER do that again.
Being an astheticians eyebrow-waxing-practice dummy. Years later, the skin on my eyelid still has not grown back.
Paying sixteen dollars for city parking while getting a root canal.
Blogging about Root Canals.