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| - I'm also surprised at the negative reviews. Nobody likes getting a root canal. Unless you're a masochist. I don't know. I do know, not many remember that getting a root canal is a two-part process - (1.) getting the root canal (here), and then (2.) going back to the dentist for a crown for the tooth that you just had a root canal done on. You don't just get the root canal ONLY unless you're planning to get that tooth pulled, in which case you're an idiot who shouldn't be scheduling a root canal to begin with.....and you shouldn't blame the dentist if you're clueless about your dental care.
Anyway...
The staff was courteous and professional - and honest - they told me exactly what the estimated cost would be with insurance and that I would be billed additionally or refunded the difference. (I received a refund check back a few months later: I like getting checks in the mail.)
Though the office is in North Phoenix, it is very "Scottsdale-y", from the magazines in the lobby to the -- ahem, well, let's just leave it at that. It's one of the most "Scottsdale-y" dentists office I have been to.
I wasn't doing too good the day of the appointment (unrelated to the tooth), and dentist was genuinely considerate of how I was feeling - the complete opposite of all those bad stereotypes.
The actual root canal was not painful at all. NO PAIN WHATSOEVER. I could feel the click-click-click and tap-tap-tap against my teeth, but it didn't feel painful in the least.
Additionally, I did not need any painkillers after the root canal. NO PAINKILLERS NEEDED. Staff said to call if I needed anything, but I didn't need to call for any Rx. Okay, technically, I did take some Advil PM, but I was already taking it, anyway.
I am very skeptical of the accuracy of the reviews from 7/12/11 and 07/27/10. The reviews from 10/25/11 are more similar to my experience.
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