I’ve completed my crown lengthening. I think the procedure is a little bit worse than root canal, in terms of having your mouth pried open, and what they have to do to you. The tools that were going into my mouth were a bit frightening, to say the least.
The good news is that, so far, I’m not in awful pain, and the novocaine has pretty much worn off by now. The real pain didn’t come until I had to pay the bill.
You should’ve worn a blindfold so you wouldn’t see the tools. It’s easier that way.
I forgot to mention that a lot of the pain is dependent on the skill of your dentist. I had less pain when I had 4 impacted wisdom teeth removed than any of my root canals because the oral surgeon that took them out had some mad skillz.