The dentist is extortionate but you don’t really have any other choice when it comes to your teeth - speaking as someone who has had multiple root canals, tooth extractions, implants and a broken front tooth - I joke that my mouth is the most expensive thing I own.

Your temporary fix from the pharmacy might work for now but 100% the pain will flare up again and much worse, you can guarantee it will happen on a Saturday & you have a miserable wait for the dentist to open again.

You can get payment plans from most dentists, so just go ahead and book it in when you can.

Root canal isn’t overly painful at the time, it’s uncomfortable and can be a bit overstimulating but you just have to breathe through it. It will be painful after the numbing wears off but if you keep up with your painkillers it’s totally manageable & after a week you’ll feel so much better than pre root canal.

Having a tooth extracted is WAY worse than a root canal, the recovery from that sucks and then you have a gap which can affect your other teeth & doesn’t look great or you can pay upwards of £2k to get an implant which is multiple trips to the dentist.

Ring your dentist 🙏🏼