My Dentist Saved My Life

How a dental crisis gave me a much-needed wake up call

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“You’ve got a raging infection in your tooth. We’re going to have to do another root canal, I’m afraid — it’s worse than the last one. I’m surprised you lasted this long with the pain. That abscess looks really nasty.”

Another root canal? Are you kidding me? I’d just gone through all this for a completely…