root canal

I am constantly amazed at modern medical science.  For example, it is amazing to me that today I went to an endodontist who was able, within seconds of my sitting down, to take and examine digital x-rays of my tooth and nerve.  And, within an hour, she had drilled my tooth open, removed the nerves from all 4 roots, replaced the nerves with rubber, and then cover the whole thing back up again.  As she was removing the nerve, she asked if I wanted to see it (and of course I did) and it was amazing!!  Like a tiny little bright red hair.  The best part of the whole deal was that it didn't hurt a bit.  She even used a topical anesthetic and so the shot of Novocaine didn't  hurt!! The worst part, however, was the bill...  our bank account might take longer to heal than my mouth!