Idioms are curious things in any language. If something isn’t supposed to be difficult, someone will say, “Hey, it’s not rocket science.” The root canal finds itself in this same realm, but in a much more dubious way. People say things like, “Oh, that movie was awful, it was like having a root canal,” or, “The only thing more painful than that meeting would be a root canal.” It is generally assumed that a root canal is an extremely arduous procedure dentists only perform in the basement of their office, where they keep a variety of torturous drills that were originally bought at the hardware store. The truth is that a root canal in Ocala, FL is now a very regular procedure, so dentists have decided to keep the medieval torture out of it. These days they are no more painful than a regular check-up. (more…)