Can't sleep? Cash flow concerns and rising fuel costs in Atlantic Canada may be to blame Oct 16, 2008
Cash flow concerns and rising fuel costs in Atlantic Canada may be to blame. TORONTO, Oct. 16 /CNW/ - Making payroll. (Canada Newswire)
• Baffled by dental work that leaves bad taste behind Oct 14, 2008
Perhaps the discharge is coming from the tooth itself, and the best option would be to have a root canal or the tooth pulled. Pus from an infected tooth can often feel sticky but can usually be seen upon examination. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
WTS: Beavs score 66, one touchdown too many? Oct 13, 2008
It Keeps Getting Worse (66-13) for Cougars The Washington State Cougars suffered through the world's first 3 ;-hour root canal conducted on artificial turf. And then the Novocain wore off. (BeaverFootball.com)
LETTERS: NCT, Oct. 9, 2008 Oct 10, 2008
I'd rather have a root canal done by Chris with no novacaine. Karl wrote on Oct 9, 2008 3:11 PM:The dynamics of partisans voting strictly down party lines has puzzled me for years. (North County Times)
Misadventures in the land of shopping Oct 10, 2008
To me that much shopping is right up there next to a root canal. Probably the most traumatic shopping period in my life was the year two of our eight grandsons decided to get married three weeks apart. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Ads serve as distraction from root canals Oct 10, 2008
Advertising is coming to the dentist's chair in the form of personal video goggles that patients wear while getting their cleaning or root canal. The company behind InChairTV figures advertisers for toothpaste, toothbrushes, mouthwash and other dental products will be willing to pay higher rates to reach people seeking distractions from dental procedures. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Knock, Knock! Oct 10, 2008
But I find a stranger at my door about as appealing as a root canal. And I wonder if it really helps the candidates. (Slate)
Osborne: Jumping off the bandwagon Oct 10, 2008
But he was called upon to do a root canal for the governor's niece, and that took precedence over any weird Fever Pitch-type shenanigans. Anyway, back to the present. (The Trentonian, NJ)
McCain Must Talk Growth and Recovery Oct 8, 2008
Sounds like too much root canal. More like Bob Dole than Ronald Reagan. (Townhall.com)
Steve AschburnerINSIDE THE NBA Oct 3, 2008
"I don't think it had to be basketball. I love football but I also love baseball. I think my dad is very happy that I did end up being a basketball player, and he did push me to be one, too, once he saw that I was going to have the size and be blessed with all that I have.'' Now the Wolves have that on their side, while trying realistically to boost 10-12 victories beyond last season's 22. Veteran big man Mark Madsen got his introduction to Love on the court in a recent workout; when he tried to... (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NBA)
AG files suit against former dentist Oct 3, 2008
The advisors, who were paid on commission, often proposed more extensive treatment than was necessary to generate larger fees, including unnecessary bridge and root canal work. The lawsuit alleges the low monthly payments promised to patients amounted to credit card loans that carried monthly interest rates as high as 22 percent. (Weymouth News, MA)
Lowest-rated EMMYS ever... Sep 23, 2008
I'd rather have a root canal than watch those self-aware gasbags speak without reading from a script. Posted by: DblDkrPkr. (The Drudge Report)
Rescue Plan Sows Seeds of New Kind of Capitalism Sep 23, 2008
What better way to get at the root than a root canal. In the waning days of the Bush administration, the president signed the Homeowners' Price Support Act (HPSA), including a freeze on both foreclosures and. (Bloomberg -- Columnists)
Ryder Cup atmosphere is alluring Sep 22, 2008
Consider Miller's take on the disappointing play of Europe's Sergio Garcia on Sunday, which included gallery cheers when his shots landed in water hazards: "This is a little like going to the dentist for root canal without Xylocaine.". Miller, who had publicly chided Azinger for using a captain's pick to add golfer J.B. Holmes, didn't conveniently forget that criticism while on-air Sunday. (USA Today -- Sports)
Commentators stay off U.S. bandwagon Sep 22, 2008
It was a painful defeat, or as Miller described it, A little like going to the dentist for root canal with no xylocaine. NBC produced a good show. (Globe and Mail)
JIM DODSON: Picking Up the Pieces Sep 21, 2008
In fact, I was sitting in Jim Musselwhite's chair at Pinehurst Endodonics having an emergency root canal. "Are you OK?" asked his cheerful dental assistant. (The Pilot Newspaper)
5 Last-Minute Retirement Tips Sep 20, 2008
That's why Sal Cocivera, a financial advisor with Lincoln Financial Advisors recommends that clients get a thorough checkup and take care of any costly procedures, including root canal and crowns, while their employer's insurance still covers them. Read our for a primer on how Medicare works. (SmartMoney)
Al Dente: When mouth pain is not dental pain Sep 19, 2008
The general dentist is likely to refer a patient with this condition to an Endodontist (root canal specialist) or an oral surgeon to make the diagnosis and prescribe treatment. Sjgren s syndrome is an auto immune disease similar to rheumatoid arthritis and lupus erythematosis. (Malden Observer, MA)
NHS dentists pay 'up to 96k' Sep 15, 2008
In the first year of the contract, the number of complex treatments - including bridges and crowns - halved, and the number of root canal treatments fell by 45. Both attract higher fees under the new scheme. (BBC News -- UK)
Salary for NHS dentists smashes through the 100000 barrier Sep 15, 2008
It is easier and more profitable to take out a tooth and replace it with a denture than carry out complex root canal surgery ... Yet the number of root canal treatments rose in Scotland, where the system was not changed. (Daily Mail)
Pay for math and science teachers Sep 11, 2008
For the incompetent dentist that screwed up my root canal, for the construction worker that fixed my still leaking roof, for the road crew that paved the road that now has potholes, for the journalist that invents stories to sell articles, o the speculators that drove up the price of oil, to the drug companies that sell worthless or harmful drugs, etc. Lots of incompetents out there. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Financial Confidence and Empowerment High Among Black Women But Investment Experience, Accumulated Savings Lag Sep 10, 2008
Of the married or cohabiting Black women surveyed, 35% said they would rather do a month's worth of laundry than discuss their finances with their partner and 15% would rather have a root canal. But when divorced women were asked about the role money matters played in the dissolution of their relationships, only 9% of Black women said it was the major consideration - compared with 18% of all other women. (PR Newswire)
BYU-Wash. call correct, just not 'right' Sep 9, 2008
This is almost as exciting as listening to the bandwagon georgia people complain about ESPN bias or having a root canal. I was brought up to believe that if the officials have to decide the game, you didn t do your job as a player and a coach. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Officials try to lure backIraqi physicians Sep 8, 2008
Only four of 10 elevators work at the 17-story Surgical Hospital, and patients wait a month for root canal treatment at a Baghdad dental hospital because surgeons lack electricity and anesthetics. Health Minister Dr. Salih al-Hasnawi said getting doctors back is key to turning the situation around. (MSNBC -- International)
Expect more misery by bay Sep 7, 2008
The coach basically said, "Fire me and pay me $4 million, because I'm going nowhere." Davis blinked, but now he's stuck with a coach he likes slightly less than a root canal. Kiffin's presence on the Raiders' sideline, given the toxic environment, continues the soap opera. (Modesto Bee, CA)
Oh Baby! The Spears-Palin Connection Sep 4, 2008
Listening to the republicuns is like going to the dentist office and waiting for the root canal to be over. Boy, the drill is getting louder with the words coming out of Huckabees mouth. (Washington Post)
Hunter robs Blalock of HR, Angels win 4-3 Aug 31, 2008
Rangers All-Star center fielder Josh Hamilton, who leads the majors with 116 RBIs, was lifted for a pinch hitter in the fifth because of pain related to the root canal procedure he had on Wednesday. It was caused by an abscessed tooth. (Anchorage Daily News)
Myriad factors slowing Texas' Hamilton Aug 31, 2008
" The Rangers' hope in Spring Training was to get Hamilton in 140 games. He should fly by that easily. Washington has tried to get Hamilton more time off, but the player has resisted the manager's efforts. He had a day off in Kansas City but that was because he needed oral surgery on a tooth. (Hamilton 00001B16 also departed Saturday night's game in the fifth inning with pain related to that root canal work.) "I don't think that counts as a day off," Washington said. "Somewhere along the lines... (MLB.com -- Texas Rangers)
Obamania reaches fever pitch as all eyes follow historic event Aug 30, 2008
According to The New York Times, he got the news that he was selected as the party vice-president nominee while at the dentist as his wife went for a root canal. Others remembered Biden s remarks last year when he described Obama as a clean African-American , which led to a mini-controversy then was he implying that others did not bathe regularly. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Rangers sweep their first series Aug 28, 2008
He had an abscessed tooth and underwent a "mini root canal" before the game. He'll have further work done when the Rangers get home, but they were able to manage well without him on Wednesday. (MLB.com -- Texas Rangers)
COLUMN: Domestic tranquillity shattered over issue of missing front tooth Aug 26, 2008
The dentist performed a root canal (one of any dentist's favorite activities). They use huge, dull needles to inject pain medication (which I'm convinced is watered down) at least 19 times. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Jack McCallumInside The NBA Aug 26, 2008
Alex's assignment was easier than mine was in 2004 (when covering Team Bad Vibe in Athens was about as pleasurable as getting a root canal) but more difficult than the task in 1992, when chronicling the Dream Team consisted mainly of ferreting out Charles Barkley's post-midnight agenda on Barcelona's famed Las Ramblas. Like the veteran knuckleballer, I've been summoned from the bullpen to perform the obvious -- compare the Redeem Team to the Dream Team. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NBA)
Dreaming of future home games Aug 26, 2008
On my eleventh birthday I had a root canal. As a server in various restaurants, I worked every Thanksgiving, Easter, and Mother's Day. (University News, MO)
Gail Collins: Digging ourselves a black hole Aug 26, 2008
Tails, the root canal never happens. The vast majority of the scientific community believes that the Large Hadron will not lead to the destruction of all life as we know it. (International Herald Tribune)
Does chewing ice harm teeth? Aug 25, 2008
And once you have a cracked tooth, whether because of chewing ice or something else, you may have to have a root canal or even need a crown or lose the tooth, said Dr. Jamie Wong, an assistant clinical professor of prosthodontics and operative dentistry at the Tufts University School of Dental Medicine. So if you, like me, enjoy "eating" ice, let it melt in your mouth. (Boston Globe)
McCain Jabs Obama For Not Picking Clinton Aug 25, 2008
Biden Got Call From Obama During Root Canal. Biden got the call from Obama while undergoing a root canal. (NBCSandiego.com, CA)
Biden Camp Pressed Hard For a Slot on the Ticket Aug 25, 2008
Biden at the dentist's office where his wife was having a root canal to give him the good news. When the two men appeared together Saturday afternoon, Sen. (Wall Street Journal)
FairTax debate airs tonight on CNN Aug 24, 2008
Did you know Joe was in the dentist s chair getting a root canal when he got the 62262 Text ... Here s to your next root canal Joe. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
LETTERS: NCT, Aug. 23, 2008 Aug 24, 2008
" Actually, this is not true. If a fetus is truly left to its own, it dies. It needs the active support of a woman's body to keep it alive, and therein lies the problem if she does not want that role.But in any case, Wolfie is just dodging the key point. A sperm and egg is alive and human. So is a fertilized embryo. Whether it can grow into something else or not is a separate condition. Wolfie is just trying to explain why he draws the line at that point in deciding which human life is a person... (North County Times)
McCain and Biden remain friends, if political ... Aug 24, 2008
Joe Biden was sitting in a dental chair in Delaware Thursday undergoing a root canal when he got the call from Barack Obama asking him to join the Democratic ticket. They belong to different parties, but John McCain and Joe Biden are longtime friends who have much in common, including decades on Capitol Hill and thousands of miles on the campaign trail. (FOX23.com, OK)
Biden goes into attack mode Aug 24, 2008
Two Biden associates said he got the call from Obama while undergoing a root canal Thursday and interrupted the procedure to accept the candidate's invitation to be his running mate. In the end, Obama's choices came down to Biden, Indiana Sen. (Seattle Times)
Judge Rules Medical Marijuana Users Can Be Arrested Aug 24, 2008
While undergoing a root canal, Sen. Joe Biden receives word that Sen. (Yahoo News -- Medical Marijuana)
The Joe Abides Aug 24, 2008
Biden on Thursday night, waiting on his wife's root canal at the dentist. Evan Bayh, Tim Kaine, and Kathleen Sebelius were the other top-tier contenders. (Slate)
Setback or Springboard? You Decide Aug 23, 2008
I thought a root canal was the most painful thing that would occur in my life last Monday, but then I got a swift kick in the teeth ... Even the pain from the root canal is subsiding. (Fox News)
Dr. James Rota Aug 19, 2008
I've never seen improvement in chronic fatigue or depression afterward; however, I have seen increased recurrent decay and endodontic (root canal) problems after placement of posterior composites. My mother is 94 and has amalgams, and still has her mind. (Malibu Times, CA)
2.1 miles later, massive drill surfaces Aug 14, 2008
"It's like the biggest root canal in Boston," said Bowles, who watched part of the process. John C. Drake can be reached at. (Boston Globe)
Ranbir calls Bipasha the sexiest! Aug 14, 2008
Bipasha shared her fear when she needed a root canal done and was so petrified that she forced her dentists to be on a conference call throughout the process. Well these are just the teasers and for a lot more interesting exchanges between the stars, tune in to Bachna Ae Haseeno Special on Zoom TV at 8. (India Times, India)
Holmes (68) stands up to Oakland Hills Aug 9, 2008
Rarely has a routine green in regulation elicited such excitement, but then again, rarely has a major championship offered such a combination of tractor pull and root canal - without the anesthesia, no less ... Or was it the root canal. (Boston Globe)
Caray defined baseball Aug 5, 2008
In fact, he came with the Atlanta Hawks, and a basketball broadcast is about as riveting as a root canal. He even did his one and only hockey game, filling in for Jiggs McDonald, and you never knew the difference, except for the accent. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Chief, call me; let's talk Aug 5, 2008
I'd rather drink muddy water and sleep in a hollow log -- or listen to Kenny G at my dentist's office while receiving a root canal without anesthesia -- than chase after them for comment. It's part of our job to ask, though, and part of their job to inform the public about which dangerous dudes are lurking about. (News & Observer)
Conor Oberst Leads John Norris Through His Self-Titled LP, Track By Track Aug 5, 2008
But when I met up with Conor earlier in the summer and told him we wanted to do a track-by-track commentary on the album, he gave me the sort of look I imagine I would get if I had said, "Mr. Oberst, I'm afraid we'll need to do a root canal." But he gamely suffered through my queries, and what follows are the best bits of our conversation his thoughts on select tracks from Conor Oberst. "Cape Canaveral". (VHI.com -- Music News)
‘Mamma Mia!' a real musical treat for the audience Aug 2, 2008
I can see where men like the critic sitting next to me might prefer a root canal, but my best friend, her daughter and I had a good time watching it. That is enough for me to place a C+/B- in my grade book. (Cedar Park Hill Country News Weekender, TX)
Top 5 Times to Haggle for a Better Deal Aug 1, 2008
Say your insurer covers 80% of a $650 root canal (or $520). Negotiate a $450 cash fee before filing the claim, and you've cut your out-of-pocket costs by $40. (SmartMoney)
Crow blends darkness and light on another winding road Jul 31, 2008
Which all sounds about as fun as a root canal, but Crow's fervor and skill at marrying the solemn with the tuneful serve her well as an artist. That same interplay also appeared in Crow's personal songs, as she sang gorgeously of her emotional vulnerability during the acoustic charmer "Strong Enough" and the loping country rocker "Detours." She also dropped blue-sky optimism into the Stonesy "Can't Cry Anymore" with the refrain of "I Can See Clearly Now.". (Boston Globe)
What the Seahawks did on their summer vacation . . . Jul 27, 2008
But most NFL players will say that training camp ranks right alongside a root canal in the good times department. So, as the summer weeks dwindled, many Seattle players made sure to fit in relaxing vacations to prepare mentally for a four-week camp that includes 43 practices, an endless stream of meetings and living in dormitories at Northwest University before camp breaks Aug. 21. (OregonLive, OR -- Sports)
Ballmers Catch-22 Problem With Search Ads Jul 26, 2008
If this breakthrough is exciting, it s about as exciting as root canal. Posted by LLL. (New York Times)
Prisons of Pain Jul 24, 2008
Her pain came after a root canal procedure in 1999 ... Her diagnosis came about a month after the administration of a local anesthetic for a root canal in 1999 caused damage to her facial nerves. (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)
Dental office celebrates 50 years Jul 22, 2008
They compare most bad experiences to having a root canal, he laughed. Both men agreed visits are not so strenuous thanks to technical advances. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Take the train, leave the hassle behind Jul 22, 2008
For short trips, the train is more enjoyable than flying, which has become the equivalent of root canal at 30,000 feet. And it's more productive than driving -- unless you have a chauffeur. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Letters for Saturday, July 19, 2008 Jul 19, 2008
Hiring a military person to run a country that s in economic distress and continue a war that nobody wants and that was never necessary, and that we were all lied to about justifying is like extending a painful root canal for another four years ( Military need, Letters, July 18). Probable result: Even more body bags for oil. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Root canal can't stop Blue Jays' Burnett Jul 13, 2008
Frank Gunn / APToronto starter A.J. Burnett beat the Oriolesa day after having a root canal despite allowing seven runs all earned in 5 1/3 innings on Wednesday ... TORONTO - An emergency root canal wasnt going to stop A.J. Burnett from facing the Baltimore Orioles ... I made an emergency call last night and had a root canal at 10:30 p.m. and then a filling at 9:00 a.m. this morning, so I was all numbed up for a while, Burnett said. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Breakthrough Technology That Will Revolutionize the Treatment of Tooth Decay Jul 3, 2008
Each new restoration gets larger, eventually leading to more invasive treatments including crowns, root canal or extraction. "For dentists, The Canary System will open up a new source of patients needing care," says Dr. Abrams. (Canada Newswire)
NHS dentistry reforms 'failing' Jul 2, 2008
In the first year of the contract, the number of complex treatments - including bridges and crowns - which involve laboratory work was halved, and the number of root canal treatments fell by 45. Both of these attract higher fees under the new scheme. (BBC News -- UK)
Independent Research Shows More Uses for Lantis Laser's OCT Technology Jul 2, 2008
In a recently published study in Journal of Endodontics (June 2008) by Shemesh H et al at the Academic Center for Dentistry in Amsterdam, Holland, showing OCT application in root canal therapy for detecting root fractures before filling the canal, it was concluded that OCT is a promising method for non-destructive imaging of the root surfaces. Earlier published research by the same group, showed that OCT could detect perforations and other possible defects that could affect a successful outcome... (Primezone Releases)
On the Pirates: Reeling rotation defined first half (06/29/2008) Jun 29, 2008
Despite a total overhaul of his offseason and spring regimen, he still underwent his annual April-May root canal. Best comeback: Bay. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
