How often do you hear the horror story about dealing with the effects of root canal surgery? It’s developed such a “Boogey Man” lore to it that many patients will flat out refuse to visit their dentist because of it.  They will live with pain they currently have, simply because they’re afraid of an imagined pain in the future . . . how’s that for thinking logically?

Well, Ryan Mathews, a running back for the Philadelphia Eagles, was dealing with a toothache for several weeks, and it was affecting his performance. Once he had the surgery, he was able to go out perform better than he had in weeks. Root canal surgery is light years from where it once was.Don’t let the “Boogeyman” scare you away from living a pain-free life.

You can read the full article here: http://www.trentonian.com/sports/20161114/healthy-ryan-mathews-helps-put-bite-into-birds-running-game