What was the longest dental appointment you ever had?

What was the longest dental appointment that you ever had, and what was done during this appointment?

My longest was an hour. I had 3 fillings replaced and 1 molar extract.

I hope for nice answers.

In 1990, my longest dental appointment lasted about two hours — having braces put on my teeth at the age of 42! First, thing they did was do a full cleaning of all my teeth. Then, the orthodontist fit and placed metal bands around each of the first four upper and lower, rear molar teeth. This was followed by putting an etching fluid on all the other teeth to make the tooth surfaces a bit rough. This was soon rinsed off and then a drop of glue was put on each tooth where metal brackets were strategically positioned. Once each was ideally placed, a blue light was used to cure the glue where those brackets did their duty moving teeth for the next few years! Once the brackets were all on, archwires were threaded through and tightly tied in. My mouth was “pried open” the entire time all this stuff was being fitted and placed. I left this appointment with a mouthful of metal where the pressure of tooth movement was already apparent. My mouth was really sore the next few days!

My story relates how modern braces are done. I’d love to hear stories from those who had braces in the 1960’s and 1970’s when getting braces took about 8 hours because EACH tooth had to be fitted with a full metal band. I had a girlfriend in junior high school who had TWO, 4 HOUR appointments, about a week apart, to have her braces put on. She was really sore, in fact crying, after each of those long appointments.

Last week, 2 1/2 hours for a root canal. My tooth had 3 roots where most people have 2.

Mine was 2 hours for two dental implants, my sons was for 6 hours for complete tooth removal and implants for total upper and lower tooth replacement.

I didn't clock it, but about two hours for a dental implant. Which I highly recommend if you have lost a tooth, assuming you can afford it.

Several of them have exceeded 3 hours. I have to be prescribed sedatives before any dental procedure. Even in 2026, they are still slow and painful. If anyone associates the dentist or doctor with pleasure and sex, then please enlighten me.

6 hours for 19 cavities after not blushing and flossing good. I had the gas over my nose and the chair was leaned all the way back. He said he would do the small ones first with no numbing, and the bigger ones with. The smaller ones hurt like hell and I wanted out of the chair so bad. They kept saying just a little bit more or just relax or just pressure. I had to have the bite block because the pain was so bad I couldn’t take it

About 2 hours for wisdom teeth extraction. The last tooth was impacted and had curved roots. Needed several numbing shots and a fair bit of drilling to get it out.

One hour, several times, for crown prep. Never needed more time than that thankfully. These days my cleanings are about 15 minutes as I have been using tartar control products for several years and there is very little scraping necessary. A little picking and probing, and then the polishing.

In the chair, about ninety minutes for a root canal on an old filling that was fossilized and had to be chipped out by the rather put off dentist having to deal with it.

Wisdom teeth extraction in my early twenties that required an over night stay in hospital. I was put out and the dental surgeon had to cut my gums to remove the ingrown teeth. An older nurse belittled me for needing to be hospitalized, saying when she had her teeth out she returned to work after the procedure. Liquid diet post surgery, and if I recall correctly, fellatio.

@UncleO I got you beat on the overnight hospital stay for wisdom teeth extraction. When I was 20, I had all four of mine pulled under general anesthesia in our local hospital. I was admitted on Thursday evening. Had the surgery Friday morning and was discharged at noon on Sunday. That’s THREE nights! Yes, my lower wisdom teeth were horrendously impacted with outrageously twisted roots. They kept me in that long to control expected swelling.