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  1. extraction vs. root canal - In My Humble Opinion - Straight Dope

    Feb 6, 2012 · Root canal, caps, crowns, whatever…dentists kept trying to salvage the 12-year molar even though it was unpleasant for everyone involved - me as the patient, and the dentist …

  2. Tooth Opinions - Pull or Re-Do Root Canal? - Straight Dope

    Feb 4, 2012 · A root canal does NOT take two years to settle down. The root canal was done wrong or it shouldn’t have been done at all. Most root canals last 10 years or so, and I know. …

  3. y^2=x vs y=sqrt (x). Is they is or is they ain't the same thing.

    Feb 2, 2014 · The graph of y^2 = x is a full parabola lying on its side – both the positive square root and the negative square root

  4. AI image generation is getting crazy good - Straight Dope

    Jan 7, 2026 · I did a few comparison images of prompts run on the old system vs the exact same prompts in the new version. The new version is more detailed and arguably more realistic but …

  5. Crown came off tooth - what if I don't replace it? - Straight Dope

    Jan 4, 2010 · A couple of years ago, a cracked tooth (number 18 for those with this sort of knowledge) led to me getting a root canal and a crown. All was well until a week ago. The …

  6. Crown after root canal - Straight Dope Message Board

    Apr 4, 2007 · Crown after root canal General Questions All times are GMT -5. The time now is 07:43 AM.

  7. If you are religious, can you root for the New Jersey Devils?

    Jun 11, 2000 · . … or what about if you are the chaplain at Duke University? How do you feel about your school mascot being the “Blue Devils” . . .or the Wake Forest “Demon Deacons”? …

  8. John, Jean, Johann, Juan, Giovanni, Ivan - Straight Dope

    Jun 18, 2006 · I’m interested in how common names have been used across all the major European languages. How did this happen? Is there a common root in Latin or Greek? Here …

  9. Color theory vs. light theory - Factual Questions - Straight Dope

    Dec 6, 2025 · I got into a discussion with an art teacher, and we’re kind of stuck at the point about brown being clearly visible to humans, but not being in the rainbow. I know why black and …

  10. Anyone else who tried out smoking (tobacco) when young and …

    4 days ago · An experience that I do not recall others mentioning: I tried out smoking cigarettes as a teen, surreptitiously, over a period of days and to the extent of perhaps half a pack, and …