I went in to get a root canal and was told it was going to be $2100. Then, I go to sit down and get the local anesthetic shot. Dr. Aminian gives me the shot and shoots the anesthesia through a nerve in my gums! I can't open my jaw AT ALL for 5 hours!! I still had to pay the $80 for the consultation visit, though. I spoke with another dentist, and they said she was using too long of a needle to give the injection, and had pierced a nerve with her needle.