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difficulties numbing

  1. H

    2nd Time trying couldn't numb the tooth scared and confused

    I just left the dentist after trying for a root canal for the 2nd time. They still couldn't numb the tooth ( very last molar on the lower right of my mouth) and it felt like I was being stabbed. The first time they said I had an abscess and that's why the tooth wouldn't numb. And they weren't...
  2. M

    Redheads and dental pain/difficulty numbing

    I have read a few articles about people who are redheaded being more susceptible to extreme dental pain and having a very difficult time getting numb. I am a redhead and have both of these issues, which I do believe fuels my anxiety of the dentist! I have had many dentists not believe me when i...
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