Left Molar - Abscess Tooth - So Painful but....

Today I made an appointment to see a dentist as I have a very painful toothache. The dentist had a look and he's very talkative and seems very nice to talk to. He said it has to come out -- it's infected -- I told him ohh I have a needle problem with it. He said it's ok and very understanding of what I feel. He said that he'll use numbing gel so I won't feel the needle. So I said ok -- let's do it without any hesitation -- I didn't feel the needle on the first injection -- the second one it sting a little but not painful so it wasn't so bad.

I waited in the other room for the anaesthetic to kick in -- 10 mins later. Oh, my -- he started yanking the molar out but it was a bit painful because of the infection, so he gave me more injection. 2 mins later -- started yanking again -- ohhhh my the pain of yanking it -- he stops and start which is good that I can take a few seconds and start yanking again. The weird thing is that it's painful but bearable. 2 mins later the worst is over.

Does the extraction hurt because of the abscess?

One thing for sure -- I'm not bothered anymore -- I don't even need diazepam to get through with it.

It's really good and important to find a good dentist that you can trust and patient with you and also knows that I'M A BIG BABY when it comes to seeing the dentist.

It was probably the infection that didn't let it numb up all the way...

Just wanted to say, awesome job getting it done!!!