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FrightenedJerk
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I decided just to do it and went in today for the first set of fillings - three teeth worked on. What I'm finding through the cleanings I've done and these fillings is that the actual procedure doesn't cause me much stress at all. I've been able just to lay back and take it. It's the psychological stress related to my OCD plus the fear that something could either go wrong or be worse than anticipated that haunts me. I'm just going to need to try to deal psychologically with the fact that I have the resin/colored fillings. This dentist moves very fast and did not explain how things would go, just dove right in. That's fine, I guess. I was anticipating it to be a much slower procedure because I had read that's the case, but it went very fast. They drilled and filled. He said that one tooth had a cavity that was down close to the nerve, so he's glad they got to it. I don't know what that means for the teeth on the other side, where I have at least four fillings remaining.
However . . . it's currently about three hours since I received the novocaine injection, and the right side of my face, including part of my tongue, and even some of my ear, are still numb. Apparently that's a possibility, but it's unnerving. I had novocaine for the gum therapy I had, but that wore off in like a half hour. I'm unable to tell if my bite is good. Concerned.
However . . . it's currently about three hours since I received the novocaine injection, and the right side of my face, including part of my tongue, and even some of my ear, are still numb. Apparently that's a possibility, but it's unnerving. I had novocaine for the gum therapy I had, but that wore off in like a half hour. I'm unable to tell if my bite is good. Concerned.