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getting there
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- Jul 29, 2015
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- usa,Minnesota
Hello,first off id like to explain why I REFUSE to use lidocaine/novacaine.......there KNOWN to cause numbness MUCH longer than the mere hours a dentist claims.there are many cases where people have received a numbing injection and found themselves still numb 3 MONTHS later,sometimes its PERMANENT.the surgeons prognosis for that condition isn't good either,they tell u the best case scenario is 60% feeling and taste recovery.id rather have an hr of discomfort than PERMANENT numbness/ loss of taste.anyway now to the visit.I sat down expecting the worst pain because of what I UNFORTUNATELY read on the internet.my dentist showed confidence that my 3 LARGE DEEP fillings could be done without ANY numbing assistance(lidocaine,novacaine,laughing gas,gel ect) he told me he has preped people for crowns with no lidocaine so I would be able to handle it,and hed ise the water laser to do it to maximize my comfort.....so here we go.they put the bib,goggles and a mouth piece in to hold my mouth open and keep my cheeks off my teeth.then he explained that the water laser sounds lound but it woul be fine.then he started.the water laser sounds like a taser BUT I felt no pain.he proceeded to water lase my teeth for about 15 mins,during wich I felt nothing but I could smell my teeth.it smells like car exhaust sorta so be prepared for that.15 mins into the water laser he stops.he tells me that my teeth are VERY dense and the laser is barley working.he then asks if he can use the drill "itl save me alot of time" I said ah huh.then the drill starts.it sounds alot less intimidating than u think.he put it to my tooth and I felt nothing.20 or so mins into drilling I started to feel sensitivity NOT PAIN.as time continued the sensitivity did as well but still no pain.but the sensitivity kinda sucks.its definitely tolerabl but it sucks a bit.during drilling my dentist stops and askes the assistant for the white bit.....at the time I had NO idea what that was.he puts on the new bit and I felt no difference.he finishes up drilling and then starts scraping and squirting water intermittently.then uses a painles tool to see if he gotall the decay.the scarping definetly provoked sensitivity but I still could tolerate it.then he puts on the composite (that caused no sensitivity) after it dries(2 mins I think) he started drilling it into shape and now and then had me bite a film or something to see the bite impressions.(the drilling to mold the composite causes no pain in my opinion.then he made shure floss would still go through my teeth,rinsed out my mouth again and said I was done.he then said I was relly close to a root canal but because of this WHITE BIT he was able to prevent it.we talked a bit more and then I thanked him and left.this was 4 weeks ago and tomorrow I go in to do 5 more the same way as before.does it suck, my opinion is yeah a little bit but its definitely tolerable.I had no pain the entire time just feelings of tooth sensitivity towards the end similar to biting a cold popsicle with sensitive teeth kinda.my teeth were kinda sore off and on for a couple days,barley noticeable though.probably woulda gone away if I took a Tylenol but I didn't,didn't feel like I needed to.bottom line,to me anyway this was tolerable,painless and WORTH IT.the sensitivity toward the end of drilling kinda sucked but like I said to me it was easly tolerable.Iplease dont let anxiety and people on the internet make u feel like u shouldn't get your fillings done.I have terrible anxiety but I think about it like this........at some point something has to be done with my teeth,I might as well get um done before they need root canals,extraction ect.