Does having a broken tooth with an abscess extracted has to be so painful?

[Lioness]

Good evening everyone.

As in the title.

I had an upper, previously root-canalled, #5 on the right side of my mouth extracted 13th December last year. Despite having a few of special, surgical injections it was quite painful.

And I have two more teeth to be extracted: #7, bottom, on the left side of my mouth - also broken and with a filling (I suspect it has an abscess too, as my gum there has a strange taste) and my bottom wisdom tooth on the right side of my mouth.

I don't want to be hysterical but how on earth will I go through this? I have completely no idea!

Some new dental practice in my town apparently has a laughing gas (it says so on its website) but my Mum won't be be even wanting to hear about that.

I'm a disabled person with cerebral palsy concerning my four limbs and she thinks that hardly any dentist would want to work with me.

Besides, this dentist with a laughing gas is not good with children reportedly, he doesn't do pediatric dentistry even...

And although I'm not a child, I somehow don't think that he would be willing to work with me...

I know, it's all so twisted, sorry...

I'd like to be "an old myself" again... The one who switched her dentist some time ago and was so happy and hopeful about that...
I've thought that I'm starting to trust her gradually... But now, I'm just not sure...

Maybe dentistry just has to be painful, it's a law of nature...
Or my pain tolerance has lowered...
I have no idea, really... I feel like crying... And I'm so angry with myself for being such a wimp...

 

[letsconnect]

Hey Lioness, so sorry to hear about what's happening... you're not a wimp, dental treatment is not supposed to be painful with modern anaesthetic techniques. There's no need to be angry with yourself. I agree totally though that finding a great dentist can be really tough and unless you're lucky can involve some trial and error. Even the best dentist may inadvertently cause some pain occasionally, but it's how they handle it that matters (e.g. immediately stopping and not continuing until they're sure you're comfortable).

Did you get a chance to talk to your current dentist about still feeling pain, and if so, what did she say?

I don't know how big a town/city you live in, but it might be worth looking around some more, and seeing if there are any other dentists who might be suitable... I'm not sure what the best way of going about this would be in Poland (are Google reviews a big thing there? or local Facebook groups?). You've probably already come across our page with tips for finding a phobic-friendly dentist but just in case you haven't, it's here:

How to find a dentist for nervous patients

Discover how to find a dentist who is good with nervous, scared or phobic patients - and who to avoid!

www.dentalfearcentral.org

My gut feel is that if the dentist who offers laughing gas has a reputation for not being good with children, then they're probably not suitable for treating a fearful adult. So they may not even be worth considering.

Sending lots of hugs your way

 

[Lioness]

Hey @letsconnect.

Did you get a chance to talk to your current dentist about still feeling pain, and if so, what did she say?

She said, "If it will be very bad, we'll try to extract it in occlusion from an antibiotic."

I've borne the extraction somehow, the more so because the injections started working a bit - at last! The forceps kept sliding... And it was ...

I wasn't fully anesthetized during one of my upper wisdom teeth extraction, too - some years ago. The then oral surgeon said, "We'll try" and did it but it was little less painful than the last extraction.

Honestly, I don't get it all...

My gut feel is that if the dentist who offers laughing gas has a reputation for not being good with children, then they're probably not suitable for treating a fearful adult. So they may not even be worth considering.

Yes, I feel it this way too.