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chwdt
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I posted a while back about a filling gone wrong where during the drilling, I was whimpering and sweating from the pain. Even when the dentist claimed I should be numb and the cavity 'wasn't even that deep', it still HURT. I know my jaw was numb, my lips were numb, and I didn't feel anything at the very start, yet as they got deeper into the tooth, it felt awful.
I am going to a new dentist in two days to fill the last cavity, which is *apparently* also small, but my trust is shattered. I believe the last dentist did not wait long for the anesthetic to set in before starting drilling and inevitably, it hurt, and I was basically told to suck it up as he kept going without pause. But what if even if I get this new dentist to wait 15 minutes or so, the pain is still there? I'm stuck in this awful cycle. I worry and worry about going to the dentist, I imagine the pain, I get in there, things seem fine at first, and then pain. And then the cycle starts all over again because I inevitably get another cavity and immediately associate drill = pain. Especially since all my issues happen in my molars, and those are the hardest to numb, apparently!!
I know anesthetic wears off quicker if you are tense/anxious, but that's the whole issue! I can't NOT be anxious, and I don't know if this dentist offers nitrous oxide or anything. People claim this new dentist is 'pain free', but my trust is gone in any dentist because every time, I feel my fears are just confirmed Am I just imagining this pain or something? It's so unpleasant, I find it hard to believe it's just 'vibrations' or pressure. I really wish dentists were a one-and-done thing where I would never have to go again after dealing with planned pain.
Sorry that this is a ramble. I'm just scared and dreading this all over again.
I am going to a new dentist in two days to fill the last cavity, which is *apparently* also small, but my trust is shattered. I believe the last dentist did not wait long for the anesthetic to set in before starting drilling and inevitably, it hurt, and I was basically told to suck it up as he kept going without pause. But what if even if I get this new dentist to wait 15 minutes or so, the pain is still there? I'm stuck in this awful cycle. I worry and worry about going to the dentist, I imagine the pain, I get in there, things seem fine at first, and then pain. And then the cycle starts all over again because I inevitably get another cavity and immediately associate drill = pain. Especially since all my issues happen in my molars, and those are the hardest to numb, apparently!!
I know anesthetic wears off quicker if you are tense/anxious, but that's the whole issue! I can't NOT be anxious, and I don't know if this dentist offers nitrous oxide or anything. People claim this new dentist is 'pain free', but my trust is gone in any dentist because every time, I feel my fears are just confirmed Am I just imagining this pain or something? It's so unpleasant, I find it hard to believe it's just 'vibrations' or pressure. I really wish dentists were a one-and-done thing where I would never have to go again after dealing with planned pain.
Sorry that this is a ramble. I'm just scared and dreading this all over again.