Getting One tooth lower jaw frozen

[Stacen]

I have a fear of being numb. A tooth on my lower right side has paid the price..

I found a really nice dentist who listened to my fears and is going to do the root canal for me..instead of doing a nerve block he says he will just inject the one tooth.

What am i going to feel when he does that. will i feel numbness or not notice anything at all?

Im very nervous about sitting through this 2 hr procedure that i have put off for two yrs!!

Thank you so much all for your time.

 

[brit]

This is so not my fear (mine is totally the opposite) so the best I can do is post this link:

Fear of Feeling Numb

Are you scared of the numb feeling you get from local anaesthetic injections at the dentist's? This page provides lots of practical tips and advice!

www.dentalfearcentral.org

 

[Gordon]

It depends on how he's going to do it.
Using something like an intraligamentary technique (Google is your friend here!) then you'll notice a slight change in sensation when biting (mostly).
if he's using an intraosseous technique then you might get a slightly more generalised numb feeling.