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JA
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- Mar 31, 2009
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Hi all, first post on here and I need to know something thats got me VERY upset.
I am in my 30's and won't lie or make excuses, I have not been to a dentist in years due to being overly nervous about getting work done.
I recently started a new job and once the insurance went active, I promised myself that I would bite the bullet and get my butt to a dentist and start fixing the years of neglect.
1st visit to dentist was last month, needed 3 wisdom teeth out so Oral Surgery was done. No bad experiences there, was IV sidated and woke up missing 3 teeth and was groggy. week later no side effect and happy.
2nd visit, teeth cleaning and check for cavities then was told that need root planing and deep scaling. So appointment for 1st of 4 sessions was performed today.
So far all was well and I was getting relaxed at being in the chair.....until...
todays session to begin the root planing was going well and i was relaxed, then the dentist came in to numb my upper right section of teeth. Now it has been years since I had numbing shots so I didn't know what to really expect but mentally had planned for the "pinch" sinsation.
I was WAY WAY WAY off....
The dentist grabs his syringe and starts at the back of the mouth inside and jabs multiple time, sorta uncomfortable....then went right in the front of my mouth behind the teeth into the gums. The pain was so great that I had to grunt and bear down each of the 3 times he stuck in the needle. There were tears running out of my eyes and the assistant in the room backed into the corner "think she thought i was comming up swinging"
Sorry for such a long build up to a question but I am sort of working this out in my head to convince myself to follow up with the next 3 procedures.
Isn't the dentist supposed to use some sort of anestetic gel prior to numbing?????
I thought u sat around for a few minutes with a q-tip stuck in your mouth that helped make the shot not hurt???
My reason for qustioning this was because just prior to the dentist comming in to numb me, the assistant told me he (the dentist) was having a hard time with another patient who was not cooperating.
The way he went at me with the syringe and held my head down seriously makes me feal like he was taking out frustration and I was the whipping boy.
Once numb, the procedure was done all by the assistant and the dentist only returned to the room afterwards to check her work and send me on my way.
I didn't speak to the girl during the procedure and I think she knew I was almost beyond angry.
Did I just get the brunt of a bad day or is this the type of pain I can expect for the next 3 visits plus returns for fillings?? if so, I'm done.
sorry for all the bad grammar and mispellings, not my day....
I am in my 30's and won't lie or make excuses, I have not been to a dentist in years due to being overly nervous about getting work done.
I recently started a new job and once the insurance went active, I promised myself that I would bite the bullet and get my butt to a dentist and start fixing the years of neglect.
1st visit to dentist was last month, needed 3 wisdom teeth out so Oral Surgery was done. No bad experiences there, was IV sidated and woke up missing 3 teeth and was groggy. week later no side effect and happy.
2nd visit, teeth cleaning and check for cavities then was told that need root planing and deep scaling. So appointment for 1st of 4 sessions was performed today.
So far all was well and I was getting relaxed at being in the chair.....until...
todays session to begin the root planing was going well and i was relaxed, then the dentist came in to numb my upper right section of teeth. Now it has been years since I had numbing shots so I didn't know what to really expect but mentally had planned for the "pinch" sinsation.
I was WAY WAY WAY off....
The dentist grabs his syringe and starts at the back of the mouth inside and jabs multiple time, sorta uncomfortable....then went right in the front of my mouth behind the teeth into the gums. The pain was so great that I had to grunt and bear down each of the 3 times he stuck in the needle. There were tears running out of my eyes and the assistant in the room backed into the corner "think she thought i was comming up swinging"
Sorry for such a long build up to a question but I am sort of working this out in my head to convince myself to follow up with the next 3 procedures.
Isn't the dentist supposed to use some sort of anestetic gel prior to numbing?????
I thought u sat around for a few minutes with a q-tip stuck in your mouth that helped make the shot not hurt???
My reason for qustioning this was because just prior to the dentist comming in to numb me, the assistant told me he (the dentist) was having a hard time with another patient who was not cooperating.
The way he went at me with the syringe and held my head down seriously makes me feal like he was taking out frustration and I was the whipping boy.
Once numb, the procedure was done all by the assistant and the dentist only returned to the room afterwards to check her work and send me on my way.
I didn't speak to the girl during the procedure and I think she knew I was almost beyond angry.
Did I just get the brunt of a bad day or is this the type of pain I can expect for the next 3 visits plus returns for fillings?? if so, I'm done.
sorry for all the bad grammar and mispellings, not my day....