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jessicat81
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I went to the dentist after not going for 15 years. Surprisingly, I only had one cavity.
So after my cleaning appointment I went to get the cavity filled on a bottom molar and bonding done on two of my front upper teeth due to minor wear and a small chip that I kind of wanted fixed for cosmetic purposes. At that appointment the dentist shot novocaine or whatever they use for numbing in the gum above my front tooth towards my upper lip and right nostril. Almost immediately my nose went numb which the dentist said was normal.
The rest of the appointment went fine but later as the numbness wore off I began noticing a stinging feeling in my right nostril every time I inhaled/sniffed. It has been over 24 hours since it wore off and I still feel a stinging, zapping and scratchy type of pain every time I sniff. If I press down on my upper lip on that side (which is a little sore) while I sniff I don’t feel it. My nose isn’t congested or running, but this weird pain is freaking me out and I’m worried there is a hole in my nose or it’s something serious unrelated to the dental work even though the pain is in the exact area I got an injection and only started after my appointment. I really hope it is temporary. I’m a hypochondriac and hate random pains I cannot diagnose.
So after my cleaning appointment I went to get the cavity filled on a bottom molar and bonding done on two of my front upper teeth due to minor wear and a small chip that I kind of wanted fixed for cosmetic purposes. At that appointment the dentist shot novocaine or whatever they use for numbing in the gum above my front tooth towards my upper lip and right nostril. Almost immediately my nose went numb which the dentist said was normal.
The rest of the appointment went fine but later as the numbness wore off I began noticing a stinging feeling in my right nostril every time I inhaled/sniffed. It has been over 24 hours since it wore off and I still feel a stinging, zapping and scratchy type of pain every time I sniff. If I press down on my upper lip on that side (which is a little sore) while I sniff I don’t feel it. My nose isn’t congested or running, but this weird pain is freaking me out and I’m worried there is a hole in my nose or it’s something serious unrelated to the dental work even though the pain is in the exact area I got an injection and only started after my appointment. I really hope it is temporary. I’m a hypochondriac and hate random pains I cannot diagnose.