dentist.My face feels horrible. I felt like I couldn't close my mouth. I felt so awkward.My face kinda feels like jello an is a little painful to the touch. The dentist took this gigantic needle and stuck it in my gums. My legs were violently shaking most of the time. I'm not going to say what I went for because i'm a little embarrassed.

I am DEATHLY afraid of all needles.....

did he at least give you some good drugs for later??

jerseykrs said:

SHE didn't give me any drugs. It wasn't that bad even though she poked me three times. I didn't feel it the first two times, but the third time. It was only a poke. I got use to needles. The only time I really had a problem with a needle is when I was small and they stuck in my end.

Awwww ...

what is up with people getting drugs or shots at the dentist just
to completely numb up their mouth before a cavity is filled or
some other minor repairwork is done?

I've had a dozen cavities filled up in all those years and I've
never ever had a single dose of anything. It's always just plain
old drilling direct to the tooth



Admitting, I am a bit of a masochist, but hey, it doesn't hurt
that much now does it?

Last time, due to medication, I had 4 cavities. I was shocked
about that. But I let my dentist fill all 4 at once and still
had no drugs.

Sheesh people.

That shot they put in your gums and all the back-up drugs for
home will leave you feeling a lot worse for a lot longer than
just laying back, relaxing and letting the man or woman do
their work. That way, when they're done you can just get up
and all is over.

Maybe it's a European thing?

unlucky7 said:

I have to admit...I like the drugs that they give me... I sorta feel your pain....yesterday I had bumps removed from under both my eyelids, so they HAD to give me drugs. I was like the joker in that chair. it was horrible after though,since I had patches covering both my eyes. Just take some Tylenol or somethin' like that.....you'll feel better.

IstenSzek said:

Damn, man, you think?!

IstenSzek said:

Thats how many I had. Last time I got it done, i didn't get any drugs to numb the pain. The pain from the drilling( or whatever he was doing) was extremely minimal. I guess your teeth have to feel sensitive when you get it done.( you know when you eat a lot of candy and your teeth is sensitive to the air or to the touch)

I remember when they gave me some water and told me to spit. All the water just fell out of my mouth. I was like what's going on?, What's wrong with my mouth.

What did you have done? Just tell us.

unlucky7 said:

ohh i got a root canal done a couple months back and I tried to go back to work, mind you im on the phone 75% of my day, I went home after trying for about an hour lol

ella731 said:

I remember my dentist telling her assistant while she was doing a root canal on a 12 year old boy the electricity went out.( The 2003 black out)