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Post by busymom on Jun 23, 2016 22:48:45 GMT -5
DD had her 4 wisdom teeth done at once. Of course, our dental insurance didn't bother to tell me until AFTERWARDS (even though I contacted them in advance) that they only pay for 3 extractions per year. But, DD did have 2 teeth that they had to break into pieces to get out, so it's probably just as well it was all done at once. Thankfully, no complications afterwards.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 23, 2016 22:54:35 GMT -5
Drama I think that goes for any injections or blood draws, some people are better at it than others. There's a man at our local lab who has been there for 30+ years, as long as I've been going there. He's very kind, great with kids, lovely, but man, it really hurts when he pulls blood. I had to get blood drawn every month during all 4 of my pregnancies, and I would say a prayer hoping I wouldn't get him. Of course I got him plenty out of at least 4 pregnancies X 9 months = 36 blood draws. Last year I needed a blood test. Lucky me, I got him AGAIN! 30 years later, he's still as kind and charming as ever, but he also still really hurts. Don't remind me. My veins are all collapsed thanks to my meningitis so blood has to be drawn from the top of my hand. i had one dumbass who didn't listen to me and took 45 minutes trying to get blood from collapsed veins before sending me to the hospital. Asshole.
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Jun 24, 2016 9:54:25 GMT -5
I was awake for mine, I think two were impacted. The idea of being knocked out scared me more than the threat of any pain from the extraction. Extraction and recovery was pretty easy overall. What sucked was there was some pain and I stupidly took the painkillers I was prescribed. And found out they make me lightheaded and vomit constantly. That was a fun few hours of laying on the bathroom floor by the toilet, heaving every few minutes and trying not to disturb the wads of gauze or get stomach acid in the sockets. Yeah, no. I know better. Like I said before, I have a stupidly low pain tolerance for my mouth so no way in this universe was I staying awake. I require at least 2 novocain shots just for a filling. The last hack dentist I went to didn't believe me and tried to do some thing where the novocain was placed directly in the gum or some other such bullshit. 3 shots later, she finally gave up and gave me the novocain in the cheek. Dumbass. Can't imagine why I won't go back there ever again. Besides the fact that it's in Beverly and a colossal pain in the ass to get to. I am still pissed my original dentist retired as he was the only one that understood!!! You sound like my Mom, her dentist always told her he has to give her enough stuff to knock out a horse. He retired. I wish her luck with the new guy.
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Jun 24, 2016 9:55:21 GMT -5
I've found Novocaine seems to be an art form. The dentist who replaced my cap in 2006 had me crawling the walls. Didn't feel any of the injections the oral surgeon did. Current dentist is good too. Gwen smashed my cap so I had to have it done again. One injection that took like half a second. Satan dentist took FOREVER and kept moving the needle. Never went back to that guy. Ooohhh, you reminded me of the worst part of getting my wisdom teeth out, the shots in the gums to numb me up. That hurt more than anything that came after.
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Post by debthaven on Jun 29, 2016 8:25:26 GMT -5
Update: The Oral Surgeon said that DS3 only needs 2 teeth out, not 4. So he will do it under local in his office, in about 2 weeks.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2016 8:49:32 GMT -5
I've found Novocaine seems to be an art form. <snip> Satan dentist took FOREVER and kept moving the needle. Never went back to that guy. Ooohhh, you reminded me of the worst part of getting my wisdom teeth out, the shots in the gums to numb me up. That hurt more than anything that came after. Every dentist I've used moves the needle during the injection; I assumed it was to get the drug to the entire area. DH has a nerve in a weird place and the only dentist who could figure out how to numb that side of his jaw was decades ago in the Navy- until our most recent one. I guess some dentists just know where the nerve must be if it isn't where it's supposed to be. I hope he doesn't retire while DH still needs him.
I'm never bothered by the pain of the Novocain injection. When I was a kid the dentists I had NEVER used novocaine and I had multiple cavities at each visit. (We went every 6 months and always brushed our teeth, so no idea why I always had cavities and a couple of siblings never had any. ) I will never understand why those dentists (there were several over the years) drilled without anaesthetic but even now I get white knuckles in the dentist's chair.
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Post by Tiny on Jun 29, 2016 11:49:44 GMT -5
Ooohhh, you reminded me of the worst part of getting my wisdom teeth out, the shots in the gums to numb me up. That hurt more than anything that came after. Every dentist I've used moves the needle during the injection; I assumed it was to get the drug to the entire area. DH has a nerve in a weird place and the only dentist who could figure out how to numb that side of his jaw was decades ago in the Navy- until our most recent one. I guess some dentists just know where the nerve must be if it isn't where it's supposed to be. I hope he doesn't retire while DH still needs him.
I'm never bothered by the pain of the Novocain injection. When I was a kid the dentists I had NEVER used novocaine and I had multiple cavities at each visit. (We went every 6 months and always brushed our teeth, so no idea why I always had cavities and a couple of siblings never had any. ) I will never understand why those dentists (there were several over the years) drilled without anaesthetic but even now I get white knuckles in the dentist's chair.
I only had 'cavities' when I was a kid (I think some legal ruling thing happened when I was in 5th/6th grade - that to register for school you had to have seen a dentist... cause that was the first time I ever went to a dentist... I had a bunch of cavities filled - some of them with no painkiller) and then when I went back to the dentist in my early 20's (I wanted braces) no new cavities (but needed my wisdom teeth out).
Anyway... in my 40's my dentist felt that a bit of decay on one of my teeth needed tending - he could 'sand blast' it off and apply a filling/coating. He asked if I wanted novocaine or not - the 'drilling' part wouldn't take very long and the decay wasn't deep. I opted for no novocaine (I tend to have pain/tenderness in the area of the shot for up 24hours). He was right - I had 2 bouts of about 10 seconds of 'discomfort' - not sure I'd really call it pain - while he was 'drilling'... and that was it. It was worth NOT having to deal with the after effects of the novocaine shot.
Why the story: The current dentist did mention that some of my original fillings weren't very 'deep' or 'big' so maybe that's why the dentist decades ago didn't offer any painkiller before doing them.
I don't have any bad associations with going to the dentist (other than the novacaine shot is annoying/painful AFTER the work is done)- other than they seem to want to 'fix' things that don't need 'fixing' in my estimation...
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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2016 12:30:13 GMT -5
Anyway... in my 40's my dentist felt that a bit of decay on one of my teeth needed tending - he could 'sand blast' it off and apply a filling/coating. He asked if I wanted novocaine or not - the 'drilling' part wouldn't take very long and the decay wasn't deep. I opted for no novocaine (I tend to have pain/tenderness in the area of the shot for up 24hours). He was right - I had 2 bouts of about 10 seconds of 'discomfort' - not sure I'd really call it pain - while he was 'drilling'... and that was it. It was worth NOT having to deal with the after effects of the novocaine shot. I've had a few of those and have let them drill without anaesthetic. The ones form childhood were with a low-speed drill and went on forever. Trust me- you never forget.
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Post by debthaven on Jun 29, 2016 15:01:19 GMT -5
I don't think it's an issue nowadays, but I recall some posters on this board saying that when they were children, novocaine was optional, and it cost more. So some parents probably told their kids' dentist, there's no need for novacaine.
I'm not judging, I am just remembering. It was probably the same with me! (I'm 56.)
ETA: BTW, the oral surgeon said that if all 4 wisdom teeth needed to come out, DS3 would be better off doing them all at the same time at the clinic under general or IV sedation (which is still considered general here).
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Jun 29, 2016 15:45:20 GMT -5
I was chatting with my dentist about my mom's fear of the dentist. She said A LOT of baby boomers are terrified of the dentist. Drilling without novocaine is one of the most common reasons cited.
I guess dentistry in the 1950's was pretty awful, especially pediatric dentistry.
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Jun 29, 2016 16:13:14 GMT -5
The local dentist when my mom was a kid just pulled teeth, don't know if he used any novocaine or not. I do know when a local realtor who's a family friend bought his old office and remodeled it, there were lots of teeth in the wall.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2016 16:29:03 GMT -5
I don't think it's an issue nowadays, but I recall some posters on this board saying that when they were children, novocaine was optional, and it cost more. So some parents probably told their kids' dentist, there's no need for novacaine. My parents were frugal but comfortable financially; I think if they'd known how much I was suffering they would have insisted on novocaine no matter what it cost, but I'd been taught to suffer in silence. I just thought that was how it was and novocaine wouldn't do much. I was stunned when I got a new dentist at age 22 and he used it. DH has some balance issues and a bit of claustrophobia and the dentist tried nitrous oxide to ease his anxiety over lying flat and having his tooth drilled. Now he gets it for anything other than cleaning. It's $50 and the insurance won't cover it. We don't care!
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Post by debthaven on Jun 29, 2016 16:30:40 GMT -5
OMG Chocolate! In the WALL?!
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Post by Tiny on Jun 29, 2016 19:25:32 GMT -5
Forgot to mention - the last few times I've had novacaine the dentist swabbed the 'shot' area with something gave it a minute to work and then gave the shot... just felt pressure - nothing else - until it all wore off and then my gum was tender there - none of the other dental work done bothered me afterwards.
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Jun 30, 2016 13:28:58 GMT -5
OMG Chocolate! In the WALL?! Yep, in the wall. <<shudder>>
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Post by NoNamePerson on Jun 30, 2016 15:41:56 GMT -5
The local dentist when my mom was a kid just pulled teeth, don't know if he used any novocaine or not. I do know when a local realtor who's a family friend bought his old office and remodeled it, there were lots of teeth in the wall.
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Jun 30, 2016 15:42:51 GMT -5
ACK!!! This guy just shoved them through a hole in the wall it seems. Imagine being the construction guy who finds that.
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Post by lexxy703 on Jun 30, 2016 15:48:25 GMT -5
I am a total dental sissy. I had to have a tooth pulled a few years ago & was so tense even after two Valium that the doc said we needed to reschedule so he could knock me out.
I was totally out cold when I had my wisdom teeth done way back in my teens. I woke up at home in my bed & didn't remember anything from the time I sat in the chair.
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Post by lexxy703 on Jun 30, 2016 15:49:51 GMT -5
ACK!!! This guy just shoved them through a hole in the wall it seems. Imagine being the construction guy who finds that. That is really twisted. My doc asked me if I wanted to keep my tooth he just pulled. I was all eew, hell no!
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Jun 30, 2016 15:51:55 GMT -5
ACK!!! This guy just shoved them through a hole in the wall it seems. Imagine being the construction guy who finds that. That is really twisted. My doc asked me if I wanted to keep my tooth he just pulled. I was all eew, hell no! I wonder what made him think it was a good idea to shove all those teeth into the wall.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Jun 30, 2016 15:54:16 GMT -5
That is really twisted. My doc asked me if I wanted to keep my tooth he just pulled. I was all eew, hell no! I wonder what made him think it was a good idea to shove all those teeth into the wall. Maybe he was hoping to negociate a major deal with the tooth fairy someday.
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Post by lexxy703 on Jun 30, 2016 15:55:04 GMT -5
That is really twisted. My doc asked me if I wanted to keep my tooth he just pulled. I was all eew, hell no! I wonder what made him think it was a good idea to shove all those teeth into the wall. I dated two dentists, am friendly with one who works in our complex & my Dad's best friend was a dentist. From what I can tell they are some quirky strange people. Who wants to stick their hands in peoples mouths all day? Other than cleanings people only come in when something is rotting in there.
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