Question:
I had some dental work done a couple of days ok. Basically a large filling
that needed taking out and replacing (although only got a temporary in
pending root canal work). The tooth is pain free now, what is hurting is
the place where the dentist did the injections. If I even touch the outside
of my face it is sore, if I smile it hurts, if I move my mouth too much it
hurts.
I've had this once before and it took a couple of weeks to settle. I am
back there before then and I don't want to have the pain, then more jabs and
more pain and so on til this gets fixed.
Is it me and my reaction? Or her injection technique? Should I mention it
to her when I next go? What do people think?
Answer:
If they have to inject you several times, that pain can keep on keeping on for
a couple weeks. I've had teeth worked on that felt great (the tooth) but the
injection sites killed me. I don't know if it's 'technique' or just they had
to poke you with needles so many times.
I had a dentist once who had a child's dentist there, also. He'd have the
child's dentist do the injections, and then leave so the other dentist could
work on the tooth. Children's dentist's just know better tricks on injections,
I've found.
Now the trick is to find that combo in one dental office.
Here (in the UK) I've not heard of specific children's dentists. You just
go to the same one as adults do. A dentist is a dentist is a dentist. My
old dentist used to put anaesthetic gel onto the gums first so the
injections weren't felt. Oh to have him back!
I've had the same problem regarding the the injection sites, especially since
they have to inject me in several areas to numb me up. By all means mention the
reaction you had to the dentist next time you go. I absolutely hate going to
the dentist but mainly because by the time the dentist is done I end up with a
major migraine.
to the same one as adults do. A dentist is a dentist is a dentist. My old
dentist used to put anaesthetic gel onto the gums first so the injections
weren't felt. Oh to have him back!<
First, I've never ever had a dentist that didn't use a numbing gel for shots.
Seems unheard of to me some don't do that. And yes, we have children's
dentists. Specializing in those little mouths and being extra careful because
of needles, pain, etc.
But wow -- I thought a numbing gel was universal! It's just afterwards, when
all is worn off, that the sites hurt. But also because I think many of us have
to have more injections than 'normals.'
