There are still some dentists that do "sedation dentistry"
Posted By: mdlfcrs on 2007-04-19
In Reply to: Ugh, after reading about the "deep cleaning"... - Hayseed
I don't know how far you'd have to do. I pay my Delta Dental out of my own pocket - about 300 a year single. Pays 2 cleanings and xrays a year - about 40-50% of everything else. Well worth it.
Complete Discussion Below:  marks the location of current message within thread
The messages you are viewing
are archived/old.
To view latest messages and participate in discussions, select
the boards given in left menu
Other related messages found in our database
plastic surgery/ent/dentistry word book
nm
Ask around, friends, etc. There are good dentists out there
I am a total baby, I can't tolerate one second of that nerve type pain and what I thought were panic attacks/heart racing was actually a side effect of novocaine.
I went to one dentist and had a deep filling and he couldn't numb it in what seemed like just one tiny spot, I complained whenever he would hit that spot and he kept giving me more novocaine and I would up with very bad palpitations.
In the end I think he began to avoid that spot and the tooth was not done properly and I ended up having to have a root canal.
When I went to the next guy I told him what happened. Since I had palpitations with the novocaine, they gave me a different anesthesia, carbocaine. I ran my tongue over the area while it was numbing and if I felt anything I said I still have some feeling right here, etc. And I got another needle. No palpitations at all and I didn't feel a thing. The entire area was numb for around 8 hours so that was weird but better than pain.
Try another dentist and explain your fears and your last experience. You really need to have this done.
If I can do it, you can.
I would see an oral surgeon, since dentists cannot perform surgery and that is probably where they
would send you to next.
Call local dentists and see if you could talk (see inside)
with their hygienists. Maybe you could drop by at lunch time or something and they'd be willing to talk to you, or maybe you could arrange to chat by phone when they are not working.
|
