moosmom
08-29-2012, 07:12 PM
I seem to be less afraid of the dentist.
I went to the dentist yesterday for x-rays and to see what could be done about a broken crown on a back tooth.
It was 7:30 in the morning. She came in, looked at the x-ray and said the tooth couldn't be salvaged. She said the tooth, which had a root canal some 30 years ago, was rotted and needed to come out. :eek:
I panicked. I had never had a tooth pulled with just novicaine. In the past, I always went to an oral surgeon, to be put under a general anesthesia. I asked her if I could come back another day. She knew if I left, I probably wouldn't come back. I had just gotten up and was still a little groggy. She convinced me that she would totally numb me up so I wouldn't feel a thing. Because the tooth was below the gum, she had to cut it in half and remove it in two pieces.
Dr. Lin is a GENIUS!!!!! I felt nothing except her hands on my jaw. She was so caring and gentle. She said to raise my hand if I felt even a twinge of pain. I told her I wanted to see the tooth afterwards and she was right, it was rotted. The whole procedure took 15 minutes.
I did exactly as I was instructed to do, i.e., no swishing, no spitting, rinse with warm salt water, etc. It's been 24 hours since and I feel great!!
Would I do it again??? BRING IT ON!!!!
I went to the dentist yesterday for x-rays and to see what could be done about a broken crown on a back tooth.
It was 7:30 in the morning. She came in, looked at the x-ray and said the tooth couldn't be salvaged. She said the tooth, which had a root canal some 30 years ago, was rotted and needed to come out. :eek:
I panicked. I had never had a tooth pulled with just novicaine. In the past, I always went to an oral surgeon, to be put under a general anesthesia. I asked her if I could come back another day. She knew if I left, I probably wouldn't come back. I had just gotten up and was still a little groggy. She convinced me that she would totally numb me up so I wouldn't feel a thing. Because the tooth was below the gum, she had to cut it in half and remove it in two pieces.
Dr. Lin is a GENIUS!!!!! I felt nothing except her hands on my jaw. She was so caring and gentle. She said to raise my hand if I felt even a twinge of pain. I told her I wanted to see the tooth afterwards and she was right, it was rotted. The whole procedure took 15 minutes.
I did exactly as I was instructed to do, i.e., no swishing, no spitting, rinse with warm salt water, etc. It's been 24 hours since and I feel great!!
Would I do it again??? BRING IT ON!!!!