General / Off-Topic My tooth hurts.

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Has for a while now.

But I got banned from the dentist after I flew off on one when he stuck a needle in my gum.

What do?
 

Patrick_68000

Patrick_68000
You need to go see a new dentist promptly if your tooth hurts for some time

Perhaps a root treatment if there is a deep infection ? A root treatment can avoid to extract the tooth

Ps : If the former dentist stuck a needle in the gum, he certainly wanted to anesthetize the tooth before the intervention
 
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Broon

Broon
Un1k0rn said:
.....he stuck a needle in my gum.
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That was likely a numbing agent that would have made your visit more bearable, but no you had to be a dumbasp about it.

Go to another dentist, suck it up and let them do their thing. Or go get your mom to bust you in the mouth and knock the problem tooth out. I bet one of those options will not hurt as much as the other.


When I was a kid my first dentist didn't use any numbing agents. He had a big evil looking contraption with drills and such all over it and he would drill away oblivious of the fact that you were in severe pain.

The next guy had a comfy couch and numbing stuff but the damage was already done. I abhor going to the dentist but suck it up and do it occasionally when needed.

Y'all kids got it easy now.
 

Manticore

Manticore
I don't like dentists and I don't like needles but, like everyone else, I just sit there and put up with it.

You could try the following alternatives:

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Leadfoot

Leadfoot
Manticore said:
This:



I would take what this guy says very seriously.
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I second this second motion.

Be brave. We Nords of Skyrim fear nothing.
We look at danger in the face and laugh.
We look at Death in the face and laugh.
We look upon your deadly weapons and ..... what's that sharp thing you're sticking in my mouth?!!! Gaaaaa! Mommy!!!

Seriously, it's the fear of that needle sticking into your gums - we spend our lives keeping sharp things away from our gums so the fear is understandable. Deep breath. "Fear is the mind killer...." Close your eyes and imagine flying around the most beautiful nebula you've ever discovered.
 

Bob Lighthouse

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Bob Lighthouse
Broon said:
That was likely a numbing agent that would have made your visit more bearable, but no you had to be a dumbasp about it.

Go to another dentist, suck it up and let them do their thing. Or go get your mom to bust you in the mouth and knock the problem tooth out. I bet one of those options will not hurt as much as the other.


When I was a kid my first dentist didn't use any numbing agents. He had a big evil looking contraption with drills and such all over it and he would drill away oblivious of the fact that you were in severe pain.

The next guy had a comfy couch and numbing stuff but the damage was already done. I abhor going to the dentist but suck it up and do it occasionally when needed.

Y'all kids got it easy now.
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They used to gas the crap out of us!
Then we'd take the needle with a smile.
 

lysan

lysan
Listen, go to the dentist, tell him you can’t have any pain, and he will let you ride the dragon while you get treated.
 

Deleted member 115407

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Your teeth being incredibly close to your brain, there is a chance that a bad abscess (when the tooth dies and the nerve becomes infected) can lead to serious injury and/or death.

It's a small chance, but better to get it taken care of now. Go to the dentist.

A good dentist should be able to locally anesthetize you with minimal discomfort.

Mxpower76 said:
Yes get it checked out and fixed. Could be an infection. Untreated infections (even in your teeth) are serious business. Could turn into sepsis which is a life threatening issue.
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True story, Un1 - some years back while in the army, I had an abscess that spread into my sinus cavities. I lay in bed in agony for three days while waiting for the infection to go down, and the opiates I had wouldn't cut through the pressure and the pain. I wound up having to go to the emergency room for emergency treatment. In the end, I had to have surgery in order to drain it - wherein the oral surgeon cut into my gums ans scraped them away from the bone while I was under local anesthesia. Now that was pain... white hot, blinding, searing pain. My hat off to the Colonel who performed the procedure - man looked like M. Bison, but had the best bedside manner I've ever experienced.

Trust me, compared to that, a shot of lidocaine in your gums and a little bit of drilling is nothing. And chances are, if the pain is intermittent, you have yet to reach the stage of abscess, and just need some drilling and filling. Go to the dentist.
 
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Barking_Mad

Barking_Mad
I avoided the dentist for a long while for fear of pain. When I eventually went I was taken aback by the painlessness of it. Modern desntisty is far less painful than in years gone by. I can only imagine the pain people our ancestors must have gone through.
 

Leadfoot

Leadfoot
Barking_Mad said:
I avoided the dentist for a long while for fear of pain. When I eventually went I was taken aback by the painlessness of it. Modern desntisty is far less painful than in years gone by. I can only imagine the pain people our ancestors must have gone through.
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I hadn't been to the dentist in ages. Finally got dental insurance and used it. Had to have three teeth pulled (all upper molars, one on the left, two on the right).

The dentist used a vibrating tool (had a fork in it). The needle goes between the fork. You feel the vibration. Your brain is so busy processing the vibration you never notice the needle except for some pressure indicating something is going on but you can't feel what it is because of the vibration.

Same for the extraction - your brain is processing one sensation and is too busy to process the yank. I didn't even know the tooth was pulled until she dropped it in the plate. That lidocaine did great, though I had trouble speaking for about an hour.
 
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