Yeah, it was elective, on my part - always disliked the pain of the procedures. So, I specifically sought out a dentist who offered sedation dentistry, then loaded up my plate, and went for it. I do the same thing in a week, on the other side of my mouth. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <s3raphita@...> wrote :
Re " It begins with me taking two different sedative-hypnotics, an hour before the procedures, in the morning, on an empty stomach . . . The doctor came in, quickly gave me four shots of novocaine, into the left side of my mouth, then began sliding an IV into a vein on the top of my hand.": WTF!? When I've had root-canal treatment (or crowns) I was simply injected with a local anaesthetic. After a five-minute wait the dentist got on with it. (Maybe you had an abscessed tooth, which can up the ante?) For me the part of visiting the dentist I dread is when they clean my teeth. That electric tooth-polisher with the rotating circular pad always tickles my gums and tongue and I inevitably start giggling and spluttering. The dentist usually has to give up! On my way out I do get funny looks from the other anxious patients in the waiting area who probably read me as an S&M devotee. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XB7R0ZxNgC4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XB7R0ZxNgC4
