yet more problems with white fillings

Toothsmith

It's also quite possible that if you've been in pain for a long time, or you've had sleepless nights, your pain tolerance is so reduced that every little stimulation is felt as intense pain.

That's why, if you go to a dentist in intense pain, often, you will just be given antibiotics.

The problem for us is then that there are a proportion of patients, who, when the pain has gone away, don't come back for the treatment!!

ka7e

I have had root canal treatment twice and it wasn't as painful as I had expected. Any twinges felt whilst having the nerve removed were apparently indications that there was still "live" tissue present, so the cavity was packed with something to kill it off and a temporary dressing put on. This meant a couple of extra appointments, at weekly intervals, until the root was totally clear - and then BIG fillings!
BTW, years ago I had a dentist who injected you with local anaesthetic and then sent you into the waiting room for it to take effect. He then treated the person who had been injected before you, injected the next person and then treated you. This meant the numbing effect had really kicked in! Nowadays my dentist wants to start treating me just a few minutes after the injection - and I only feel it's full effect as I'm leaving the surgery.

Ellie2758

ka7e wrote:

I have had root canal treatment twice and it wasn't as painful as I had expected. Any twinges felt whilst having the nerve removed were apparently indications that there was still "live" tissue present, so the cavity was packed with something to kill it off and a temporary dressing put on. This meant a couple of extra appointments, at weekly intervals, until the root was totally clear - and then BIG fillings!
BTW, years ago I had a dentist who injected you with local anaesthetic and then sent you into the waiting room for it to take effect. He then treated the person who had been injected before you, injected the next person and then treated you. This meant the numbing effect had really kicked in! Nowadays my dentist wants to start treating me just a few minutes after the injection - and I only feel it's full effect as I'm leaving the surgery.

Heck - Noooooooooooo!! I always get sent outside to wait. Mind you, with the previous dentist I was there for hours once as she had to keep re-injecting me until it "took". Twasnt nice as I then started to panic over the sensation. I am a bit of a wet hen when all is said and done.

Thanks to Teerah and Toothsmith - all much clearer now.

Ellie