A filling without an injection?

nuttywoman

I had a filling without LA yesterday and was fine.Its the first time without injection for me too, and i think cos i was expecting a jab i did`nt have time to think about it, but the dentist drilled for less than a minute.
Mine`s a new dentist my last nhs dentist went private 2yrs ago and its taken me this long to find another one.

BuddyBonthenet

missm29 wrote: »

Thanks for the replies, have never heard of people having fillings without injections, not that i pay much attention, i feel a bit better knowing that it can be done.

My last dentist was private but quite cheap compared to what my relatives pay, i only went when in terrible pain. This one is a new nhs, i paid £16.50 last week for a checkup and they said that i need a filling which will cost £29.10, hope i don't have to argue about the price on the day. Have only joined because i hope to fall pregnant this year and i will be able to have free treatment if needed, with my last 2 children i suffered terrible whilst pregnant and had to pay a private dentist as i couldn't get a nhs one.

If you feel any pain or even discomfort when the dentist starts work on the filling, tell the dentist and they will numb you up, so don't worry.

MyRubyRed

I agree with the posts above. Its lots of years back but I used to be a dental nurse. Many small fillings do not need an injection and sometimes the injections you have at the near the front of the mouth can cause more discomfort than the drilling itself., though there are atopical anaesthetics you can have to dull the pain of the injection. I am certain your dentist will arrange a hand signal if you decide to go ahead without the injection so that the minute you start to feel discomfort he will stop.