9yr old daughter having tooth pulled

rach!_3

tomorrow, they say they are going to inject her in the gum,
i know probably worrying un neccesarily(sp) butare there any known
problems with the injection?
i only ask as she suffers from urticaria and its not known what causes it
she can get it from anything, even something she has eaten, touced
many times before.
and it scares me, i am scared when they have injections/new meds anyway
but with her being allergic to stuff i am really worried.
it an emergency dents we dont have one.
plz reply soon, so i can sleep easier, lol

silvercar

they will probably put some numbing gel on the gum first, so she won't even feel the injection.

Eagle_1

rach! wrote: »

(sorry about the title can someone edit plz, supposed to say 9yr old daughter having tooth pulled)

You need to click edit post, then I think its Go Advanced or something like that and you can then edit the title.

rach!_3

thanks silver car, i'll let her know in morning as she is worried about it too, i wish i could have it for her

thanks eagle_1 didnt know that now done

hardpressed

Have you told the dentist that she has reactions to certain things? If not then you should make sure they know before they give her any treatment.

Eagle_1

The dentist will ask if she's on any medication and ask you to fill a form out listing any illnesses etc (at least ours did when i took my 12 yr old) and that was for a check up.

kr15snw

About the pain side, dont worry it doesnt hurt too much. When I had mine done they put a rather large needle in the roof of my mouth to numb the whole top half (I was having a few, too many teeth for my mouth it appears!). They dont actually pull the tooth, they push it up until the nerve snaps then it practically falls out. It didnt hurt, just felt really weird....

Oh and if its on the bottom lip then prepare to dribble for a few hours after :P

bunty109

Best warn the dentist that she has allergies so he can see if he need take care with the anaesthetic.

If you need any reassurance about injections at the dentist, my daughter (10) had one only yesterday: gum gets numbed and the injection was given to her slowly as if it's done quickly then you feel it more (apparently).

DD also had an injection and a loose tooth pulled last year and was fine. To be honest, she was more upset by the fact she was numb and it tingled as the injection wore off! For some reason, she didn't like that.

I think it's only right you feel as though you want to take her place, but all you can do is reassure her and tell her how grown up she's being. I know it's horrid for her, but when you care for her it is just as bad for you. Hope it all goes well xx

Teerah

Just to reassure you rach!, your daughter is extremely unlikely to be allergic to the local anaesthetic, just give the dentist a thorough medical history. Try to remain as calm as possible as your daughter will pick up on your anxieties and this will turn this into a traumatic experience for her as she will think there is something to fear. Kids are very robust and its prob better out than in at this stage. Good luck rach's daughter

Toothsmith

Keep it very matter-of-fact.

The dentist won't scare her half as much as a stressed out mum holding her hand too tight and telling her over and over again that the injection won't hurt.

Adults only ever say something won't hurt right before something hurts! Kids know that!

The dentist is going to numb the gum and take out the nasty tooth. That's all you need tell her.

How do they do it - you don't know, the dentist will tell her.

DON'T say, injection, needle, !!!!!, scratch, pain, hurt, bleed, pull, or any other words with nasty connotations.

If you feel nervous, don't go into the surgery with her. You won't help!!

The dentist should have taken a full medical history, but local anaesthetics are one of the safest ways of having things done, which is why they try to do as many things as possible under them now - from teeth out to hip replacements!

She'll need to be careful not to bite her lip afterwards - I once had a numpty Doctor diagnose 'allergy to local anaesthetic' when a young lads lip went red and swelled up after I'd done a filling. The Mum rang me up to let me know this, and as it didn't sound right (Allergy to LA is VERY rare), I asked her to bring him in. It was pretty obvious as soon as I saw him that the swelling and redness was due to the fact he thought, "Mmmm I wonder how numb this lip really is" and had tried to chew a chunk out of it!!!

So - bottom line is Don't panic, and let the dentist do their job.

Might be worth finding out what's been going wrong for a 9 yr old to need a tooth out as well, and to get to grips with sugar control before it's adult teeth that are being removed!


EDIT HaHaHa - the censor program bleeped me out when I tried to write pr1ck above!!!

Toothsmith

You beat me Teerah! Not seen you for a bit!