2006-07-01 13:12:51 · 7 answers · asked by ceci_*220* 2 in Health ➔ Dental
Your dentist will fill each cavity with a filling. Depending on where the teeth are located, she could fill them in with amalgam (silvery black color, for your molars) or porcelain (tooth colored, for front teeth).
(It shouldn't be painful because your dentist will numb your mouth first. Most dentists nowadays even use a topical anesthetic to numb your gums before they even give you novacaine. You shouldn't even feel the needle go in.
With that many cavities, I'm guessing your dentist will do your mouth in stages. They don't like to numb the entire mouth at once. Maybe they'll do all the uppers together, then the lowers on another day.
You'll be numb for about 2 hours after the procedure, so be careful when eating or drinking. You're likely to drool and dribble a bit. It's kind of funny, actually! Just not in public. lol
And whatever you do...do NOT chew on the inside cheek of the numbed side when it's numb. I did this once when I was a kid and chewed it raw because I couldn't feel it.
Good luck to you!
P.S. I just thought of something that I was told several years ago by a friend. There are some unscrupulous dentists out there who will say you have more cavities than you actually do so they can just make money on unnecessary procedures. 11 cavities is an awful lot. I would get a 2nd opinion from a dentist in a different office. Don't tell that dentist how many cavities your dentist said you have. See if the new DD comes up with the same number.
2006-07-01 13:20:55 · answer #1 · answered by Jen 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was in your situation. I go the dentist yearly (I know - supposed to go twice yearly). For the last 3 years I was told no cavities. I switched dentists and was told I had ten cavities. 8 fillings, 2 crowns later i am all fixed. My dentist did this in stages like mentioned. One side at a time. It doesn't hurt during the process, if it does tell your dentist and he will administer more Novocaine.
For those out there that say you get cavities from not taking care of your teeth, you need to do your research. Bad teeth, no matter how well you take care of them, can be hereditary.
2006-07-01 13:27:25 · answer #2 · answered by Beth 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You better believe it will hurt. Oh sure, they will numb it, but when the drill gets into the nerve you will wish you were dead. Even worse is when the assistant shoots the open cavity with cold water to wash it out. I tell you, you will go through the roof. Then they cauterize the exposed nerve with a hot needle. Don't look at the needle. It will sizzle and smoke. Then you'll be on to the next one. One or 2 fillings is torture but 11 is beyond belief. When that novocaine wears off, you're going to feel like you just dated Mike Tyson. Good luck.
2006-07-01 13:34:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Only the freezing needles hurt. They do a little grinding down, maybe a little drilling but it really isn't that bad. The actual fillings you don't even notice. They might bother your tongue a little bit in the begining but that'll go away.
Don't worry about it. Nothing to get stressed over.
2006-07-01 13:26:10 · answer #4 · answered by send_felix_mail 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have a good dentist they will numb your first and it won't hurt. Relax and just remember this as a lesson learned........take good care of your teeth because they are the only ones you have!
2006-07-01 13:15:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've had 4, they do hurt, and you will drool alot beccuase they numb it, they drill it && clean the crap out and then fill it and shin a black light on it. its not too bad but can be painful in the future, mine are at least
2006-07-01 13:16:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't think the dentist will fill them all at once, but if u have novacaine, u won't feel a thing
2006-07-01 14:26:34 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋