When u get a filling,do the doctors stick a needle in ur gum???

Question

im askin cuz i have to get sum tomorrow ,im not scared or nuthin,i jus wanna b prepared

Answer 1

Here is what you can expect tomorrow:

First, the dentist will numb the area around the tooth to be worked on with a local anesthetic. Next, a drill will be used to remove the decayed area. After your dentist has removed the decay and cleaned the area, the tooth-colored material is applied in layers. Next, a special light that "cures" or hardens each layer is applied. Finally, your dentist will shape and polish the final restoration.

Not every time the dentist will give anesthesia to numb you. If the decay and drilling area is small and at the top of the tooth, the dentist will just remove the decay with any anesthesia assuming you don't feel any pain.

If the dentist decide to numb you, be brave and relax... you will just feel a pitch and don't.. don't.. don't look at the needle...most of time, you won't even feel a thing!

Answer 2

It depends on where the cavity is, and how deep it is. Odds are, if you intend to have local anesthesia, you will have to get a shot either in your gum, the nerve, or your upper/lower palate. Not to worry though, if you have never had a cavity before getting the local anesthesia shot feels like a small pinch and then pressure as the elixir is injected into your "problem" area...

Answer 3

Yes the dentist will stick a needle in your gums if your getting a filling

Answer 4

Yes, near the gum line. The dentist pinches a little bit of the inside of your mouth near the gum line & sticks the novacaine there to numb your gum.

Answer 5

yes i got mine done today they dont stick it in the gum underneath your tooth they stick it in the inside of your cheek above the tooth pretty much and word of caution after you getting the filling done dont sleep on the side of your mouth where the new filling is now the whole half of my face hurts like a mother.
good luck

Answer 6

Yes they do, but it is an extremely tiny needle. You probably won't even feel it and if you do it just feels like a little pinch...it doesn't hurt at all! good luck :)

Answer 7

yes they stick a needle of numbing fluid in your gums but the put a qtip with temp numb on it first so you feel nothing...

Answer 8

If it's just a tiny superficial cavity, he won't need to. But usually, yes, you get the needle.

Answer 9

Yes the dentist will give you a little injection to numb it so that you can't feel the drill.

Answer 10

ya they do so u dont fill the pain but sometimes you will i have to vist the dentist soon but good luck hun