Last year I went to a local Oral Surgeon and had what seemed to me to be the most traumatising experience in a dental chair ever!! He not only just rammed the needles in with no care in the world but pushed the plunger so hard and fast the stuff was squirting into the back of my throat!! Then he proceeded to extract 6 teeth total by placing a block between my top and bottom jaws and having his assistant hold my jaws together took a hammer and chisel and broke my teeth into several pieces before pulling them out!! I was just curious if this is the general procedure for extracting teeth?? Most people undergo this type of procedure after being put under in one way or another. I definitely am not a baby when it comes to a dental chair, the previous week I slept through 4 rootcanals with my regular dentist.
2006-09-04 10:08:51 · 21 answers · asked by unoowho 1 in Health ➔ Dental
Well sorry to say, but some dentists are not as gentle as others. You dont have to give injections slowly, it just is done so it does not sting as much to the patient. It probably tasted worse then it was. The stuff is real bitter. One drop is all it takes to gag.
THe block he used, is called a bite block. We use this in longer procedures to keep you from biting down or closing from your jaw being tired. Or some people do not open wide enough, so we use this to help.
Since the assistant help your jaw, I'm assuming it was your bottom teeth being extracted. Some have us do this to keep your head from moving from side to side so there is more resistance for them to push and pull. Some teeth are brutal to come out.
The hammer and chisel you saw, is probaly what we call elevators. This is just stuff we use to get the tooth to wiggle so we can remove it. If the teeth are really bad off when we grab them with a forcep they break. So thats the cracking sound you hear. Then we have to dig and dig and use a whole bunch of other tools to get the roots out.
So for the most part it is normal, except for insensitivity.
2006-09-04 14:12:10 · answer #1 · answered by IKNOWTHAT 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry to hear that. Next time make sure you get to know the dentist better before letting him do anything on your teeth. Once I had a consult with an orthodontist that made me decide to never come back because I felt that he was being too rough with my mouth...I've discovered that the best dentists are the ones that are polite, compassionate and gentle.
2006-09-04 10:24:13 · answer #2 · answered by LvYahooAnswrs 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For heaven's sake - where do you live? in the middle of darkest Africa? If you live in Europe or the USA you can report that dentist to the Dental/Medical authorities and even lay a charge of assault against him, apart from suing for compensation over the pain and trauma you suffered.
2006-09-04 10:17:51 · answer #3 · answered by blondie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am having difficulty even believing your story.
How does it make sense that on one week, you were having four root canals by one dentist, and the following week you were getting six extractions by another?
Didn't your "regular" dentist see any problems with those six teeth?
Like the residents of South Park do, I call "Shenannigans" on you.
2006-09-04 10:33:06 · answer #4 · answered by Vince M 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ouch!!!!! I'm a dental assistant and No it should not have happened like that! I am so sorry! Most dentists, i have found, have a God complex--they think they are it!! I have also found that most cheat on their wives..but that's a different story! I'm so sorry this happened to you. :) Angel
2006-09-04 10:14:34 · answer #5 · answered by angelofdreams19881 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh my gosh! Are you serious? If that is the way your dentist treated you and you are willing to do something, file a lawsuit. That is a terrible way to be treated and something should be done. If it happens again, get a video camera and tape it.
2006-09-04 11:28:04 · answer #6 · answered by elster39 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the normal procedure is a shot of novacaine and pulling with plyers pushing with the pick or cutting them out your situation sounds a little extreme
2006-09-04 10:16:24 · answer #7 · answered by c20_6929 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Report him to the ADA to have his license revoked, then get a lawyer and sue the sh*t out of him. He's got insurance just for this purpose, so let him put it to use.
2006-09-04 11:44:40 · answer #8 · answered by Creole Baby 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WOW.
Just WOW.
And people wonder why dentists are unpopular and have the highest suicide rate amongst medical professionals.
2006-09-04 10:15:18 · answer #9 · answered by hrh_gracee 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
omgeeee
that would be a nightmare for me.
what were you thinking letting him treat you this way!!
I can barely stand to get my teeth cleaned!!
this is just awful...you need a NEW dentist..ASAP!!!
2006-09-06 01:30:13 · answer #10 · answered by crystal & benjamin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋