2006-09-09 08:06:55 · 7 answers · asked by purple_rose131 2 in Health ➔ Dental
the novacaine pinches for a second, but then your mouth feels kind of like your foot when it falls asleep. All the fillings I have had do not hurt that bad, sometimes though it feels like something is poking into your decayed part of your tooth, that is probably the worst feeling throughout the process. After my teeth have been filled they don't hurt, it just takes a little bit for the novacaine to wear off and then you are back to normal =]
2006-09-09 08:09:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Before you go in to get your tooth filled, make sure you take some advil. It should help relieve the pain and the inflammation. The dentist will swab your gums with numbing pink paste to numb the gums first. Then he will inject the novacaine into the numbed areas. Usually if they know you're scared and it's a good dentist, they will rub the gums after the injection, so it shouldn't hurt much but a few seconds before the filling is done. After the filling is done and the numbing goes away. Your mouth will feel tenderness and soreness. But no more pain. One way to help the gums is sipping on a good bowel of hot chicken noodle soup. It will take the uncomfortable feeling in the mouth away. It worked for me when I got 4 fillings done in one day. OH, and a root canal!
2006-09-09 18:17:46 · answer #2 · answered by Isabelle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dental treatment is not unlike other medical treatment. If you need to have decay removed, then you need local anaesthetic so it doesn't hurt at the time, but damage is still being done, so there will normally be some post-op discomfort. Take normal painkillers and all should settle within 1-3 days.
If you go to the dentist with a tooth that is already giving you pain, then it must be a large hole already. The larger the decay, then the greater the likelihood of post-op discomfort.
After you've had it fixed, talk to the dentist about what you can do to prevent more holes. Dental decay is entirely preventable with proper hygiene and diet.
2006-09-09 20:58:29 · answer #3 · answered by Dr Matt W (Australia) 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if the dentist is really gentle and they numb you it shouldn't hurt, but there could be some discomfort for a while afterwards.
2006-09-09 15:21:47 · answer #4 · answered by Bob 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sometimes its kind of rough, it depends on the dentist.....i always take a couple of Motrin before i go just to be sure.
2006-09-09 15:09:39 · answer #5 · answered by Cap'n Donna 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
iys not that bad
i hate pain, but that i could handle
2006-09-09 15:10:24 · answer #6 · answered by kris 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it dosent hurt
2006-09-09 18:55:05 · answer #7 · answered by help me 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋