Ok, know I sound like a right woos but I just went to dentist to have tooth out. She numbed the area and told me to raise my hand if I felt any pain...how does excruciating sound? Raised my hand , she carried on, I made strange noises of protest, she carried on...I made an ear piercing screaming noise to which she enquired "are you feeling any pain there?" Turns out the area wasn't totally numb so yeah you could say it smarted a bit!! Why did she carry on until i screamed??
2006-09-26 04:01:18 · 28 answers · asked by widow_purple 4 in Health ➔ Dental
Because of who you are and who she is.
You are just one more patient on her already overstressed schedule. You think too highly of yourself, as if you should matter to her. You are not her spouse, her child or her friend. Therefore, you are a number and one that she can live without.
She is overworked and overpaid. She needs her employees and her family, not more patients. She is a professional and you are a pee-on noob. She is going through a bit of a dry spell personally and is giving much more thought to personal issues than to you, even while drilling in your mouth. She is a slave to her own practice and needs a vacation.
Do yourself and her a big favor, find a new dentist and become friends. :)
2006-09-26 04:11:02 · answer #1 · answered by Jeffrey B 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't know why dentists say raise you right hand, as when you do the dentist can't see it, he/she would be better of saying raise your left hand. When this happens where i work i have to tell the dentist to stop. But the fact you made a noise should of made them stop. Also the dentist should of made sure the tooth was totally numb before he/she carried on. If you ever need to go back let them know what happened, hopefully it won't happen again.
2006-09-26 04:16:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It seems like maybe she wasn't sure that you were feeling pain and not pressure. Next time you have this done make sure that you have a clear sign as to when the dentist should stop. I normally have my patients raise their left hand if they need me to stop for any reason. This seems to help as they normally have a lot of stuff in their mouth and can't talk while I am working. If you feel like maybe you would be more comfortable with another dentist then have them do any further work that you may need. Good luck!
2006-09-26 08:22:50 · answer #3 · answered by Dr. H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dentists are like that but I can top this, I had a vasectomy and the area was definately not numb, and its not like I have a huge amount to numb
Doctor carried out the whole operation even though I told him I could feel everything, first incision was like the worst paper cut you could ever have and it got worse from there on in, but despite my screams..and yes I did scream he carried on. There were only two upsides to this event and they were that my willy went completely black with bruising for two weeks and the doctor died of a heart attack 6 month later
I like to think I was a brave little soldier, but the year after I had it done my wife dies as well and so it was a bit of waste. I know I could have it reversed but not after that
2006-09-26 04:09:30 · answer #4 · answered by greydays 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm sorry to say, I've see this a couple of times in my career and it always makes me shudder. Dentists either are concentrating on what they're doing or they just get in a hurry to get things done. The assistant is usually the one to watch for signs of pain and let the doctor know.
The problem is, it makes it more difficult for the patient to trust them next time.
No, this should not have happened. Have a discussion (non-confrontatonal will do the most good) and let her know how you felt.
On the other hand....and I'm not saying this applies to YOU...but I've met a few patients who start screaming before you even touch them. "Owwwww!!!! That HURTS!!!" "But, we haven't done anything yet." For these rare people, sometimes you just HAVE to proceed if you want to get anything done at all.
2006-09-26 04:09:58 · answer #5 · answered by emmalue 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cos she probably wasn't expecting you to ask her to stop. That or she is a huge fan of the film THE DENTIST and is aspiring to be just like the star of the film. Maybe she wants to set up a reality show with her staring in it. My advice, you should tell her you were very unimpressed because it was highly unprofessional and she should have a VERY good reason for ignoring you when you gave her the signal
2006-09-26 04:12:29 · answer #6 · answered by mother knowledge 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dentist have infallible belief in their often inadequate numbing stuff.
You need to buid up trust with your dentist. I am a woos and am doing what they call compliance, baby steps to treatment first they look then next visit they touch then they poke and so on I had my first injection 2 weeks ago with gas and air at the attempt before I walked out in floods of tears
A lot of my problem stems from your kind of situation and it stopped me going for 16 years.
I think you have 2 choices here
1. go back and speak to the dentist, explaine how you felt and make her understand that at the end of the day she is working for you, you are paying for your treatment and are not happy with the service you received
or
2. change dentists to one you can trust.
2006-09-26 04:03:23 · answer #7 · answered by dollysdress 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have NEVER trusted female dentists. I am not sexist, i am a rightgous woman who loves woman rights, but i just dont trust em.
if you are near london, go to the Angel Practice based in Highbury and Islington, its opp Angel Station on the Northan Line. They are soooooooooooooo good, i cryed when i went to other dentist, these people are the best ever. I have an italian guy, hes quite cute too!!
You should report your dentist. serioulsy. your mouth is a precious place.
2006-09-26 04:05:27 · answer #8 · answered by london lady 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Exactly the reason most people HATE going to the dentist! They don't listen and I think they think we all over-exaggerate things because we are already scarred to be there so they keep going until we are about to jump up out of the seat! Honestly I feel they may be trained to do this.
2006-09-26 04:06:20 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because you will feel LOTS of pressure when having a tooth taken out and often times patients make sounds when they feel this pressure. Now, it would have been nice if she stopped right away and asked if you were feeling something but these things happen.
2006-09-26 05:14:57 · answer #10 · answered by justine 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋