Ok, i'm 24 and getting a cavity drilled tommorow. I've never had a cavity before and not tottally sure what to expect. To be honest, i don't like the idea of haveing a needle jammed into my gums. How bad does it hurt without the novacaine?
2006-10-01 18:05:06 · 17 answers · asked by GuZZiZZit 5 in Health ➔ Dental
I'm not so worried about the needle hurting, i'm just a needle-phobe
2006-10-01 18:09:33 · update #1
A good dentist will not even let you see the needle. It's just a little pinch. The only thing that really hurts is if the anesthetic is significantly cooler than body temp. Otherwise they give you a local so you don't even feel the needle. Go with the novocaine. You'll heal up faster actually. So sense stressing out your nerves.
2006-10-01 18:14:13 · answer #1 · answered by alwaysmoose 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it will be quite painfull without the novacaine...
depending on how deep your cavity is...
its not that bad getting the shot , its over in like 2 seconds.
plus nobody likes having a needle jammed in there gums.
look at this way if some 9 year old girl can take it, so can you
good luck
2006-10-01 18:09:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm a huge needle phobe myself and I say take the novocain. Of course it depends on how skilled your dentist is, if he is really good and it's just a small cavity you should be able to handle it without.
2006-10-01 18:12:36 · answer #3 · answered by vampire_kitti 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the novacaine does not hurt at all the needle i mean the most you may feel is a small pinch but to not get it and your having a cavity filled thats gonna hurt like hell ecspecially the drilling part
2006-10-01 18:07:41 · answer #4 · answered by crrousey 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends how bad the cavity is. If it's just a small one, that will take 5 min. to fill, then I wouldn't recommend the novocaine. I had my first cavity at 30 and didn't have the novocaine. Then again, I went through childbirth two months prior!!!!
2006-10-01 18:07:37 · answer #5 · answered by Mom of One in Wisconsin 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I could not imagine going to the dentist without novacaine... I guess you have to weigh the feeling of a needle with the feeling of a drill...
I have always gone with the needle :-)
2006-10-01 18:14:12 · answer #6 · answered by ME 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The pain from the needle from the novacaine will not even compare to the pain you will feel being drilled without any!
2006-10-01 18:09:13 · answer #7 · answered by lorirobyn 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will be fine. Its probably not a bad cavity :-) some fillings take 10mins some take 30mins. So dont worry trust me keeping your mouth open for ages hurts more than a needle. Dont worry about it. Some of the little kids i see are more brave than you. Nah joking, you will be fine. Needles are only a small pinch and then thats over.
2006-10-01 22:45:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I went to the dentist the first time 2 weeks ago and I did not know they were going to give me a shot, when I arrived I was very scared and asked my dad if they had to give me the shot. My dad replied yes because when you get a shot of novcacane it does not compare to the pain of drilling a hold in your mouth. Before they gave me the shot they put some numbing gel so I did not feel it and the dentist said you night feel a small pinch and I did but it was a weird feeling iv never felt it before and but it was not bad at all and now I kinda like the feeling of it
2015-03-06 17:28:27 · answer #9 · answered by Callie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm a dentist.
It hurts like hell.
Moreover, if your dentist offers you "Novocaine", get up and leave. Novocaine is no longer used as a local anesthetic. Lidocaine or Articaine/Septocaine are the drugs of choice.
Finally, you're not getting a "cavity drilled". The doctor is going to remove the decay from your tooth and restore it.
2006-10-02 20:26:28 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋