Are root canals supposed to hurt? I went to one dentist who did it pain free (male) and another dentist did it really painfully (female). Is this because the different teeth were problematic at a different level or is one dentist better than the other?
2007-03-17 07:14:00 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Dental
Hellooooooooooooo i am way better than most of my male classmates, it has absolutely nothing to do with gender, its just that how much pain u go through depends on how deep the inection has reached into the pulp chamber,why dont u just ask for anaesthesia shots?
2007-03-17 07:32:26 · answer #1 · answered by virgodoll 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think the doctors gender has anything to do with it. Some are better at injecting than others. If the procedure, even after being numbed, still hurts, you need to ask for more novocaine. I like to drink coffee. Well, caffeine will decrease the effectiveness of the anesthetic, so don't drink any caffeinated drinks for a few hours before treatment. I've also had a male dentist who had to redo the rootcanal three times, on two different teeth. He didn't charge me anymore but it was a hassle to go through.
2007-03-17 07:59:02 · answer #2 · answered by VW 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no , the gender of the dentist or oral surgeon makes no difference. the variable is the tooth problem itself and what condition the tooth is in. how much anethestics are given make a difference also.
i had a root canal from a male dentist who was in the army. it didn't "hurt" like I had been told, but, rather, it was more of an ordeal than painful. it took 1.5 hours, lots of processes, just on and on and on. it was more upsetting than painful. like, when is this going to be over?
2007-03-17 07:22:39 · answer #3 · answered by Brent W 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So, you're basing your question on an extensive study involving 2 individuals? One male and one female? And your conclusion is - the difference in pain you experienced had to do with gender?
You might just as well suggest that the experiences were different because one dentist was taller than the other; that one was White and one was African-American, one was Catholic and one was Jewish...
I'm wondering why the most obvious answer didn't occur to you - the problem in your tooth was different.
2007-03-17 07:27:58 · answer #4 · answered by emmalue 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
neither male or female do it better thant he other one it is how much numbness they use and there all trained the same so no theres no need to be bias when it comes to that
2007-03-17 07:22:17 · answer #5 · answered by Britanie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just has to do with the person! it just so happened the male was better then the female.
2007-03-17 07:24:51 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is no difrrence between males and females in dentistry
2007-03-17 07:22:39 · answer #7 · answered by mizo_super 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋