2007-08-30 11:52:03 · 11 answers · asked by mari 1 in Health ➔ Other - Health
the pain only lasts a couple seconds and its not worse than being pinched.
if you have a good dentist he/she may grab your cheek and jiggle it while he/she is giving you the shot and you wont even feel it
2007-08-30 11:59:27 · answer #1 · answered by missmary 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think so much of it has to do with how you react to pain. Many doctors will use a topical gel to numb the area and then stick the needle in your gum. There is yet another, rather new procedure called THE WAND
http://www.dentalfear.net/solutions/wand.html
This is a computer controlled machine and it allows for just the right amount of Novocaine to be delivered. The pain is not from the needle, it is from the pressure of the Novocaine being pushed it. (see the article).
For me, my mouth is super sensitive. I have sore gums for a few days after I've had work done on my teeth. When I was young, I had fillings put in without Novocaine..(most dentists won't even do that).
Find a dentist that uses the WAND and your experience will be less traumatic
2007-08-30 12:28:45 · answer #2 · answered by Seablanco1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have a good dentist, they will give you a numbing agent before the novocaine. If they are good, they will do a kinda pinch and move thing with your cheek, and you will hardly feel a thing.
Now, if you have to get a shot in the roof of your mouth, that does hurt and there isn't much they can do for that.
2007-08-30 12:03:50 · answer #3 · answered by George P 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It can hurt. But if your Dentist is like mine (Has a sign that says "We caters to cowards") he will use a topical on the spot they are going to do the injection and it makes it painless. You will feel the pressure of the liquid going in to the tissue. The area will feel a little sore after the topical and Novocain wears off. With out the topical it can hurt like a sun of a gun.
TMD
2007-08-30 12:06:08 · answer #4 · answered by The Mad Doctor ™ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are talking about the dentist giving shots. It smarts for about 3 seconds. Not real bad. Please do not wait on going to the dentist. The pain of a tooth ache is worse than the shot. Trust me on that one. Thats a lesson learned the hard way :) Good luck
2007-08-30 12:03:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
At most you'll feel a SLIGHT pinch at first and then you'll go completely numb. Lots of dentists rub a topical gel on the injection site to numb your gums before inserting the needle (this way you feel nothing). Talk to your dentist and see if he/she is willing to do it. If they have a topical gel in the office I'm sure they'll be more than happy to use for you.
Hope this helps. :-)
2007-08-30 12:01:34 · answer #6 · answered by Peatea 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've had fillings twice the first time they used the gel and it stung like hell the second time i didn't feel the needle but it was on top i think it's from muscle if you have a cavity towards the back I'm scared to death of needles and have three cavites to be filled all in the back and i'm already freaked out
2015-11-13 10:46:27 · answer #7 · answered by Danielle 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most dentists will apply a numbing gel first so you don't feel the needle go in and then when the stuff is injected it will be pressure and light stining. It doesn't hurt, it's just minor discomfort.
Be brave, Good luck :-)
2007-08-31 22:54:22 · answer #8 · answered by lozzie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not too bad. Doctors usually use another anesthetic to numb the area where the shot goes in. It all depends on how deep the nerve is that the doctor is trying to numb.
2007-08-30 12:44:59 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
JUST LIKE A BEE STing but only last about a min
2007-08-30 12:00:12 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋