Deep cleaning/scaling needed - do they give you shots on the roof of your mouth??!!!???

Answer 1

It depends on the hygienist--I personally do not because they are really uncomfortable to the patient. There are several types of anesthetic that can be used, and usually Lidocaine is the one used most often. (Dental offices in the US don't use Novacaine any more.) There is an anesthetic called Septocaine that I use for upper injections because it tends to filter through more than Lidocaine. (When giving upper injections you do it from the cheek side, and Septocaine filters through and gets the tongue side numb as well, though not quite as numb as the cheek side.) On some people, for whatever reason, this doesn't work, though. Another newer option is called Oraqix--it's a topical gel that the hygienist can squirt around your gums to get individual spots numb if the anesthetic didn't work or if you didn't want it. If your hygienist does do injections on the roof of the mouth and you don't want it, let her know. But don't be a baby and say it hurts during treatment if you refused the injections.

Answer 2

Periodentistry ?

Yep but it really did not hurt that much

Pocket surgery hurt the next day, but pain killers were a great benefit.

Answer 3

They can...but if you don't want that, have them just do your gums....see if this could be just as affective....also ask if you could have gas for this process....who knows....it won't hurt to ask !!!!!!! Sounds painful, just reading this gave me the shivers !!!!!!!!!