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[Luvsmyfam]

tomorrow I have to have a filling replaced.im so terrified of shots.about 3 weeks ago,I had a tooth pulled.i actually pd extra to be put to sleep.of course I can't do it for this.so,do I get a numbing gel first before shot?it has been forever since I've had a replacement filling.any info on this would be appreciated.

[fthunt]

Time to put your big girl pants on............were you the scared poster last week.?

Last week I had oral surgery - tooth snapped off at the gum line - root still there.

3 needle shots hardly felt - root removed and I walked out and drove home.  Today

stitches removed.

Sorry - you get no sympathy from me ....for a tooth

[ALRATIBA]

These days, dentists are painless.  

I've had fillings replaced several times over the years.  

This last time around - dentist refilled the teeth and capped them.  

Currently, all my teeth are either capped or bonded.   

[Love my grandkids]

@fthunt No that was Imtep.

[Love my grandkids]

@Luvsmyfam I've always gotten numbed up for dental work. It's really not so bad. Just tell your dentist your concerns about pain and I'm sure they'll take good care of you.

[on the bay]

Our mouths are very sensitive and you can ask the dentist for a numbing gel before they give you the shot for novacaine. Also the good dentists I have kind of pinch your lip and shake it a little while they give you the shot. Somehow pinching the lip makes it hurt less or not at all.

I agree that the novacaine shot when not done right can really hurt!

And we do not like to get hurt.

You get sympathy from me!

[NicksmomESQ]

@Luvsmyfam  I understand how you feel.Some people can't handle injections. In the last few years I've had to have 2 cavities filled. Before that I only had one cavity when I was 12.The second one I had to fill was a little over a year ago.They put numbing gel on the tooth & then I got the injection. I barely felt it. It felt like a tiny ******.

   Ask for the numbing gel & then try to relax. You'll be fine. Before you know it it will be over.

[Janey2]

Not a lover of shots, but this takes a second and most of the time it is painless. Yes, my dentist rubs a gel on the area first. Do you ever get blood test?  In my opinion this is much less painful, but everyone is different.

[Luvsmyfam]

Thank you all for info on filling.i know 1 thing,will be glad when it is over.yes whomever,I will put on big girl panties and shake rattle and roll on the inside!

[Luvsmyfam]

wow,you don't have to be so hateful fthunt.shots are really a fear of mine.im sure you have 1 as well