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bananaw@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
“…she thought I was going to harm her”.
That’s unfair, your dentist caused harm to you during your procedure because they were (I’m assuming here and making connections to try and stand up for you. You gotta fill in some of the blanks here) unable to plan accordingly for your crown.
You had a traumatic experience due to something that wasn’t your fault and it sounds like the dentist is likely unaware of how you felt. Did you speak up and let them know that you were in an amount of pain that you were having trouble dealing with during the procedure?
ilex@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Yes. The dental assistant insisted to the dentist after I started writhing. Flexing my leg muscles serves no function, but at that point I was doing anything to center myself.
Got more Lidocane. Felt better, continued procedure. They make the crowns in house, but by the time it was done, so was the second dose. They said I shouldn’t be in pain, and they couldn’t give me anything more. The final bit of drilling on my tooth-nubbin was excruciating and the UV resin curing was unexpected - it burns.
teft@startrek.website 10 months ago
I’m pretty resistant to novocaine and always have to ask them for more shots then they want to give. You gotta be forceful with them and stand up for yourself. It’s not worth writhing in pain because some jackass thinks they know your body better than you.
EmptySlime@lemmy.world 10 months ago
My wife is incredibly resistant to Novocaine. She’s gotta arrive at the dentist just after throwing back a Klonopin and even then her most recent bit of dental work required a total of SIX VIALS on increasingly stronger Novocaine.
But then she’ll get general anesthesia and not even get through half the pediatric dose before she’s knocked out way longer than recovery would expect despite being almost 5’11" and weighing like 190lbs. Like when she was ordering her wedding dress the people making it thought she was trolling because there’s no way her shoulders were as wide as she said they were. Iirc she had to provide a picture of her taking the measurements so they could see that she wasn’t trolling or measuring wrong.
She’s also a super lightweight with alcohol so it’s like if it crosses the blood brain barrier she’s fucking done and if not she’s a walking tank.
Can_you_change_your_username@kbin.social 10 months ago
Dentists have a few alternatives to Novocaine that they can use, I know lidocaine is safe for dental applications and lasts a little longer than Novocaine for most people. If she's resistant to Novocaine but not other pain blockers she's used it's probably worth asking about trying something else.
AdamHenry@discuss.tchncs.de 10 months ago
Jesus Christ, my worst case dentist scenario in print.
Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Are you a redhead? Not too be creepy, but I’ve heard that they are resistant to anesthesia.