Cleo,

Most dental injections deliberately hit certain bundles of nerves in order to provide profound anesthesia and although they may sting and be uncomfortable, they are not given with any sadistic intent.

So can you explain what you mean by a sadistic injection??

A palatal injection, which is what Julie had, is necessary to numb the nerves more profoundly especially when there is an infection. These injections can be painful even under the best circumstances. I think Julie was taken aback by the way her dentist treated her in general and this painful injection didn't help matters any. At least that was my interpretation of what she said.

Bryanna