Mrs. D.
The cheek pinching/jiggling is taught in most dental schools. Some dentists use it... others don't. The purpose of it is to distract the patients attention away from the injection. The injection hurts less if the dentist injects the anesthetic slowly and also because you are more focused on the cheek moving than anything else!
This method works really well for many patients!
Bryanna
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Originally Posted by mrsD
My dentist just pinches my cheek and sort of jiggles it (he uses a gauze pad). Then he injects little bits here and there , then more, and there is
rarely any sensation at all. He told me he learned this in dental school, but I had 2 previous dentists who didn't do this trick so I don't know if only some schools teach this or not?
I do close my eyes as I don't like to watch the needle coming though LOL.
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