panic and depression about teeth
 

yesterday i really panicked and went into a depression for the first time in a while. to make it worse my friend said dentists were limited to the amount of novacaine they can use. I just went to a site http://denturesanewsmile.ning.com/fo...age=1#comments
and these people talked about having extractions with novacaine and it was reassuring. I tried calling the clinic this morning to see if they were going to use novacaine but i have to call back.
bobby

of course they use novacaine sweet bobby.
(((((HUGS)))))
bizi

Dd just had her first fillings and was sobbing. They offered her more Novocain, just for a filling. :grouphug:
Don't fret, you will be made comfortable.
Di

thank you. I didn't know if they were going to sedate me since i will have so many teeth to pull.
bobby

Bobby,

Every dentist I have gone to gave me plenty of drugs.
They do whatever they can to make you comfortable.

Mari

Bobby

As Mari said, Every dentist I've gone to has given me plenty to make
me comfortable.

I think your friend, is trying to be to helpful. This friend needs to
stop trying to help. You need to go in and just be ready.

Hopefully you can get some answers soon.

Donna:hug::grouphug:

thanks so much. I finally got through with bellevue and they said i could take the klonopin and they were going to give me lidocaine. if they were going to sedate me they said a nurse would have told me.
bobby

You'll be fine Bobby.

Dentists often give you different sedation options - you can find out about that ahead of time. Sedation will probably cost extra.

If you don't have sedation, most often they offer an anxiolytic to take ahead of time (even for complicated fillings). Before they start working on you, they give you novocaine left and right.

They will check for total numbness before they start work on a given area.

They will wait for the novocaine to kick in, and give more as needed.

Hang in there. It is normal to be nervous, but it will be ok, really it will.

love

waves

I just read your post about the sedation and the Klonopin. :)

Good job calling about that. I am glad they "approved" the Klonopin, so you can decide for yourself how much to take based on how you feel that morning.

Lidocaine will do the trick. They will give you whatever amount is needed to numb you out.

love

waves

Beautiful, trust this: You will be fine. Dentists are good giving drugs for no pain :D

No, seriously, my pain umbral is pretty pretty low, I complain all the time about pain, and at the dentist, I never, ever feel anything.... :) So you will be ok.

Lots of hugs ! :hug: