On TV & Teeth

[neadods]

"They're baby-eating badasses. What more do you need to know?" I swear, Monroe is the only reason I watch Grimm.

In another topic, Wow, the horrors of having your teeth drilled have never changed. (I'm not replacing all the fillings, but she did do the quadrant that had the sensitive tooth in it. Apparently in the dentist's view, it's a whole quad or nothin'.) I had my ipod and novacaine out the wazoo - I asked for extra and got it - but even if you don't feel pain, there's pressure and crap pouring down the back of your throat and that *smell.* It's still in my sinuses.

However, the novacaine wore off fairly quickly - not too quickly, but my face didn't feel 5 feet wide for the rest of the day, and my teeth feel surprisingly okay, considering what happened to them.

Comments

[starcat-jewel.livejournal.com]

That's ludicrous. I'd have been looking for a new dentist. I've never had one who insisted that I have to have things done that weren't part of the procedure I came in for -- although I've heard other people complain of this, so it may be an emerging paradigm. It's your money, so you should be in control of how it's spent!

I believe that they don't use actual novocaine any more, but various things related to it (such as lidocaine) which have shorter effective periods. My dentist can match the drug to the procedure well enough that I'm generally starting to get my mouth back by the time I get home.

[neadods.livejournal.com]

The attitude seems to be "While I'm in there and that side is numb..."

Whatever she used, it worked. No pain (panic, but no pain) and a quick recovery. The teeth are adjusting fairly quickly, but not yet completely.