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8. best recipe for crown

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Thu Feb 29, 2024, 05:26 PM

Feb 29

I get gas

Then novocaine-the shot is the worst part of the whole thing.

Then more gas

Then I get earbuds and can crank up the music to avoid hearing the drill

And keep the gas going until almost the end.

Best way to do it.

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In tears today at the dentist. Getting a dental crown was extremely painful, even with local anesthesia... [View all] CTyankee Feb 29 OP

That's what nitro gas is for. multigraincracker Feb 29 #1

I have to drive myself to and from the dentist. I fear being impaired... CTyankee Feb 29 #3

Nitrous wears off very quickly JoseBalow Feb 29 #5

When they are about done, multigraincracker Feb 29 #7

Not sure I want to do that when I'm driving because of my age. CTyankee Feb 29 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author SharonClark Feb 29 #10

Does your county snpsmom Feb 29 #19

They will switch the nitrous to oxygen to clear your head. Laffy Kat Feb 29 #26

Nitro gas as a general anesthetic, several hours recovery time. 3Hotdogs Feb 29 #33

$20?! Good deal. Gidney N Cloyd Feb 29 #11

Yep, the first thing I noticed multigraincracker Feb 29 #12

I have them turn it up to 11 Shermann Feb 29 #16

Cracked tooth...you likely had an infection that should have been treated by anti-biotics BEFORE any dental work? NoSheep Feb 29 #2

I am sure he would have detected an infection. He had worked on this tooth before (root canal) so he knew what was going CTyankee Feb 29 #6

I'm with your husband. My childhood dentist was 6'7", rsdsharp Feb 29 #4

I had one of those bastards as a kid. Joinfortmill Feb 29 #13

My Dad took us to a dentist like that Bayard Feb 29 #30

My childhood dentist didn't either Jilly_in_VA Feb 29 #20

I had the same experience. That's the way it was back in the day. Laffy Kat Feb 29 #27

I had three of my wisdom teeth pulled about 30 years ago. rsdsharp Feb 29 #29

best recipe for crown pamdb Feb 29 #8

I will discuss this with him for my follow up. Thanks! CTyankee Feb 29 #9

I had a dentist that had me raise my hand if Joinfortmill Feb 29 #15

Crown enid602 Feb 29 #17

I'm old and can't handle pain very well. I'm sure there are others who can't handle pain well, either. CTyankee Feb 29 #18

My daughter is hyper dental pain averse Desert grandma Feb 29 #23

Mine Jilly_in_VA Feb 29 #21

Temp enid602 Feb 29 #22

I don't understand having pain if you were injected with novacaine. Did he not offer to give you more since you beaglelover Feb 29 #24

I was embarrassed by my reaction. I felt I should have been stronger and not waste his time. CTyankee Mar 1 #36

Did you tell him how much it was hurting to treat your tooth? Big Blue Marble Feb 29 #25

He already did a root canal on that tooth. I trust his judgment. I had a bad reaction to this procedure. CTyankee Feb 29 #34

Don't be embarrassed! Elessar Zappa Mar 1 #38

Sorry you went through that. BlueKota Feb 29 #28

Check with PCIntern, Yank. elleng Feb 29 #31

I'm so glad this is mostly behind me. Aussie105 Feb 29 #32

I had a tooth pulled yesterday AKwannabe Mar 1 #35

OMG, that's awful! CTyankee Mar 1 #37