bananaw 51 points 3 years ago

"...she thought I was going to harm her".

That's unfair, your dentist caused harm to you during your procedure because they were (I'm assuming here and making connections to try and stand up for you. You gotta fill in some of the blanks here) unable to plan accordingly for your crown.

You had a traumatic experience due to something that wasn't your fault and it sounds like the dentist is likely unaware of how you felt. Did you speak up and let them know that you were in an amount of pain that you were having trouble dealing with during the procedure?

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ilex 23 points 3 years ago

Yes. The dental assistant insisted to the dentist after I started writhing. Flexing my leg muscles serves no function, but at that point I was doing anything to center myself.

Got more Lidocane. Felt better, continued procedure. They make the crowns in house, but by the time it was done, so was the second dose. They said I shouldn't be in pain, and they couldn't give me anything more. The final bit of drilling on my tooth-nubbin was excruciating and the UV resin curing was unexpected - it burns.

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teft 30 points 3 years ago

I'm pretty resistant to novocaine and always have to ask them for more shots than they want to give. You gotta be forceful with them and stand up for yourself. It's not worth writhing in pain because some jackass thinks they know your body better than you.

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Chai 13 points 3 years ago

Do you by any chance have red hair?

The pain medication affects red heads differently, and they usually need more than most people do.

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Rhynoplaz 5 points 3 years ago

Are you a redhead? Not too be creepy, but I've heard that they are resistant to anesthesia.

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AdamHenry 4 points 3 years ago

Jesus Christ, my worst case dentist scenario in print.

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