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Few pointers at the dentist: When the dentist is getting ready to give you a shot (it is usually one syringe to give you a few pricks) tell him/her to wait a few minutes after the first prick (usually goes on the outer gums) inside your cheek. After a few minutes, the first shot will start numbing your gums, so you don't feel as much pain when the second shot goes inside your mouth right in the bone. Also, some dentist inject the novacaine slowly which helps the pain a lot. I have had dentists who did not cause any pain, and others acted like they enjoyed my pain. Or, may be they just did not know any better. When you see them in a hurry, then watch out.
When the hygienist cleans your teeth, and you don't like the taste of the polish, tell her/him that you don't want it. I skip it all the time. It does not have any benefit other than making your teeth smooth.
By the way, during the #7 reference to my experiences with dentists, I left out a major part. After the surgery and the sutures, I was told that the same tooth had to be extracted. At that point, I did not have a major issue with it since I was running out of patience. The wortst part was yet to come. The regular dentist could not pull my tooth until the gums were healed. He said that if he pulled the tooth, all my gums would come apart. So, for 15 days I suffered with the worst tooth ache and bone ache anyone could imagine. It was the combination of broken tooth ache and the cut up gums and the chiped bones. I am not big on pain killers, but I had to swallow Vicadon every 2 hours (usually it is every 6 hours) and even that was not very effective. After 15 days the sutures were taken off and the tooth pulled. Then I had to wait for the bone area which was shaved off to get rid of the infection, to grow back some bone. A few months later, I got my bridge done for the same area. This was the only tooth I have every lost and it was because of some mistake. Later, I found out that when an old crown is being taken off, the dentist needs to administer several small vertical cuts around the crown to pull it off safely.
Let's say that I am set for a while.
neye: :radioacti :bandage: :doctor: :closed:
When the hygienist cleans your teeth, and you don't like the taste of the polish, tell her/him that you don't want it. I skip it all the time. It does not have any benefit other than making your teeth smooth.
By the way, during the #7 reference to my experiences with dentists, I left out a major part. After the surgery and the sutures, I was told that the same tooth had to be extracted. At that point, I did not have a major issue with it since I was running out of patience. The wortst part was yet to come. The regular dentist could not pull my tooth until the gums were healed. He said that if he pulled the tooth, all my gums would come apart. So, for 15 days I suffered with the worst tooth ache and bone ache anyone could imagine. It was the combination of broken tooth ache and the cut up gums and the chiped bones. I am not big on pain killers, but I had to swallow Vicadon every 2 hours (usually it is every 6 hours) and even that was not very effective. After 15 days the sutures were taken off and the tooth pulled. Then I had to wait for the bone area which was shaved off to get rid of the infection, to grow back some bone. A few months later, I got my bridge done for the same area. This was the only tooth I have every lost and it was because of some mistake. Later, I found out that when an old crown is being taken off, the dentist needs to administer several small vertical cuts around the crown to pull it off safely.
Let's say that I am set for a while.
neye: :radioacti :bandage: :doctor: :closed: 
