Steve,
Be careful. All dentists play russian roulette with your lingual and IAN
nerves... it's what they learn in dental school. It's best to not use any
anesthetic for routine procedures... just grin and bear it, I do. You have the
peace of mind knowing there won't be an permanent nerve damage and it really
isn't that bad.
Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: Steve
To: silver-list@eskimo.com
Sent: Friday, December 11, 2009 7:30 AM
Subject: Re: CS>Dentists - Lingual Nerve
I went to a dentist a number of years ago that we unofficially renamed
as 'Dr. Dollars' for obvious reasons.
Seemed like whenever I went to him and took a shot, I would get this
intense jolt that felt like electricity going through my tongue. He explained
to me that he was aiming for the lingual nerve because the anesthetic then took
effect much more quickly.
How insane is that? He was taking a calculated risk with MY nerve
health in order to pack in a bit more work and make a few bucks.
We left for a different dentist shortly after that.
Steve G.
--- On Thu, 12/10/09, Bob Banever <bbane...@earthlink.net> wrote:
From: Bob Banever <bbane...@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: CS>sensitive teeth
To: silver-list@eskimo.com
Date: Thursday, December 10, 2009, 6:06 PM
Agreed! Dentists are THE most dangerous "health care" providers on
the planet. Mine destroyed my lingual nerve with an injection of anesthetic
(articaine) resulting in a permanent paresthesia/dysesthesia of my tongue. My
life is now torture because of this.
Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: James McCourt, Ph.D.
To: silver-list@eskimo.com
Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2009 9:41 AM
Subject: Re: CS>sensitive teeth
File an assault and battery criminal complaint with local PD, state
dental board, and consumer affairs department.
----- Original Message -----
From: jessie70
To: silver-list@eskimo.com
Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2009 8:57 AM
Subject: CS>sensitive teeth
Had my teeth cleaned yest. Dentist capped a tooth 5.5 mths ago.
The space he made between it and another tooth is too large. Food gets stuck &
I have to clean after every meal. So hygienist said it needs to be redone.
Later dentist is alone w/me & says he can fix it. He turns on
tool and is pressing against teeth on that side. I held up hand & asked what he
did. He had filed down other nearby teeth so my bite would change to fix
problem of large space he said. I told him I didn't want to change other good
teeth to accommodate crown & he didn't like that.
Teeth are sensitive today. Does anyone know what can help that?
Jess
