Dental woes OR My jaw hurts, for all the wrong reasons

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

MF, for future reference, going home after gas isn't a problem. NOS effects are extremely short lasting. You stay conscious, just veeery relaxed, and once the gas is turned off and they flush your lungs with pure O2, you're back to normal in a matter of a couple minutes.

At the time, I hadn't even thought about gas, nor was it offered to me. But after a couple times of putting the novicane in what seemed to be clearly the WRONG place, I just figured it would be less trouble to feel the drill. I hate conflict, and I'm impatient. It was my third dentist visit in less than a month (and the last cavity I was having filled at the time). I just wanted to go home, and the faster they drilled, the faster they could fill it up, and that meant the faster I could go home.

Drill pain is horrible, but the good thing about it is that as soon as the drill's off, the pain goes away.

I once knew someone who claimed she always asked NOT to have any novicane. That's strange.