When I moved here in 2003, I had a lovely female dentist, she knew I had a fear of the numbing injection, and treated me very sensitively, and kindly. She left my practice approx a year and half ago and I was moved onto a new dentist. Now I have nicknamed my new dentist "The Butcher"... this started out as a joke. But if I tell you, the last time I went I had no work done except a clean and he flossed my teeth as well... he was so rough whilst flossing, the dental tape continually snapped, but he kept trying to force it between my teeth. Needless to say this put me off a little....Tonight, I had an appointment to have two fillings done, on the same side, one top tooth, one bottom tooth.
He drilled and drilled, but kept hitting my tooth nerve, I asked him to stop about 4 times, he MUST have seen the wincing in my face constantly... so what did he do?... plied me with more and more and more anesthetic
Even one in the roof of my mouth
I was so numbed up, I couldn't swallow properly, couldn't feel my throat, it was right up past my eye socket, couldn't feel my right ear, and all the way down my jaw bone and neck. Now, that doesn't really bother me so much...
He had to remove the nerve of my tooth, has packed it with antibiotic, and put a temporary dressing on. This is on the only side I can eat on, the dressing is virtually level with my gum, I can't bare my top teeth touching it and he's told me to "eat normally" on it.... He made me another app for MARCH!!!! to go back for root treatment, and to have a crown fitted (no idea what a crown is). I was so shocked, that by the time the I stepped foot out of the door, on my way back to the car, I was sobbing.
Sobbed all the way home, couldn't utter a word to hubby when I got in, and it took me a good 15 mins to calm down.
I don't know that... 1. I can put up with this temp dressing for the next 4 months... 2. I could go back and allow him to do further work on my mouth... Ideally, I would like to request a new dentist... but I'm scared to incase he says something to the new one and I end up making things worse. I was a nervous wreck about going tonight, I can't begin to imagine what I'll be like in March. Anesthetic is wearing off now, and my jaw bone is AGONY.
What would you do...?
If nothing else, I'm sure my waistline will benefit from this...
