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Why do i feel pain when getting a filling?

Hi when i go to the dentist and after he lets the needle set for about 5-10 minutes he gets to work with the filling but i feel pain when he is drilling? Why is this?

Thanks

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  • ?
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
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    Same thing here. Some people are simply more sensitive to pain than others.

    Believe me - if you didn't have the injections you would be unconscious.

  • Angela
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    Seriously, it is BAD dentistry. You should not feel pain after your injection.

    They put far too much filling like Amalgamum and put it in real deep just for a tiny little cavity. Many dentist are awful and have inteferred with teeth too much.

    I changed quite a few dentist because of awful treatment. You are in their hands and they know it, especailly if you are young. And they make money from unnecessary treatments and exploit this.

    I choose white filling now and my dentist is excellent.

    It took a few years to find an HONEST dentist.

    Try a different dentist.

  • ?
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    If you have nerve chamber entry from the cavity, you need to have a root canal. Upper dental work is usually not as painful as lower dental work. For some reason, the shots work better on top. And you may need SEVERAL shots before you get fully numb. My dentist does no less than four usually. If you have a dentist that does not LISTEN to you, move on. Mine won't DARE perform any work until I give the okay.

  • 1 decade ago

    same thing happen to me....I had to stop the dentist like 3 times and she gave me more medicine each time....the cavity was just so deep

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    its probs just the pressure on the tooth where the dentist is pushing down

    nothin 2 worry about

  • Bren
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    possibly u have some infection in the tooth. if there is infection the anaesthetic does not work properly. if properly numbed u should not feel pain - the only other reason is its not numbing the exact nerve to that tooth. u should only feel pushing and pressure.

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