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Stephanie asked in HealthDental · 8 years ago

Severe pain during tooth filling?

I have cold-sensitive teeth, but during my daily life it doesn't bother me much more than I find it a bit hard to bite into a Popsicle.

However, every time I need a filling, no matter how many Novocaine shots I get, that sensitivity is ramped up to 11. It's a sharp, severe cold pain right in the tooth, kind of like placing an ice cube right on the nerve. Last time I had a filling, the dentist told me that it was unsafe to inject any more Novocaine (and I lost count after 10 shots), so I suffered through it.

Yesterday, I had another filling scheduled. This time, I took some prescribed anti-anxiety pills beforehand, but as soon as the pain started, I had one of the worst panic attacks I've ever had at the dentist. The dentist stopped drilling and suggested I come back in another time and he would give me some nitrous to relax me more.

So the question here is: will the nitrous work? I don't think I need to be relaxed--I just need that pain to STOP.

And another question. Is it possible/safe to be completely sedated for a routine filling? Because with this much pain, I don't even want to be awake for the procedure anymore.

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  • Anonymous
    8 years ago
    Favorite Answer

    I recommend that you use the XIAOLIDUO toothpaste,It cured my sensitive teeth and my enamel 。it‘s better than Sensodyn

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    You should see a dentist immediately. You might have an absess. Especially if the prior dentist drilled a hole and left it without filling it. DONT GO BACK TO THE JERK DENTIST THAT DID THAT. Absess teeth can not only hurt like you are describing but if the infection enters your bloodstream that can cause your blood to become toxic which can not only just about kill you but cause your baby harm. So, I say, go get it checked out and figure out what you can do at 21 weeks to relieve the pain and ensure you dont get worse. I mean, not eating isnt good for the baby too, so whats your dr. thinking here???

  • Arnie
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    A little info I think should be considered about this drug Versed ( Midazolam ) that is used for Sedation for many medical procedures..Sedation and General Anesthesia are not the same and quite a few people being given Sedation

    think they are being given General Anesthesia!

    There is simply no good or valid reason to ever purposely induce amnesia during a medical procedure. It is only a recent development in medical thinking that amnesia is somehow a "benefit" to the patient. On occasion some

    some patients will remember a bad experience. Forgetting does not mean it did not happen!!

    I feel that if people were aware of the effects of this drug they would Opt For Another Drug!

    Erasing someones memory of what was done to them is wrong!!

    In fact, many people who use Versed for " IV Sedation,Conscious Sedation" Twilight Sedation, during a procedure are Awake For The Entire Procedure but remember nothing, often Believing They Were "Out" the whole time.

    Versed (Midazolam) is an amnestic. It is also commonly used for minor procedures like setting broken bones,colonoscopies,endoscopies, dental procedures like extractions,conscious sedation,twilight sleep, so that patients won't remember pain and discomfort.HOWEVER THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT THOSE SENSATIONS WILL NOT BE EXPERIENCED!!!!

    A note from an anesthesiologist

    I agree that using midazolam alone in painful situations is wrong. I've heard people getting colonoscopies and screaming, and maybe they remember, maybe they don't.

    A note I got from someone on Yahoo Answers who did have a bad experience..This is very disconcerting... My sister said she heard me screaming from the waiting room but assumed it wasn't me. When we left we heard another female patient screaming. I did a lot of research since your post, thanks so much for the info.

    Here is a note from a Dentist Who uses Versed

    I've used Versed 1000+ times during oral surgery procedures and I've never had a complaint. It's a miracle drug because it is safe and it causes you to not remember an unpleasant experience. My answer to him is isn't it better to have not experienced the pain than to have forgot it. No wonder you have had no complaints they have no memory of the procedure.....

    There is a blog about this drug you may find interesting http://versedbusters.blogspot.com/2005/12/introduc...

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    Why I post this note....

    What got me started on this subject was a few years ago my wife broke her Femur

    and was in the emergency room waiting to get it operated on. They asked me to wait outside the room

    because they wanted to set it before the operation.They gave her Versed and the screaming was horrible.

    I was told she would not remember and she didn't but I do know how she suffered. I feel that when this drug is used for it's amnesia effect it's abuse. I complained and the head of emergency services called me he

    agreed with me that something for pain should have been given. I spoke to the surgeon on a follow up visit

    and asked him about what had happened,his remark was she does not remember so what.

    Other experiences with this drug I know people who had had colonoscopies and do remember having pain and yelling

    during the procedure,so I guess amnesia does not happen to everyone. Another person e mailed me and asked about her dental procedure as why was I sedated and screaming and have no memory of it when everyone could hear me.

    Most every time a Doctor tells a patient to have a colonoscopy they say you won't remember it and not you won't feel anything or suffer.

    I am not a Dr.but have strong feeling that giving a drug for amnesia is cruel I would not want it done to me

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    your dentist might have to have you put to sleep. my teeth are like urs but he tried to use nitrous and it didnt work but i changed dentist and went to a better one that everyone went to(: but anyways i got sent to a specialist and he would give me this pill to relax me and i went to sleep bc i was so relaxed and when they were done they woke me up and it took him no time(:

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