I’m about to give myself a root canal/filling. I have no dental training. But the pain is more than I can bare.
Ask me anything.
I’m scared guys.
Last year I had to do a root canal. The anesthesia did not took effect in my tooth and the dentist said that she could not apply more anesthesia cause I already had took an amount equivalent to 5 persons. It was agonizing.
Wow that sounds brutal. I’ve had two and a few teeth removed, but the anesthesia has always completely numbed the area. I can’t imagine being able to feel that.
Oh, man… It was… Don’t try a root canal without anesthesia…
I guess that happened because my tooth had an inflammation that prevented the anesthesia to take effect
Happened to me as well. Tooth got infected so bad that OTC painkillers did not work anymore. The anesthesia made the painful area smaller, but could not eliminate it entirely due to the acidity of the infection. Still, it was much better than the pain from the infected tooth.
Go to the dentist folks. And if you are afraid of them, like I was, find a very kind one and get help before the pain forces you to get over the fear.
Do you smoke weed by any chance? There’s a cross-tolerance between cannabinoids and local anesthetics.
Oh shit, thank you for telling me! Need to make sure I mention that whenever I need a filling next. I already get really anxious going to the dentist, extra pain would not be a good time
I got a pretty bad infection on my thumb years ago from biting my nails. Doctor had to remove a chunk of infected tissue/pus or whatever it was using a scalpel. He tried 3 times to do local anesthesia, didn’t work, so finally he said he just needed to get it done. It was the most agonizing thing I’ve ever experienced.
I still did for a while after that, though I think I tried to be a lot more careful. A couple years ago I started to wear clear teeth aligners to straighten my teeth, and I couldn’t really bite my nails while wearing them. Since I had to wear them 24/7 for 6 months I ended up losing my nail biting habit entirely.
From biting your nails??? No judgement, just curious if you mean the skins around and under your nails, or just literally biting them short… for reasons
Nope, there absolutely is a limit to how much lidocaine they can give. It can put you in a coma or depress your CNS to the point you stop breathing or even stop your heart.