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MY TRAUMATIC DENTAL EXPERIENCE

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Hybridnat
Hybridnat

I had this nerve pain for 6 days and put it down to stress. The pain shot right from my head to my left jaw. I could not determine the location in my mouth where it was coming from.

On the 7th day i walked into The Royal London Dental Emergency Department. I had sleepless nights. They examined me and did some electric shocks to see if i felt anything. I then got sent for an xray.

They discovered that one of my upper left teeth has a lesion under the gum. They wanted to see of they could save the tooth. After numbing the tooth they began to explore by drilling and probing. All of a sudden i felt a sharp excruciating pain elsewhere in my mouth. The Doctor said ot was referred pain. I told them i don't want to do this anymore and to extract the tooth. They packed my tooth with an antibiotic and lead paste and sent me home. I had an appointment in the morning.

Day 8 i arrived back at the hospital for my extraction. They gave me anesthetic about 8 times that day as i could feel everything. The tooth broke and they were trying to extract the nerve. They said that Caribbean people have dense bones that's why they were having trouble. The tooth would not budge it was as if it was fused to the jaw bone. So they then had to cut the gum open to expose the bone and drill. It took another hour of stress and me trying to control my breathing. Ot eventually came out. I had to have sutures to cover the exposed bone.

I now feel very traumatised but i went straight to work after. My boss made me leave earlier and today i had to ring on sick because it has all hit me.

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  • Spindles
    Spindles

    Posted

    Your experience does sound rather traumatic but I should say that it's not just Caribbean people who have trouble having teeth extracted. My father and myself have both had trouble due to the roots being deep and also crossed, like when you cross your fingers. He told me that it took over an hour of the dentist trying to remove one of his teeth and I had the same problem when I had a lower tooth taken out. After much pulling the dentist had to break it out and the crunch that I heard as he broke a piece out of my jawbone was quite loud. It left a dent but at least it's no problem any more.

    Sometimes when having injections for fillings it can hit a nerve which can be painful which isn't very nice and also you have to be careful if they want to take the nerve out while leaving the tooth there. I had this done many years ago but wasn't told that it would turn my tooth a darker colour, so dark that I had to have a crown fitted which doesn't match my other teeth. Perhaps if I had it done now they would be able to get a better match but I won't take the risk of having it done again. My husband and sister both insist on not having injections as they think, quite rightly I suppose, that the dentist has to be far more careful if the jaw hasn't been deadened. I suppose the answer is to make sure we all keep our teeth in very good condition so that we won't have to have fillings or extractions. My husband and I have kept our teeth in much bettter condition since we started to use electric toothbrushes.

  • BananaShake
    BananaShake Hybridnat

    Posted

    dear hybridnat

    I hope you have improvement now? well im surprised to read your experience and i had exactly the same experience on thursday the 12th june 2014,needed 7-8 injections to numb but I could still feel pain. Tooth came out with lots of struggle but I could still feel the pulling.Dentist says she needed to cut the bone to get to tooth out. tooth was also cut in to pieces. 

    I would like to ask how long it took you to get better? I know it depends person to person but still it will be help to know and have an idea. I have pain in my left ear leading to my left side of head. 

    I went to see dentist today to make sure it was ok but she says it seem rather aggressive wound and she has given me another course of antibiotics for 5 days. 

    I have another root canal booked.this tooth is next to the tooth that was taken out,and im having 2nd thoughts maybe it is best to go else where.. I dont know really.. 

    regards 

     

  • p123cb
    p123cb Hybridnat

    Posted

    Hello i have just had a tooth extracted. On the previous Sunday i was eating a sandwich when all of a sudden i have this sudden pain in my gum and tooth.  I persevere and take a strong painkiller as i have had no problems before with that tooth.  I was going away that evening.  came back on the Tuesday and on the Wednesday made an appointment for the dentist got one that day @ 2pm.  saw the dentist and he said or could not see anyting wrong and was very puzzeled he said could extract or remove the nerve that he thought was damaged.  so  was numbed up and then told they would take the nerves away and that shoiud help the problem and there should be no more pain,   not funny i went into reception and they said i would not be seen for 5 days and then i would have root canal treatment this would cost £50.  when home and as the injection was wearing off the pain was coming back in waves until it got un-bearable again.  Dentist was still there at 5.30pm so i rang up and she said take pain killers and if the pain was still there in the morning to ring. well the pain was still there so i rang and was told to go over.  saw me and really thought that i was joking about it still hurting i told him it was no better and he said i can take it out for you so i said yes please.  this is when the problems started,  he could not numb me up for ages as i could still feel things he was doing,  then when it was nearly done he had to put what he called blockers in as i could still feel a bit.  then he started cutting round the gum then pulling and part came away and he had to drill then it was over after an 45mins.  I was so swollen and feeling awful.  i still feel sore now but glad it is over it was very traumatic.  it is not just Carribean people that have dense bones, it goes to show everyone is different but not this time. 

    Hope you are better now.

  • brittney79223
    brittney79223 Hybridnat

    Posted

    I feel your pain I had started a root canal treatment in Australia we have to do it over three appointments I had my first went in for my second app a few weeks later because my filling fell ou i had no pain and they decided to pull it out I’m onky 22 so was verry upset more disappointed so anyways after several numbing needles the dentist started an hour and a half later she’s called in another Dentist said she was taking over she brokemy tooth in bits to remove and cut through bone I was passing out or falling asleep every few minutes I was told a piece of sinus had been unfortunately removed I was sent home with a piece of cotton fabric no pain killers or aftercare advice it’s been three nights tonight and my face is swollen  I haven’t eaten I can’t speak I have a cut/bruise on the corner of my mouth from the tool being used by the Dentist Wish I could upload a picture 
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