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injections for fillings?

  • 24-03-2010 8:36am
    #1
    smeedyova
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    I lived in Germany for several years and there it is standard NOT to give injections prior to having fillings. I myself have had many fillings done without having had injections (and some really big fillings with injections) so I know for sure that the injection hurts more than the filling work itself (in most cases) and you can eat and drink immediately after the work is done. Are Irish dentists not trained to do this? I have been looking for one who will do (small) fillings without injections and all the dentists I have spoken to are totally taken aback by this suggestion. Does anybody know a German dentist working in Dublin? Or a dentist who is willing to do fillings without injections? Thanks.


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  • #2
    Victor
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    For simple work (I think at the front), I've had two dentists do work without anaesthetic.

    Injections don't hurt so much if the dentist puts a little anaesthetic on a swab and puts it ont he gum for a few minutes before the injection.


  • #3
    ballsymchugh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,939 ✭✭✭ballsymchugh


    any dentist will do the work without anaesthetic if you request it that way. they may think you're nuts, as nearly every patient here will ask if i'm going to numb them first. sometimes i'm pretty sure that the work can be done without anaesthetic but there have been times where i've ended up giving it to increase co-operation.
    the worst thing that you can get is someone who jerks their head at a bit of sensitivity, as the consequences could end up in court.
    and injections shouldn't hurt.


  • #4
    smeedyova
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    ballsymchugh wrote: »
    they may think you're nuts

    Indeed. I guess it's just a cultural difference (and a question of training?) because when I moved to Germany my dentist thought it strange when I wanted an injection for a small filling. However, I soon converted to going without as I find that, in general, the advantages far outweigh the disadvantages.


  • #5
    georgieporgy
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    No special training is needed to do fillings without anaesthetic. Some people tolerate it better than others. (some teeth just aren't very sensitive whereas others are extremely sensitive)
    But I would say one thing about Germans in this country, they are overjoyed when they are told they can be anaesthetised for all fillings and not just the real bad ones.
    I usually do kids without anaesthetic (baby teeth only) and they don't mind too much.
    I once had a pregnant Turkish lady who wanted an extraction without anaesthetic (she was concerned about possible effect of drugs on the baby). She changed her mind halfway through.


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