TEETH PULLING... tomorrow. Help!!!!!?

ahhhhhh omg i'm getting two teeth pulled tomorrow and i've gotten them pulled before but i TOTALLY forgot how it felt and when i was little i was brave but now i'm not AT ALL. PLEASE answer if it hurts? (I'm getting a novacain shot not the gas) and how it feels afterward... stuff like that. oooomg i'm so freaked out,





also... i'm afraid because i was just on a cruise two weeks ago and could only brush my teeth once er twice a day for 2 weeks ( I usually do alot more) plus some mouth wash... and one tooth hurts when i eat but when i touch it it doesn't hurt. does this mean its a cavity??? i really don't want to get a filling, and teeth pulling in the same day. at. all.





DENTISTS IF YOU ANSWER I WILL BE VERY HAPPY!! if your not, i dc because i need all the advice i can GET!!! :]





wish me luck tomorrow...

TEETH PULLING... tomorrow. Help!!!!!?
Well first of all I am asuming the teeth you are getting pulled are baby teeth because that is what I had done. First, the shot. I got 4 and didn't even feel them. The rub a gel on your gums where the shot will be and then they do it. I couldn't feel a thing. (probably because I was practically crying and I was so scared) So if there is pain, it is very minor.





After you have waited about 10 minutes after the novacaine was given, they will pull the teeth. They use something that lools like pliers(don't let them scare you) and just simply pull them out. When they did mine (I had 2 pulled) I was waiting for some major pain, but they showed me the teeth they had already pulled before I knew they ever started! Completely painless for me! Way more of a mental pain and fear! Your mouth stays numb for a few hours afterward, not a big deal at all. It's kinda fun!





As for your tooth that hurts, I am not sure if it is a cavity or not. (try putting ice directly on it, amd see it if is sensitive. if it is, it's probably a cavity) If it is a cavity, They wouldn't fill it that same day unless it was a really rare occasion.





I hope this helped.


Best of luck to you!:)
Reply:Ouch! I really don't have any advice for you but I want to wish you good luck! I am sure you will be fine and experience very little if no pain. :-)
Reply:I had 2 teeth pulled about a year ago, and I am 21 and I know exactly what your going through. I was scared too...haha, but they gave me the shot..and I felt alot of pressure, and I told him it hurt and to give me another shot. And they did, so if you feel anything---stop them. and tell them to give you another one. haha, don't smoke or drink through a straw afterwards either for a while..and I am not going to lie, I cried. But I am okay now...haha, and I wish you luck!!!! Remember, it will help you out in the long run tho :)
Reply:its really not that bad, i had 8 teeth pulled, the needle is just a little pinch dont worry





good luck tho





i hold my moms hand sometimes lol
Reply:i am not a dentist but it sounds like you need to chill and not think about and if not bring some music to listen to or talk to your dentist about it and they will help you
Reply:you need to tell all your loved ones you love them and become one with god. I dont wish to tell you the outcome.
Reply:The Lidocaine will make a big difference. Make sure to tell the dentist to use a lot of topical which will numb the area where the shot will be. You can get nitrous oxide (laughing gas) too if you want to, a lot of people do and it helps to take their mind off of what's going on. Ask your dentist for a sample of sensodyne. Brush your teeth with it, but don't rinse, it needs to stay on the tooth for as long as possible. Try it for a couple weeks to see if it makes a difference.
Reply:first off...good luck!





now....the shot stings a little


you wont feel anything (except pressure) once the shot is over


its very num


afterwards, you feel like you're REALLY REALLY swollen, but you're not...it just feels like that...you look pretty normal....you'll be fine





take some painkillers when the num-ness wears off....you'll be fine





good luck again!
Reply:well.. I've had a lot of teeth pulled.. and it's more mental anxiety than pain. first they'll put this gel on your gums, and it will numb you pretty well.. if you're getting Novocaine, it would come next. Novocaine doesn't hurt so bad, it really is just a prick that you notice, you don't really feel pain from that. then, they'll pull out the teeth.. and by then you wouldn't feel anything. Good Luck at the dentist!
Reply:It wont be that bad. the shot will make it so you dont feel anything, you will probley just feel a little pressure. and (im not a dentist) the tooth that hurts when you eat sounds like a cavity to me.


hope that helps and good luck tomorrow, you will be fine!
Reply:ive had 20 teeth pulled cause the dentist wanted to try to get my teeth as straight as they could before braces.. but the shot is like a pinch after that like 3 minutes later it starts feeling weird and they will start wiggling it if i hurts still tell then and they will give you another shot.. for me it wasnt that it hurt it was the sounds the tooth makes when its coming outso bring your ipod or mp3 player and listen to the music and just dont think about it and it will be over faster
Reply:well first of all it doesn't really hurt. the novicane doesn't hurt if it is on the outside of your gum but if its on the inside, you might fell a little bit. by the way if you had a cavity it would hurt when you touched it too. i have to get braces on monday august 6, 2007 and i have to get two baby teeth pulled saturday august 4, 2007. since yours are baby teeth, it probably won't hurt. all you feel is some pressure when the dentist is pulling them out. my grandpa is a dentist and he always explains everything that he's going to do to so....if it makes you feel better, just ask your dentist to explain everything before he does it. i hope this helps.
Reply:I had a cavity filled and a tooth pulled last Monday morning. I heard all kinds of horror stories before going to the appointment. It was nothing. Having the cavity filled was much more involved than having the tooth pulled. The tooth being pulled reminded me of the sensation of having a hair tweezed without the sharp pain. Just the feeling of something sliding from its place.





Be sure to follow their directions for care afterward very carefully. I used an ice pack and took some pain killer before the numbing wore off, and I didn't have any swelling or pain.





Keep it in perspective. A week from tomorrow the teeth being pulled will just be a memory. You'll do great!
Reply:don't worry i got my tooth pulled today and all you have to do is keep pressure on it and ask them to tell you what they are going to do i had the exact same thing done a filling and two teeth pulled but now i am doing fine it feels first kind of like a push not hard though then its gone and they put more gel in your mouth and you are done P.S. this was my first time having a tooth pulled and having another pulled next week if the bleeding stays try a tea bag and i am only 11
Reply:The onlt thing that hurts about getting your teeth pulled is the novacaine injections. They will hurt I'm not gonna lie but they are quick and once the dentist is done with them you will be just fine. Th dentist will first (after your mouth is all numb and stuff) test the tooth to make sure there is no pain and then they will pull it. You will only feel pressure. I know that that sounds weird like how can I only feel pressure but it is true. Getting teeth pulled doesn't hurt, trust me. I got 4 teeth oulled for my braces and I was only supposed to get 2 pulled one Friday and then a week later get the other to pulled I just told the dentist, after she was done with the first two, to just go ahead and do the other two. It really doesn't hurt. I was all nervous like you are but believe me you will be fine. The extraction sites will bleed for a while and your lips will feel all fat from the novacaine but all of that will stop. Just make sure that you listen to the dentist's instructions after you get your teeth pulled and you will be fine.





As for the cavity thing I don't know but I know that if you do have a cavity they will not fill the cavity AND pull your teeth. They will set up different appointments...at least I think?!?!



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