Hi, I am writing for the problem of my 5-year old daughter’s tooth. Her tooth is decayed and had an infection over this tooth (swelling). I took her to the local dentist. She gave an injection there and immediately started to pull off the tooth. My daughter was screaming with the pain and I had to ask the dentist to stop it. It seemed to me that the anaesthetic didn’t work because she was screaming too much. Anyway, the dentist gave an antibiotic and my daughter took it almost a week. The swelling decreased then, but did not completely go away. I took her to another dentist because my daughter was not ready to go to the first one. I told the new dentist about the history. My daughter was scared on seeing the dentist and was not ready to open the mouth for a while. The dentist said he don’t want to take the tooth and it is better to go to a clinic where they will do general anesthesia and will extract the tooth.
My question: is it safe to do this in a 5-year old child? Is there any risk? Would it give any problem in future (affecting the development of brain)?
I would be very grateful for the answer. Thank you very much in advance.
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Is It Safe To Place A 5-Year-Old Child Under General Anaesthetic?
Friday, July 26th, 2013Do you have to have an injection if you want to be sedated?
Monday, September 12th, 2011 hi i am very scared about needles and dentists and im worried about sedation i have never had it before ive been reffered by my dentist beause i have got to have my wisdom teeth out and just wanted to know if sedation means that im put to sleep or im still awake. And is there any other way of sedation then having a needle because i really dont like them and how long does sedation last and will it make me feel ill. if you could answer my question i would be very greatful.
many thanks
I’m scared of injections, is there an alternative?
Monday, May 23rd, 2011I have a top jaw tooth that has left the gum and is loose also the next tooth to it is a crown on a pin is also loose but not as much movement as the big tooth I took many years to get over my childhood fears of a dentist and have for a long time gone for checkups and hygenist visits twice a year. My dentist has said I would need a roof ingection for the extraction. I would like to know if there is any other way these teeth can be removed as I still remember the pain of this injection for another tooth a few years ago, and can not convince myself it will be different this time. hoping for some advice how to cope with this i.e. could I have a general I am 63 years old, and on blood pressure tablets.
Can botox help relieve bruxism?
Monday, April 4th, 2011CAN BOTOX HELP RELIEVE BRUXISM
I had a very bad time the last time i had my teeth checked. Can I be knocked out when dental work is being completed?
Tuesday, January 11th, 2011i had a very bad time the last time i had my teath checked and after the 3rd time of trying to fil a tooth it just fell apart leaving the filling and no tooth,and still they wouldnt take it out.i have a high resistance to the numbing and even after 2-3 injections i still feel a lot of the work being done is there anywhere that you can go that are willing to compleatly knock you out to get the work done and can this be done on the NHS thank you.
Is it normal to have no sensation in my teeth and bruised nostrils following preparation for veneers?
Thursday, December 2nd, 2010Hi
I’m having veneers done. I had 6 of my top front teeth prepared last week and I now have temporarys in my mouth.
I feel like they are still numb. Its concerning me a lot. I tap on them and can’t feel a thing. If I tap on my other teeth I can feel the sensation. I also feel no sensitivity whatsoever in my prepped teeth.
It’s literally like when you’d wear a gum shield and tap on your teeth through them. That’s the sensation I have.
Is this normal? and will I get the feeling back?
Also, when I flare my nostrils they feel bruised.
Can a tooth be completely numbed before a root canal treatment?
Friday, November 26th, 2010My dentist says I need some root canal work on a tooth that aches when I eat. She had drilled out the decay, nearly down to the root, but it still hurts, hence the root canal work. I had 1 injection for the filling, but I still nearly had to ask her to stop, as the pain was so bad. (My last dentist used to give me 2 injections for a filling, & it still used to hurt). I really dislike the idea of root canal work, can the tooth really be numbed enough for this work to take place? Any help would be much appreciated.
What anaesthetic options are available for fillings, specifically root canals?
Wednesday, November 17th, 2010I have an extremely sensitive rear molar that needs a filling. The last time two lots of injections didn’t deaden the pain during the drilling. What else can be done to reduce pain? If I need a root canal on this, can I not be knocked out so I don’t feel a think until I wake up?,
Is my tooth infected or is it decaying?
Tuesday, June 8th, 2010Hi I had the last molar on my right side extracted just over 2 weeks ago and the extraction site is healing fine. Up until a few days ago I was finding it hard to brush the molar next to it but now I can without pain.. I was worried about decay at the back of this tooth so I used a mirror to check it and noticed it was slightly stained, upon feeling it with my finger I felt a sharp pain when my nail touched a certain part of the tooth. Could it be infected or decaying or is this normal due to the extraction?? I also have a small silver filling in the tooth so could this be a factor in causing the pain?? Please help as I am extremely freaked out and worried!,
Do I need to have an injection when I’m having my braces placed?
Friday, May 28th, 2010…erm… i want to know how much invisible braces is cos i wanted to put normal braces on but i find it really scary and erm… when you put on the invisible braces do they have to give injection to make your teeth num cos when you want to put normal braces they give injection and that is really scary…..FOR ME!,
