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nightmare duing anaesthetic
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Last time I had a tooth taken out I had a terrible nightmare while under anaesthetic (the one with the mask where you're put to sleep). Has anyone had one during
anaesthetic then found the next time they had it they didn't have one? I'm going to the dentist tomorrow and I have a feeling he's going to take a tooth out. I was supposed to have it done last year with them numbing my gum with an injection but I'm terrified of seeing what's going on so I couldn't go through with it.
anaesthetic then found the next time they had it they didn't have one? I'm going to the dentist tomorrow and I have a feeling he's going to take a tooth out. I was supposed to have it done last year with them numbing my gum with an injection but I'm terrified of seeing what's going on so I couldn't go through with it.
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As for nightmares - I've never had any, or at least don't remember having any. (any of the times I've been under anaesthetic)
The injections only take a few seconds (and they can use numbing cream first) and you really can't feel the tooth coming out at all.
So if you're worried about being put under anesthetic, I'd give the injections a go.
and Likewise I had some terrible dream...
I didn't think they used that anymore... I'd refuse it anyway, Injection or nowt!
Go for the numbing gel, local anaesthetic into the gum (needle) and a bit of entonox (happy gas) if you really need it, that should do the trick. If any of that gave you nightmares last time, tell them and they can probably adjust the doses.
Not anymore, but you used to. I was put to sleep when I had teeth removed when I was a little 'un. It's one of my most traumatic memories... imagine three or four nurses holding you down and trying to put a gasmask on you and then blackness...
I still remember their faces.
I didn't have any nightmares, I woke up and there was a boy infront of me having his mouth rinsed out from the blood, then they rinsed my mouth out under the sink too. Pretty barbaric stuff back in them days.
Ah well, my new dentists just loves to give me fillings. FFS :mad:
If normal dentists did things that way then i doubt there would be thousands of people affraid to go.
As for the gas they use in dentist surgerys, do they not still use Nitrous Oxide (laughing gas)? That can give some pretty strong halucinations that arn't a world away from ketamine.
The rules have changed so you can't have General Anaethetics at the regular dentist anymore, although the trauma of having one in the hospital is no less (if not more so) than having one at the Dentist.
As for the local anaesthetic you'll find the difference is what they are numbing rather than the Dentist vs hospital thing.
If you ask really nicely they may tell you a story so you can hallucinate to that instead. I've got a really good one about Fairys that I tell the kids!