• LifeBandit666@feddit.uk
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    1 year ago

    When I had some teeth out they injected something into my gums to numb it and it was fucking horrible. Next time I went they got the syringe out and I just told them I’d rather feel the pain than go through that again.

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      1 year ago

      Novocaine. But if you’re having surgery you definitely want it. It’s not exactly pleasant having someone stab you in the gum with a with a needle but it’s even less pleasant to have someone pull one of your teeth out with a pair of pliers.

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        1 year ago

        I think I was having a tooth drilled for a filling. It hurt but it was definitely bearable.

        I preferred going through the pain compared to a needle in the gum and an hour of numb-faced dribbling.

        Of course it’s preferable sometimes, but I really hate it.