Am I mad for walking out of the dentist because he wanted to bang a tooth and blow cold air on it ??
Question: I complained of a very sensitive tooth to cold and hot and cold air etc. and could not see the point of banging it and blowing cold air on it???? All I would have done was be in a lot of pain?????
Answers: I've never met a dentist that didn't deserve a good hard punch right in the nose.
Go to a dentist who treats children's teeth, for a second opinion.
I hate the dentist too - Haven't actually walked out yet though !
awesome ! lol
Usually, they take x-rays and do some probing, and if you're lucky you will have a dentist who is gentle and knows what he/she is doing and not cause you much pain during the pre-exam of your bad tooth.
I have had some bad luck with previous dentists as an adult. My first didn't know anything about how to use Novocain if you ask me, because I always felt the needles go in and on more than one occasion she had to use 2-3 cartridges to get me numb. She was always talking up a storm with her assistant and when I needed to have five molars pulled she referred me to a oral surgeon. I finally figered that maybe the reason she wasn't very good at getting me numb was maybe she was too busy talking in class or something when that subject was covered, so I left her and found another dentist.
My next dentist was a lot better, because he was great at numbing me up. I never felt the needle going in and he only needed to use one cartridge of Novocain. He was also able to pull teeth himself, which was nice. Unfortunately, he turned out not to me very professional, when he made a pass at me on my last visit to him - it happened while we were waiting for the Novocain to take effect.
I went without a dentist for 3 years after that experience, but now I have a new dentist, who is very gentle and very professional. My new dentist has even suggested a plan of action that my last dentist never even mentioned, so things are looking good so far with him.
Things could be worse. I/we could be in the U.K., where I recently read an article that said they were having a shortage of National Health Service dentists and some people to pull out their own teeth or use superglue to stick crowns back on (see link below for full article).
I think this is a common procedure when the dentist is trying to diagnose a problem. For one, I know they want to find out which tooth is hurting you. You might think it's one tooth, but by tapping on the tooth and surrounding teeth the dentist might find that it's the tooth next to the one you thought it was. I believe the tapping (or banging ) is to see if there is any pressure built up under the tooth- which could indicate an infection under the tooth. The cold air was probably to check for nerve sensitivity.
I had bad tooth pain a couple weeks ago. The dentist tapped on about 4 teeth- I about went through the roof when he tapped on 'the one' They also did the cold water test - same thing happened. Yes it was painful for a few minutes, but the dentist was able to correctly isolate the problem and fix the tooth.
wimp now how will you chew your dinner?? big mans blouse
Your first three words are correct.
Did you ask to have the area deadened w/ novicaine first?
Jennifer - I can sympathise with you - I am having work done on a tooth (back one) and all my back teeth though generally are not sensitive teeth can be when at the dentist - this can occur during the cold blow/suck, drilling. I am very lucky and have a dentist who really does care - she will now give me the more than the normal dosage to numb the area, it really is a severe problem.
It does work, the only downside is it takes far longer to wear off and have to leave of food completely since I literally would not feel if I were eating into my own cheek or tongue!
If you have made it clear to your dentist about your problems and he isn't quite listening I would suggest you seek attention elsewhere, I know that isn't easy but I can't see whatever choice you have...
If you went to see your dentist simply about your sensitive teeth then he would've needed to do a certain about investigative work, meaning he'd need to follow out certain procedures in order to find out if it were one particular tooth that was giving you jip or a whole number of them.
I do hope you can get this sorted out, I certainly understand what you're going through though.
you're lucky you have a dentist,i'm sat here with extreme toothache and nowhere to go
Are you mad? Yes.
Yes, your dentist was trying to diagnose the cause of your sensitivity.
Your dentist might have warned you - because by doing so your brain would have produced a pain-relieving hormone. However, he was doing his job - find out exactly which tooth was painful and he obviously hit the spot! Ouch!
Take Ibuprofen/sedative before visiting the dentist if you are fearful, and change to a more sympathetic one if he was callous. But never, ever neglect your teeth because you are afraid of the dentist. The result could be a need for root canal work, which is ten times worse than a cold blast. Speak out if you are not happy with your treatment, in the dentist, or in life generally, or people will never know they are being cruel.
Banging a tooth is called percussion testing, a diagnostic tool in dentistry. Blowing cold air is another tool, called thermal testing. It's standard of care.
Dentist routinely use that to identify an offending tooth before they start any work. Their results are usually written in the chart.
Most cases where a dentist pulls or root canals the wrong tooth stems from this lack of testing.
In my practice, i inform the patient of what to expect, tell them that it's for diagnostic puposes, and start with gentle tapping a blows. Most patients understand and are ok with it.
Hope that answers it.
No that is not right if you have a very sensitive tooth i don't believe that they should blow cold air on it to make it more painful.
You might want to consider finding a new dentist, this one seems a little insensitive to your pain threshhold. I myself have changed dentists, so please just find another that you like.
The dentist wasn't going to bang the tooth so hard that it would have ended up in your bone!
What he was going to do what a percussion test... that's when they lightly tap on the tooth/teeth... for some reason the term they use is 'bang' and it sounds worse than it actually is.
As far as the 'air' on the teeth... the air/water syringe has a very small opening at the tip, so that can be used to actually pin point the area that's sensitive to air...
Your explanation of why you went to the dentist suggests you have an abscess going on... too bad you left before he could have given you a prescription for antibiotics.
this would have been to test the nerves and/or damage to the tooth incase it is nerve damage or gum/cavity damage so he can decide which would be the best treatment.... with teeth even the thought of that is painful but i think your dentist was doing these things so he could make a proper evaluation of which treatment is required.......
Suck it up. I just had 4 wisdom teeth demolished out of my head 2 weeks ago. I had to go to the consultation and he listed down all the parts of the procedure and the possible risks and side effects.
They knock you out, then they go in and break the teeth up with a kind of mini jack hammer and pluck the pieces out. If they can't get to the tooth (which they couldn't get to one of mine) they go in and drill out the tooth (which chews your gum and cheek all up). While at the consultation the surgeon tells me they might have to go in and break my jaw to extract the teeth (thank God they didn't have to). Not to mention the fact he tells me death is a possible side effect of anesthesia.
The doctor knows what he's doing, and chances are its probably going to hurt for a little bit, but it goes away. Just suck it up get it done and you won't have to do it again.
Yes your are mad, why consult an authority on the subject when you think you know better. Accept the fact you are probably windy/. You need the treatment get on with it.
well, it is a bit wimpy. He should know what hes doing - and itll prob be worse leaving it.
Answers: I've never met a dentist that didn't deserve a good hard punch right in the nose.
Go to a dentist who treats children's teeth, for a second opinion.
I hate the dentist too - Haven't actually walked out yet though !
awesome ! lol
Usually, they take x-rays and do some probing, and if you're lucky you will have a dentist who is gentle and knows what he/she is doing and not cause you much pain during the pre-exam of your bad tooth.
I have had some bad luck with previous dentists as an adult. My first didn't know anything about how to use Novocain if you ask me, because I always felt the needles go in and on more than one occasion she had to use 2-3 cartridges to get me numb. She was always talking up a storm with her assistant and when I needed to have five molars pulled she referred me to a oral surgeon. I finally figered that maybe the reason she wasn't very good at getting me numb was maybe she was too busy talking in class or something when that subject was covered, so I left her and found another dentist.
My next dentist was a lot better, because he was great at numbing me up. I never felt the needle going in and he only needed to use one cartridge of Novocain. He was also able to pull teeth himself, which was nice. Unfortunately, he turned out not to me very professional, when he made a pass at me on my last visit to him - it happened while we were waiting for the Novocain to take effect.
I went without a dentist for 3 years after that experience, but now I have a new dentist, who is very gentle and very professional. My new dentist has even suggested a plan of action that my last dentist never even mentioned, so things are looking good so far with him.
Things could be worse. I/we could be in the U.K., where I recently read an article that said they were having a shortage of National Health Service dentists and some people to pull out their own teeth or use superglue to stick crowns back on (see link below for full article).
I think this is a common procedure when the dentist is trying to diagnose a problem. For one, I know they want to find out which tooth is hurting you. You might think it's one tooth, but by tapping on the tooth and surrounding teeth the dentist might find that it's the tooth next to the one you thought it was. I believe the tapping (or banging ) is to see if there is any pressure built up under the tooth- which could indicate an infection under the tooth. The cold air was probably to check for nerve sensitivity.
I had bad tooth pain a couple weeks ago. The dentist tapped on about 4 teeth- I about went through the roof when he tapped on 'the one' They also did the cold water test - same thing happened. Yes it was painful for a few minutes, but the dentist was able to correctly isolate the problem and fix the tooth.
wimp now how will you chew your dinner?? big mans blouse
Your first three words are correct.
Did you ask to have the area deadened w/ novicaine first?
Jennifer - I can sympathise with you - I am having work done on a tooth (back one) and all my back teeth though generally are not sensitive teeth can be when at the dentist - this can occur during the cold blow/suck, drilling. I am very lucky and have a dentist who really does care - she will now give me the more than the normal dosage to numb the area, it really is a severe problem.
It does work, the only downside is it takes far longer to wear off and have to leave of food completely since I literally would not feel if I were eating into my own cheek or tongue!
If you have made it clear to your dentist about your problems and he isn't quite listening I would suggest you seek attention elsewhere, I know that isn't easy but I can't see whatever choice you have...
If you went to see your dentist simply about your sensitive teeth then he would've needed to do a certain about investigative work, meaning he'd need to follow out certain procedures in order to find out if it were one particular tooth that was giving you jip or a whole number of them.
I do hope you can get this sorted out, I certainly understand what you're going through though.
you're lucky you have a dentist,i'm sat here with extreme toothache and nowhere to go
Are you mad? Yes.
Yes, your dentist was trying to diagnose the cause of your sensitivity.
Your dentist might have warned you - because by doing so your brain would have produced a pain-relieving hormone. However, he was doing his job - find out exactly which tooth was painful and he obviously hit the spot! Ouch!
Take Ibuprofen/sedative before visiting the dentist if you are fearful, and change to a more sympathetic one if he was callous. But never, ever neglect your teeth because you are afraid of the dentist. The result could be a need for root canal work, which is ten times worse than a cold blast. Speak out if you are not happy with your treatment, in the dentist, or in life generally, or people will never know they are being cruel.
Banging a tooth is called percussion testing, a diagnostic tool in dentistry. Blowing cold air is another tool, called thermal testing. It's standard of care.
Dentist routinely use that to identify an offending tooth before they start any work. Their results are usually written in the chart.
Most cases where a dentist pulls or root canals the wrong tooth stems from this lack of testing.
In my practice, i inform the patient of what to expect, tell them that it's for diagnostic puposes, and start with gentle tapping a blows. Most patients understand and are ok with it.
Hope that answers it.
No that is not right if you have a very sensitive tooth i don't believe that they should blow cold air on it to make it more painful.
You might want to consider finding a new dentist, this one seems a little insensitive to your pain threshhold. I myself have changed dentists, so please just find another that you like.
The dentist wasn't going to bang the tooth so hard that it would have ended up in your bone!
What he was going to do what a percussion test... that's when they lightly tap on the tooth/teeth... for some reason the term they use is 'bang' and it sounds worse than it actually is.
As far as the 'air' on the teeth... the air/water syringe has a very small opening at the tip, so that can be used to actually pin point the area that's sensitive to air...
Your explanation of why you went to the dentist suggests you have an abscess going on... too bad you left before he could have given you a prescription for antibiotics.
this would have been to test the nerves and/or damage to the tooth incase it is nerve damage or gum/cavity damage so he can decide which would be the best treatment.... with teeth even the thought of that is painful but i think your dentist was doing these things so he could make a proper evaluation of which treatment is required.......
Suck it up. I just had 4 wisdom teeth demolished out of my head 2 weeks ago. I had to go to the consultation and he listed down all the parts of the procedure and the possible risks and side effects.
They knock you out, then they go in and break the teeth up with a kind of mini jack hammer and pluck the pieces out. If they can't get to the tooth (which they couldn't get to one of mine) they go in and drill out the tooth (which chews your gum and cheek all up). While at the consultation the surgeon tells me they might have to go in and break my jaw to extract the teeth (thank God they didn't have to). Not to mention the fact he tells me death is a possible side effect of anesthesia.
The doctor knows what he's doing, and chances are its probably going to hurt for a little bit, but it goes away. Just suck it up get it done and you won't have to do it again.
Yes your are mad, why consult an authority on the subject when you think you know better. Accept the fact you are probably windy/. You need the treatment get on with it.
well, it is a bit wimpy. He should know what hes doing - and itll prob be worse leaving it.
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