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I need serious help. At this moment, I’m living off of extremely strong painkillers. My dentist had to send me home with them because he doesn’t know what to do. He tried on five different appointments to get me numb. But, after at least seven shots and some kind of paste on my gums he still couldn’t get me numb enough to do my root canal. What gives? I’m miserable and my dentist feels horrible. He’s even refunded my money. <\/p>\n

Scott T. <\/p>\n

Dear Scott,<\/p>\n

\"Gilbert<\/p>\n

What a difficult experience. I’m sure you’re in tons of pain, so I will make this quick. I know exactly what is going on here, because a colleague of mine (and a dentist himself) had the same problem whenever he went in for treatment. <\/p>\n

Believe it or not, this dentist suffered from dental anxiety. Between you and me, I think it was frightening for him not to be in charge of the procedure.<\/p>\n

What many dentists don’t realize is that dental anxiety<\/a> and Novocain (along with other numbing medications) are not a good mix. The anxiety ups your metabolism which in turn burns off the numbing agent. The higher the anxiety, the faster it burns it out. <\/p>\n

There’s a simple solution. You need dental sedation<\/a>. You’ll simply take a pill before your appointment which will completely relax you. Be aware that it relaxes you so much, you’ll need someone to drive you to and from your appointment along with someone to stay with you until you’re steady on your feet again. <\/p>\n

Whenever a patient with dental fear uses sedation, it enables the numbing medication to do its job. You’ll experience a stress-free, pain-free root canal treatment. <\/p>\n

Best of luck to you. Dental emergencies<\/a> are the worst.
\nThis blog is brought to you by Dr. Matt Roper<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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