I’ve had two teeth pulled in my life, one a wisdom tooth that was hard to get out. I had learned from back injury that beer is much better than pain pills, so after the dentist I just pitch the pills he prescribes, and buy a six-pack.
I’ve never experienced pain from any dental procedure.
I have always had trouble getting my teeth drilled. No matter how much novocaine they give me, I can still feel it...and it sucks.
I had to get a new dentist, and he did all the usual stuff...give you the shot...wait...drill, and...I could feel it, hurt like Hell.
So he repeats with another shot...same thing.
And again.
Then he says “You can’ possibly feel that.” Indeed, the side of my face felt like it had a stroke. But I could feel it.
Then he says...I’ll give one more. And he put it in, and...voila! It didn’t hurt when he drilled!
He said I had really strange nerve configuration in my lower jaw. Now, in the few times he has had to drill, he gives me one shots and it kills the pain. I think of all those years of pain...but I don’t blame them. How would they have known?