Good morning, Corin! We had a wonderful dentist when I was growing up, but he died when I was about 13. I didn't go to another dentist until I was in college, then it was major work needed! I had to have a root canal and crown and LOTS of fillings!
Before we went to the dentist, I entertained the kids with the story of how dead my face was after the novocaine needed for that major dental work. After we got home from the dentist yesterday, our son was fine, didn't even have any pain, and felt like a doofus for being so silly! He was ready for the novocaine to start wearing off though, which it did about 2 hours later.