Sensitisation at the dentist

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In a message dated 5/28/2002 2:56:28 PM Pacific Daylight Time,

benpalombo@... writes:

> Having problems at the dentist at the moment with numbing of the mouth,

> even after double doses I am still sensitive to the drill. Any shared

> experiences or info would be a great help.

>

> P

I usually have 1 shot and I am numb for twice as long as a " normal " person.

jenny

[Guest guest]

Hi,

Having problems at the dentist at the moment with numbing of the mouth,

even after double doses I am still sensitive to the drill. Any shared

experiences or info would be a great help.

P.

[Guest guest]

HI All,

Just my own experience with drilling at the dentist. I am able to have

almost all drilling done without any sedation. I always felt it was because

my sensation was less than normal. Could this be so? It appears that I have

Type 2 CMT. Only once when I was getting a tooth pulled and had Novocaine,

did I become a bit faint. We went ahead with the extraction, however.

Going to the dentist is a real bummer, right? It does seem lately that my

entire mouth is more sensitive than in the past when I had lots of drilling

done. Unfortunately, I think it is going to be the " thing of the future? for

me the next time I go to the dentist, as I am aware of a few very senitive

teeth! That will be the real test for me.

Health to all,

P.

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My husband has similar problems at dentist. He ends up getting 2 or

3 numbing shots, because they don't take effect. Then the rest of

the day he is loopy (he actually acts like he is " high " ). The last

time this happened, I sent him back to the dentist so he could see

how bad it was, and now the dentist buys/uses a different numbing

agent just for him. We just assumed it was due to the CMT and how

the lidocaine or novacaine acts on the nerves.

in IN