Why do some (mine) Dentists do this?

[WiseRobin]

Back in the good old days, you were given a LA and then sent back to the waiting room for the numbing effect to take place.

These days, as I’ve experienced a couple of times lately, my Dentist starts work almost immediately and EVERY time I have to tell her to stop as I can still feel pain!

The last time I had a filling the effects of the LA really started to take effect almost after treatment.

This has now affected my confidence going forward, I need to return as I have yet another tooth with pain but I might have to put up with it far longer than necessary as I don’t want a repeat experience.

Has anyone else experienced similar?

This is with an NHS dentist, not that it should make any difference.

I remember this they stopped doing it with me as I'm phobic and might run off 🤣

I used to have a dentist with three rooms she would flit between patients inject one examine the other xray a third then pull a tooth or fill one then back to the xray room and so on she also had cats one snuck on my lap while she was working she finished said ahhh not too tense today well done! WHATS THE BLOODY CAT DOING HERE! 😂 I was so sad when she went private

@Isaidnoalready brilliant! She sounded amazing!

Hah..and I’m the opposite. I want them to start right away. Apparently my superpower is to metabolize LA at super speed. So when they used to give it wander off I’d need more by the time they came back. Add to that I’ve only ever had 1 nerve block actually work- which was a good thing because I woke up from GA quicker than they expected (they didn’t quite believe me until I summed up the conversation they were having before I tried to sit up).

Let’s just say that I’m happy I haven’t had to have a lot of procedures done.

Mine always goes off for 10-15 minutes to do some paperwork and I get to have a chat with the dental nurse, who is lovely. private not nhs

My dentist always waits 15 minutes from giving me the shot, but he never made me wait in the waiting room, I just stay in the chair.

We only used to send you out so we could call someone else in in the meantime and manage our time more efficiently. When covid hit we weren't able to do this.

It does seem to act faster these days!

But, I always need more than the average person. I tell them this. They give me the normal amount "it should be starting to numb now..." err no. "Your lips should be tingling..." nope. "Can you feel this?" Yep. "Ok well I'll just start" OWWWW STOP

"Oh, seems like you need more anaesthetic" 🤔 who'd a thunk 🤦🏻‍♀️

Taking enough time to get someone numb is expensive. There is a particular movement in dentistry to take sufficient time to allow patients to get numb. You can find a local dentist who subscribes to this idea here:
slowdentistryglobalnetwork.org

You’re probably better off having adrenaline in your anaesthetic as it works more effectively and bleeds less. It’s just bad luck if it makes your heart race. It means that a little bit has been injected into your bloodstream. Not dangerous really, only a bit scary when it happens.