Ouch - tooth out!!! Has anyone done this and survived??

[lisalisa]

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lisalisa - if you've been through childbirth, having a tooth out will be easy! I always find the toughest part of the challenge is pyschological. If you have an irrational fear, suggest you do what others have advised - ask for laughing gas, bring headphones to block out noises, and ask to hold the nurse's hand. I usually hold a few tissues as my palms sweat from nerves. Also find it helps to keep my eyes closed. I don't want to see the "tools of the trade" as they go into my mouth - makes the whole process much more bearable if I can't imagine what they're doing in there!

lisalisa YOU WILL BE FINE.It will not hurt. Modern anaesthetics are wonderful.

I do this for patients every day and they are almost universally amazed afterwards at how straightforward it was.

ooo, Jasper, are you still here? I have just had a previously painless pre-molar crown-prepped and now the anaesthetic's worn off the temp crown hurts like hell when I bite on it - is this just the tooth reacting to the shock of being drilled do you think? Should it calm down? (I have to eat on that side as have a couple of gaps the other side atm.)

Cuppy - you have been reading to many Beano comics! They don't grab hold of your head and yank it out, quite like that! (and am I right in thinking that the tooth is actually pushed in to loosen it, rather than pulled?).
IME having a tooth extracted is quicker and far less traumatic than a filling. No drilling, no extended carry-on, and it really, really, won't hurt.

I had to have a wisdom tooth that broke taken out last year. I got into such a state about it bacause I hate any dental treatment. It's been the easiest dental thing I've had done. Unlike a filling it is over in what seemed like less than a minute and I didn't have any pain afterwards.

Can you organise a treat for yourself afterwards to focus on. I had to have it extracted on a day dd was at nursery as it was the only day they did extractions, but it was really nice to have it done and over with in the morning and to have a relaxing day to pamper myself afterwards.

Sympathies though, the build up to these things is awful. But IT WILL BE O.K.

janh ignoring the rule of never diagnosing without seeing the patient.....
Yes, the act of prepping (or filling) can cause the tooth to hurt for a bit and chances are this is all that is wrong.My teeth always hurt after being drilled.
Is the temp too high? If so go back and get a bit filed off unless it is just a wee bit high - will wear down soon.

Sometimes the act of drilling can stir up things that were waiting to happen as it were and the tooth needs a root filling but this is less likely.

I had a wisdom tooth removed when dd was about 3 months. Agony. Don´t let any infection start - it is pure hell.

Removal is the easy part.