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> I strongly prefer 5 to 10 somewhat inconvenient minutes over having a numb jaw for a whole day. Is it possible only a minority would consider the pain of a d

• stefs 9y ago
  not all procedures are the same. my doctor also asks me if i want anaesthetics - but only if he thinks i can get away without one (i.e. minor work - he wouldn't ask if he expected the operation to last for more than a couple of minutes). i've also skipped the anaesthetics on occasion without problems, but there were surgeries where this would have been madness where the doctor didn't ask.
• dangerbird2 9y ago
  It depends on the procedure. I had a minor cavity filled when I was younger, and it really wasn't all that horrible. Something like a root canal would be unimaginable.
  • jjeaff 9y ago
    As I mentioned higher up the thread, pain thresholds vary dramatically. My father has had more than one root canal with no anesthetic because it was cheaper. He said the pain wasn't that bad. He just has a very high threshold for tooth pain, or lack of nerves there.