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Even most US dentists are reluctant to use it in my experience. Ours has it in the back corner, though. My wife likes to get a whiff before the numbing injecti
by dbcurtis 5y ago
Even most US dentists are reluctant to use it in my experience. Ours has it in the back corner, though. My wife likes to get a whiff before the numbing injections so that the injections don’t hurt so much. It helps with the anxiety, as you say. I don’t think it is as effective at blocking procedure pain as the more modern anesthetics.
- kwhitefoot 5y agoMy Norwegian dentist, on the rare occasions that he uses any numbing injection, drips some on the injection site first then as he pushes the needle in he also pushes the plunger down. He takes it very slowly so that the only discomfort is the physical effort of holding my jaw still against the pressure. A big contrast to butcher who did my last filling in the UK before I emigrated.