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minus-squareEcho DotlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoNovocaine. But if you’re having surgery you definitely want it. It’s not exactly pleasant having someone stab you in the gum with a with a needle but it’s even less pleasant to have someone pull one of your teeth out with a pair of pliers.
minus-squareLifeBandit666linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoI think I was having a tooth drilled for a filling. It hurt but it was definitely bearable. I preferred going through the pain compared to a needle in the gum and an hour of numb-faced dribbling. Of course it’s preferable sometimes, but I really hate it.
Novocaine. But if you’re having surgery you definitely want it. It’s not exactly pleasant having someone stab you in the gum with a with a needle but it’s even less pleasant to have someone pull one of your teeth out with a pair of pliers.
I think I was having a tooth drilled for a filling. It hurt but it was definitely bearable.
I preferred going through the pain compared to a needle in the gum and an hour of numb-faced dribbling.
Of course it’s preferable sometimes, but I really hate it.