Completely Random Election: Dental surgery.

[hardcorestitch]

Ah, dental surgery. The painful thing many have had to go through. Root canals, extractions, cavity fillings, the whole nine yards. The worst part? You’re awake in most cases, and you end up with numb teeth from a shot they put in your gums.

Have you ever had to go through one of these? If so, what was the worst of the worst? This is the safe spot to tell all…

 

[lanejudy]

I guess I don't consider a cavity filling or standard tooth extraction to be "dental surgery" because a regular dentist performs this. Specialists such as an "oral surgeon" do things like wisdom teeth extractions, implants, tissue grafts, etc. while an "endodontist" does root canals, etc.

 

[disneychrista]

I guess I don't consider a cavity filling or standard tooth extraction to be "dental surgery" because a regular dentist performs this. Specialists such as an "oral surgeon" do things like wisdom teeth extractions, implants, tissue grafts, etc. while an "endodontist" does root canals, etc.

Guess it depends on what it considered "surgery." I had to get my finger stitched last year and the hospital called is surgery.

 

[Diznygrl]

The only 'dental surgery' I've had is when I got my wisdom teeth taken out by an oral surgeon, because I didn't want to be awake for it. Ironically the teeth came out very easily and I didn't have any pain or swelling, but the valium I was prescribed beforehand combined with the anesthetic made me feel terribly ill for an entire day afterward.