Dental Crowns!!

[crisper]

Horror of horrors... just been to the toof man and he's told me I need a crown..never had anything more than a large filing done ..I'm petrified of the dentist... pathetic I know.. he's a great dentist.. very caring... and has explained the procedure to me and told me the area will be completely numb...but the first appointment is an hour long !!!!!!!!! ..Anyone else been through this... how did it go ? did it hurt?... Any helpful advice greatly appeciated !.. ta Mrs C x

[murraymints]

No problem.....don't worry..a lot of drilling though....

[Old_Geezer]

Went through it for the first time recently, after have some root canal work done. Yes you get an injection and after than, even though nervous, you don't feel a lot, and if you do feel something it's minor and you can say easily enough. The anticipation is worse than the actual event. Not that I'd recommend it for pleasure, but you'll be fine.

[horseshoes]

You'll be fine. I have a real phobia of the dentist. I had a valium sedation (prescription from the dental surgery) to have my crown done. You have to have somebody to collect you though. NOTHING absolutely NOTHING hurt me. Good luck.

[crisper]

aww.. thankyou Murraymints,Old Geezer & Horseshoes.. that makes me feel better....must lay off the Toffee's in the mean time! lol Mrs C x

[Old_Geezer]

Those toffees are a peril. Had one in the car as I was driving along the other day. Chewed it with the tooth with the inlay (the other side of the mouth to crown) and the next thing I knew the toffee had lifted the inlay right out ! Luckily I kept it as the dentist could clean and refit it. But that's another story.

[Baldric]

I've had one done, long time in the Chair, but painless,
it was very well managed.

[boxtops]

Not a problem, Mrs crisper. It takes a while but it doesn't hurt - lots of drilling but it's well worth it in the end.

[bert_h]

A lot of the drilling isn't really drilling, it's sculpting and shaping and smoothing to get the crown site absolutely perfect. Then the dentist needs to take an accurate cast of where the crown's to go, and the hour almost certainly includes an allowance for a second shot at that, because it can go a little bit wrong even for the best dentists, and nothing but a perfect cast will do. You'll be fine.

[Canary42]

I've had a couple - no pain at all. One failed to stay on though and so did the replacement so I have now just left it uncrowned. It's not visible, and my dentist is quite happy with the situation.

[Mojo-Jo-Jo]

I too am terrified of the dentist. I cry, shake, stop breathing and they feed me Lucozade lol.
After an illness a lot of work was needed so I had to have it done. One extraction, two root canals and 10 fillings later I believe them when they tell me it won't hurt. It doesn't.
They also let me wear a very loud stereo and use hand signals if they want to switch the drill on.