I have had a bad run with dentists... It starting with a facial injury when I was a teenager that resulted in numerous broken teeth and extensive dental work with a terribly painful root canal. In addition to that, a couple of years ago I had a couple of deep cavities that my former dentist was filling after I had an implant replaced when the numbing medication started to wear off during the procedure. After numerous attempts by the dentist to administer more injections to numb my mouth it was ultimately ineffective and I had to complete the procedure feeling nearly everything. To this day I have nightmares of that episode.
Recently I developed a very intense toothache after one of the fillings the previous dentist did came out. With my previous nightmare experiences with dentists I sought out solutions to the anxiety I had dealing with dental care and stumbled upon sedation dentistry which lead me here. All of the staff put me at ease, Dr. Ward was to the point about what needed to be done with multiple solutions to meet my insurance coverage (should say limitations) and manage the overall cost and the appointment was set.
I arrived for my appointment to have all 4 wisdom teeth removed, 2 more extractions and a root canal/crown done with a cleaning on top. It was a massive amount of dental work and honestly it feels the same as simple fillings have in the past. Best part about it was the only thing I remember was a slight sting on my arm when the IV was inserted.