Most painful dental procedure ?

Had a dentist start a filling after the anesthetic wore down, super painful! Had to stop and re frez the area.

Since my last post in 2019, I have had two additional crowns done; October 2020 and February 2021. For both it took three injections to totally numb me up. The tooth in February was my lower right wisdom tooth. There was an option of either extraction or a crown since third molars are considered “optional”. Problem with extraction was I would have had to have two done: broken lower one and the opposing upper one which is perfectly fine. All of my wisdom teeth are fully in. Dentist said if it was his tooth he would crown it because everything else about it was fine and the upper tooth was fine too.

Had a root canal on an old crown. It was very uncomfortable to say the least.

When i had my tooth out last year i had a abcess boy was that painful,my legs were kicking out i was gripping the arm rests very tightly,was i glad to get out of that chair

Crown was nothing more then a filling as far as pain goes. The worst pain for me was gum graft I had a spot they tell me where I was brushing too hard caused gum to pull back. I saw a specialist who comes to the office once a week they use lidocaine to numb it then take a chunk of flesh from roof of your mouth graft it to the spot of the gum. Then he put super glue over the roof of the mouth wound covered over it. He didn't tell me not to use an electric tooth brush which the vibration cause the glue to come off and the wound took a few weeks to heal up. The pain was awful when eating or drinking in retrospect.

It's when the dentist send you the bill.

Za

Drilling or extractions. Hoping to be sedated for wisdom teeth over the summer.

For me it would have had to have been my very first root canal. Although I was adequately frozen, I could still feel some immense pain as the roots were being treated.

When i was2 years old i developed an access on my tooth. My mum took me to see the clinic dentist, who promply drilled straight into the abcess without anz anaesthetic. Whenever I saw any one in a white coat following that experience, whether it was the barber, milkman You would find me running in the opposite direction. It took me another 17 years before a could sit in a dentist chair and be comfortable having dental treatment. That was down to a very patient and caring dentist

With previous dentist, practically everything. There was a reason why I switched, and I wish I had done it sooner.

Root canal, for sure.

It's when the dentist send you the bill.

Za

@Zaboots agree! (Also root canal and a cavity in between teeth)

When i was2 years old i developed an access on my tooth. My mum took me to see the clinic dentist, who promply drilled straight into the abcess without anz anaesthetic.

I once had an abscess in a molar and it just wouldn't go away. Apparently it is dangerous to inject Novocaine or anything into an abscess, so with some reluctance and reservation, the dentist suggested he pull it anyway because there was nothing else to do.

I agreed and was apprehensive, but it ended up being the least painful tooth extraction I ever experienced. He pulled a few times and the tooth popped out in his pliers and all pain went instantly away, like flipping a switch. And virtually no after pain either.

Impacted wisdom teeth, but rather post surgery rehab. Pain is temporary , pride is forever, sort of.

It wasn't painful but it was long (and expensive). In late 2004-early 2005 I had a “full mouth reconstruction”. Three broken teeth were replaced with implants and the rest were crowns giving me a very white, feminine, “pageant quality” smile

The worst procedure is making an appointment. Appointments are followed by the dentist doing things in your mouth.

It wasn't painful but it was long (and expensive).

I wonder if the most pain from dental procedures isn't suffered by one's wallet/bank account. 😃

For me root canal, but oddly more so the 2nd time when the roots were being mechanically cleaned out rather than with the use of hand tools which was done the 1st time (different teeth).

I don't know if wisdom teeth ever get filled here in the UK, do they? I'm really interested by the documenting of wisdom tooth fillings and how deep they are, in posts below.

My most painful dental procedure was a very minor and easy thing that I never would have expected to become that painful. One of my wisdom teeth only partly looked out of the tooth gum, which became inflamed due to bacteria that had collected between the tooth and the gum cap (that is what my dentist explained to me). One day the gum was aching so badly and I went to the dentist who suggested to take the tooth out a few days later, but first the gum inflammation had to be cured. Therefore he suggested to cut this little gum cap to set the top of the tooth free. He numbed the area with a syringe. However, a couple of minutes later when he started to cut that cap, it began to hurt so unbelievably, my whole body started shaking from that little cut. I let the dentist know about my strong pain immediately, but he said “Just a second, we are almost done.” When this procedure was over a few seconds later I was not able to get up off the chair because I felt so weak from the pain. I felt cold sweat on my forehead. When I finally tried to get up, my legs became weak so I almost ended up falling down in front of the chair. The assistant worried and asked my if I was ok. I said something like “all fine” and left.

The removal of this wisdom tooth some time later was also not at all funny, but by far not half as painful as the cutting of that tiny inflamed piece of tooth gum (despite of the numbing syringe).

I would say dental implant. It wasn’t the actual procedure that hurt it was my jaw later. I’ve 2 wisdom teeth pulled but those didn’t hurt

Root canal or extraction those are way high on my list of most painfully dental procedures.

Just calling for the appointment. Never had a good experience at the dentist, never will.

The removal of this wisdom tooth some time later was also not at all funny, but by far not half as painful as the cutting of that tiny inflamed piece of tooth gum (despite of the numbing syringe).

My sister had to have some procedures done to alleviate an infection due to a failed implant and was warned by her dentist that numbing does not really work on infected tissue. She noted he was correct about that and had to endure some serious pain. I am surprised your dentist went ahead with removing the cap while it was infected. He should have known it was most likely still sensitive.

I would imagine it to be either an extraction or a drilling. I’ve never been drilled, and I’ve never had an extraction without nitrous. So for me, while others might disagree, the most painful procedure was having my braces tightened.

When I was young, I had to have a root canal. The dentist had never performed a root canal so I was his first. I had the most unbelievable pain over the next few weeks until my parents finally took me back to see the dentist. The dentist assured my parents that everything was fine and that I was over-reacting. The pain got worse until I told my parents I couldn't take it any more, that I wanted my tooth pulled. They then took me to a different dentist for a second opinion. The new dentist found that part of my nerve was still present and described it as “dangling.” He completed the root canal without incident. But because of what the first dentist did to me, I've always hated to go to the dentist.

I have had a root canal, impacted wisdom teeth removal, dry sockets, crowns, fillings but nothing compared to a filling between my front two teeth when I was a teenager. Actually it was not the filling itself but the shot of novacaine to deaden the pain prior to the filling. That needle hurt much worse than any other experience or procedure I have ever had. Tears rolled down my cheeks as I slid down in the dentist chair to almost a completely horizontal position. To add insult to injury, the novacaine did not deaden the area at all so far as I could tell. But, I sure wasn't about to tell the dentist as he merrily drilled away!! The drilling hurt but nothing even close to that novacaine shot. However, the best answer here so far in my opinion is the one about receiving the dentist's bill!! lol Denise

Same experience as @Denise - the novocaine shots hurt more than the procedures.

I have had a root canal, impacted wisdom teeth removal, dry sockets, crowns, fillings but nothing compared to a filling between my front two teeth when I was a teenager. Actually it was not the filling itself but the shot of novacaine to deaden the pain prior to the filling. That needle hurt much worse than any other experience or procedure I have ever had. Tears rolled down my cheeks as I slid down in the dentist chair to almost a completely horizontal position. To add insult to injury, the novacaine did not deaden the area at all so far as I could tell. But, I sure wasn't about to tell the dentist as he merrily drilled away!! The drilling hurt but nothing even close to that novacaine shot. However, the best answer here so far in my opinion is the one about receiving the dentist's bill!! lol Denise

@Denise - wow, something like that was exactly what put me off dentists when I was little!

I needed a filling right in the same place, and I remember how the dentist wrapped one arm around my head to hold it still and injected my gums right above my front teeth. I couldnt move or escape, so I just cried until it was done.

After, I remember my mom (who was there) asking if he couldn’t have done something else instead of that shot from hell, and he said l”Well, I could give him a shot in the roof of his mouth but … he wouldn’t like that.” I can’t even imagine how bad that would be, and the mere thought of it has terrified me ever since!

Still, the thought of having those teeth drilled without numbing like you had - it makes me think of The Marathon Man and tense up in sympathy for you, that must have been awful!

-g

I want to experience a horrible and extreme painful drilling with a retractor holding my mouth while I am also restrained from a female dentist