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[camp0400]

I'm pretty sure I have a cavity and need to get to a dentist. I hate the dentist. Has anyone had a cavity filled here? Since I've had my adult teach I've never had a cavity large enough to warrant the metal fillings that I seem to see in a lot of Koreans.

My girlfriend was perplexed at the thought of laughing gas when I mentioned it to her as I think the cavity may require more than the invisible filling I've received in the past for minor decay that didn't need anasthesia of any sort.

Any suggstions and/or shared experience would be helpful.

Thanks!

[eamo]

They usually just stick a huge needle in your gums.

[freshking]

I had some minor drilling done in my teeth and they used no anaesthesia. The really sharp drills hurt like hell, so I asked them to use the duller drills, which go slower but don't really hurt at all.

[geldedgoat]

I got a cavity filled here last year and was extremely surprised to find that they offered absolutely zero anesthesia... not even soju.

[chickenpie]

I've only had anasthesia when undergoing a root canal.

Same in the UK.

[asmith]

I just had my tooth pulled two days ago. It wasn't all that bad. I wrote about the experience here:

http://highfidelityrecords.blogspot.com/2009/07/wednesday_22.html

[Snake Doctor]

I knew a guy that died at a dentist office in Seoul.