01-22-2024, 04:31 PM
I had two different dental hygienists scrape my teeth. One did the upper right and the lower left. The other did the lower right. Stephanie, who did the lower right, was a little bit older than the woman who did the other two sections. Stephanie took a long time to let the anesthetic work before she started. She also only gave me one injection in the back of the jaw. Stephanie gave the anesthetic more time to work because the lower jaw is more solid than the porous upper jaw. Stephanie also just used mechanical tools to scrape away at my teeth. The other woman, Carrie (?) did two shots, one in the back and one in the side. She also gave me taps on the outside to help move the medicine around. There was also no waiting. She went right to work. She also used an ultrasonic device to help. The ultrasonic device sounds like the dentist drill and I had flashbacks from that. She finished up using the regular scraping tools. She started a bit too soon, because I had a few jabs of pain when she scraped.
In either case, both procedures were miserable. I spent a lot of time clenching my entire body. The next appointment is in March unless someone cancels and they call me in early.
In either case, both procedures were miserable. I spent a lot of time clenching my entire body. The next appointment is in March unless someone cancels and they call me in early.
As a matter of fact, my anger does keep me warm