“Dental deep cleaning?”
Now a couple of weeks later I go in to have my right side done by the regular hygienist. I’m expecting it to go about the same if not better considering this lady has more than twice as much experience as the last one. She is nice enough but I noticed that she only gave me 2 numbing shots on the top and bottom rather than 3 each like the last time. She also didn’t wait for it to kick in before she started. This caused me to feel a great deal of pain during the procedure and having to keep raising my hand to let her know I could still very much feel it. Instead of numbing me more, she would focus on another area before going back.
I ended up suffering through this and thinking that’d be the worst of it when I left. I felt pretty sore when I got home but just took it easy eating soup for dinner, taking ibuprofen, doing multiple saltwater rinses, and gently brushing my teeth that night. I wasn’t getting much sleep and then at about 1 am woke up due to having so much pain. The whole right side of my mouth hurts. My gums are swollen over the size of my teeth causing me to not be able to close my mouth all the way. My jaw is now very sore and it hurts to swallow. I do more saltwater rinses and try to sleep. End up calling into work the next morning and eventually calling my dentist office.
I explain everything to the gal that answered and was not given any further advice other than what I have already been doing. I understand that some discomfort is to be expected but this is night and day from when the other hygienist did my other side. Not only has this been unpleasant it also doesn’t look like she did a very good job, it looks to my untrained eye that there are some spots she missed. Please let me know if this sounds like it’s pretty normal or if I am justified to find a new dentist because of this experience. Also if anyone has tips to soothe my gums other than saltwater and ibuprofen please share.
Female | 23 years old
Complaint duration: 2 days
Medications: None
Conditions: Pre periodontal disease