@Judi LMAO! I think you are correct, it wouldn’t really take a shot in the palate to extract a bottom tooth although i have read that numbing the bottom jaw is harder due to a thicker bone density and the nerves being located deeper in the gum/bone so it just takes a few more shots to get numb where as the upper jaw most of the nerves are located near the surface of the gum and jaw, funny thing is i read on several MD sites, that there are ways for a palate shot to not be uncomfortable, his reasoning was some people have sort of a padding up there and some do not.
So here’s my thing, for the people who do not know what a “topical” is, it’s when he put’s a numbing gel on a swab and swabs the area making it numb for the “Local” which is the shot with the ever so scary needle.
Well once the topical is done, shouldn’t he let it sit for at least 5 or 10 minutes giving it a bit of time to work? Should he be firing the local in right after the swab? I know i am not a dentist and all but 90% of the people i have spoken to said it did not hurt and it shouldn’t hurt if done properly.
o0o well doesn’t matter now that its over, i really want to thank you guys for the support today, it truly helped!