"Paul M. Cook" > wrote in message news:hvwXj.5107$4K5.149@trnddc03...
> Best to just not eat. You can easily bite your tongue or cheek and cause some real
> damage. 8 hours without food is just not a big deal. If you just can't stand it,
> some fruit juices or soup would be fine. I just had a crown put on and they had to
> pump me full of 3 times the normal novacain dose at both sittings. I just waited
> until later that night to eat.
>
> Paul

The numbing was pretty localized to my upper lip and the gums around 3 teeth, so
I wasn't too worried about biting my tongue or cheek. Not eating would be ok for
most folks, I think, but being diabetic, it's not terribly good for me. I did stick
with
easy to eat foods...but the not feeling my upper lip thing was just odd! :-) It was
especially so when drinking out of a straw because it was hard to tell if I really
had it
in my mouth- lol.

kimberly




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> "Nexis" > wrote in message
> ...
>> is a strange experience!
>> I am, apparently, hard to numb. The dentist said it has to do with bone density,
>> and said that it's good to have it, but makes it harder to numb. So, after seeing
>> in my chart that the last attempt at fixing this tooth resulted in 5 shots of
>> Novocain and lots of throwing up, he tried something new. I think it's called
>> Marcaine? He didn't tell me until after the needle was in that it lasts 8 or more
>> hours! It did numb me, for which I am grateful, but eating was not easy to do the
>> rest of the day! Luckily, I still feel somewhat numb, so there's no pain ;-)
>>
>>
>> kimberly
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