Visiting the Dentist

Originally Posted by Sol

Like any kid, I was always freaked out by the dentist because he kept prying at my jaw with these funky metal scraping tool things

I abhor those things, that's actually why I hate the dentist so much. It's strange; I hate having injections but if it's to take a tooth out (I had four out as a child because I used to have braces), after my mouth goes numb I don't mind. Of course when I had a brace I hated the orthadontist more than my dentist, because an appointment with her was pretty much an unavoidable appointment with pain. Anyone who has had a brace before will know the pain I'm talking about; the pain of having your teeth yanked backwards by a piece of wire >.<

Originally Posted by elwe

The local anesthetic they use also freaks me out. I hate that numb, warm, sensation!

Oh believe me, local is much better than general anesthetic. When I was very young I needed a tooth out, and they used a gas anesthetic on me. I had nightmares for months after...

Jam it back in, in the dark.