Anne, thanks. Tooth pain is horrendous. You are so right.

Hubby is an optometrist, but often mistaken for a dentist.

Oh, I like the positive spin. I'll share that with im when I go back next week.

Sounds like we've has similar experience with the novacaine. Crazy, isn't it?


My dentists in my adult years offer nitrous oxide and I swear by it. It toally relaxes me. They also give me head sets to listen to music which drowns out the drill noise, which rattles me. Gentle denistry is the way to go.

Thanks for your thoughts. I appreciate them.

Deep breath, deep breath, swallow, and relax teeth! I think it's working.

And it makes sense. I'd get the pain as soon as i'd fall asleep, get up, walk around (probably relaxing my mouth) and it would go away. Repeat 100 times and that's the kind of nights I've been having. Waaah, waaah, waaah!