Guys is it possible that im immune to local anithesia?

When ever i go to have a filling at the dentist it really hurts .





i always stop him for 1 more shot and it really hurts !! its so bad now he refuses to do it and i have to go to hospital and be sedated !!

Guys is it possible that im immune to local anithesia?
I always need about 3 shots %26amp; so does my daughter. My dentist says some people are resistant to the anaesthetic. I think the more anxious you are the more your body fights the drugs.
Reply:very possible





i am, and so are 3 other members of my family





i sympathize about your tooth but spare a thought.........





i had vasectomy under local............that wasnt fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Reply:I do the same. My dentist says it's my metabolism. That I just metabolize it quickly. Also he says (teasingly) that that's why he hates me and I stay skinny. He says that he gives me the 12 hour Novocain and it lasts about 5 minutes. He's gotten to where he has me take a Valium one hour before I come and have someone drive me.
Reply:NO WAY.there is not such a thing as immunity. i think you are so scared of feeling pain and not having a full anesthesia that you actually wont have one. I can assure you that if you control your anxiety , your dentistry appointments wouldn't be pain full at all. there is one more thing :some of the patients need more than one shot . its not weired.


even if you supposed to metabolised it fast it can not be gone in 5 minutes.unless you have a super turbo liver!!! you say you dont get it in first place. so its not your metabolism.
Reply:All people are supposed to be "numbable" but I can tell you from 31 years experience that patients respond differently. There are also different anesthetics in use; some work better than others.


Injections on lower teeth are dependent on patient anatomy and the dentist's skill in putting the juice where it's needed.


Any dentist IMO that doesn't respect a patient's need for better pain control deserves to lose that patient.





Steve Bornfeld, DDS
Reply:Absolutely. This runs in my family also. I always have to stop the dentist midway through a procedure for more anesthetic. I have had dentists tell me it isn't possible I could be feeling anything - yet when they stop and test the tooth for sensitivity they find it is indeed not deadened. A good dentist will recognize this is a problem if you tell them ahead of time. My current dentist has me take a painkiller by mouth 30 minutes to an hour before a procedure before he gives the local. That has worked pretty well the last couple of time or so.