I was NOT numb. I can handle pain but not like that.
The office was gracious enough to see me as a next day emergency. The staff was friendly and the space was clean.
The issue started when the assistant couldn't get an xray. 4 tries. That did not inspire confidence.
But, when the RC started, Dr. Kim was pleasant and professional. However it began to hurt. I stopped him once, he gave an injection inside the tooth but did not wait even a minute before he started drilling. And that's when the pain became excruciating. It was truly horrific.
I am not a baby. I can handle pain, but not like that. I've had a few RC and never once felt it. That tells me he didn't inject where he needed to, which in retrospect, he never gave Novocaine on the palate. There was no infection so....
Dr. Kim seemed very annoyed that I was in pain. Since I had no infection so the pain was most likely due to the skill of the injector.
The fill appointment went very well. He seemed genuinely concerned about my comfort this time.
My RC is done however, I feel that another injection on the palate side or waiting a few minutes after the injections so the Pt was numb would have yielded a pain free result.
If you need an RC, he seemed okay. If you want pain free, make him inject and wait. This doesn't need to be a race.
4 days later I lost the tooth. read more