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jaw pain at injection site
Good day,
Recently I had some work done to prep a tooth for a crown. Firstly, it appears that the dentist numbed the wrong part of my mouth as the top was numbed, and the work was to be down on a lower tooth. One of the injections caused a shooting, burning pain along my cheek and radiated towards my eye. After which the dentist left. A while later, the dentist returned, when asked if my lower lip was numb I responded that the top was numbed, the dentist was surprised and gave me more injections and immediately began drilling. I let the dentist know that there was a lot of pain, so the dentist, I believe, gave me more injections, and then left to give the anesthesia time to work. Upon returning, my lip was numb, so the dentist began drilling again, but it was still extremely sensitive, so even more anesthesia was given. The dentist immediately began drilling saying for me to say something if the pain was too much. I, at that point, had been given three or four sets of injections, each set consisting of at least three or four shots. At some point, the anesthesia kicked in. After the dentist was finished, the assistant came in, took the impression, fitted the temp crown, and I was released. By the time I reached the reception desk, I felt like I was going to pass out, I was weak and slightly disoriented. I had a difficult time focusing on what was being said to me. That was five days ago and I am still not feeling good. My jaw hurts at the injection site where the pain radiated to the cheek. For three or four days, I was extremely fatigued to the point where I only wanted to sleep, etc. My question is if the dentist could have given me too much anesthetia.
Recently I had some work done to prep a tooth for a crown. Firstly, it appears that the dentist numbed the wrong part of my mouth as the top was numbed, and the work was to be down on a lower tooth. One of the injections caused a shooting, burning pain along my cheek and radiated towards my eye. After which the dentist left. A while later, the dentist returned, when asked if my lower lip was numb I responded that the top was numbed, the dentist was surprised and gave me more injections and immediately began drilling. I let the dentist know that there was a lot of pain, so the dentist, I believe, gave me more injections, and then left to give the anesthesia time to work. Upon returning, my lip was numb, so the dentist began drilling again, but it was still extremely sensitive, so even more anesthesia was given. The dentist immediately began drilling saying for me to say something if the pain was too much. I, at that point, had been given three or four sets of injections, each set consisting of at least three or four shots. At some point, the anesthesia kicked in. After the dentist was finished, the assistant came in, took the impression, fitted the temp crown, and I was released. By the time I reached the reception desk, I felt like I was going to pass out, I was weak and slightly disoriented. I had a difficult time focusing on what was being said to me. That was five days ago and I am still not feeling good. My jaw hurts at the injection site where the pain radiated to the cheek. For three or four days, I was extremely fatigued to the point where I only wanted to sleep, etc. My question is if the dentist could have given me too much anesthetia.
I recently had crown prep done, 5 days ago. I had 1 shot and when asked if my lip was numb I said no and received a 2nd shot. I weigh 255lbs so I am not sure if that matters. But my jaw also hurts at that meeting point and is causing my hear to also hurt. From what I read Ibuprofen will help and if it goes beyond 1-2 weeks then talk to the dentist.
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