# What the heck is going on in my mouth? (Dental question) **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 29, 2014, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-is-going-on-in-my-mouth-dental-question/691959 "2014-06-29T20:20:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![rsat3acr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a3d4f5/32.png) [@rsat3acr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rsat3acr)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2014, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-is-going-on-in-my-mouth-dental-question/691959/21 "2014-07-04T04:41:28Z")
**choie** , usually on a tooth with a crack if you get through it all then a filling is fine, if not then a crown is usually the better option. Shouldn’t usually be too sore after a filling. However this seems a bit deeper than most so may have more post op sensitivity. Nerves get traumatized when teeth are drilled on. High pitched dril is a high speed usually water cooled drill for tooth removal/shaping the prep. Heavy tool is a low speed drill usually used for removal of decay when it is deep. Our emergency policy is really more a function of the patient demographics. Many folks lower socioeconomic class, cash basis, wait till it hurts to come in, no preventative stuff. Really just good business to operate that way. I think folks appreciate it though. I’m sure it was no pun intended but a mental block is also a anesthetic tecnique. Numbs up lower teeth from first pemolar to midline as well as gingiva and lip. Sorry just had to show off. **Lsura** , you could always call another office. Although some docs get petty about such things. FWIIW our oral surgeons are booked about 2 weeks out also. Fortunatly we do about 99% of our own extractions. ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2014, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-is-going-on-in-my-mouth-dental-question/691959/22 "2014-07-04T20:51:02Z")
> [@rsat3acr](#): > > **Lsura** , you could always call another office. Although some docs get petty about such things. FWIIW our oral surgeons are booked about 2 weeks out also. Fortunately we do about 99% of our own extractions. I could (and my dentist doesn’t do extractions in their offices), but I’ve had good experiences with the people he’s referred me to in the past - when I first started seeing him, I needed a referral to get the first implant finished, since I’d moved partway through the process, and that person was great. I do trust the referrals he’s made - though I did agree to see the new person joining the oral surgeon’s office when I go in, or else it would have been significantly longer for the consult. But they’ll get me in and hopefully we’ll be able to schedule the extraction fairly soonish after that. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![rsat3acr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a3d4f5/32.png) [@rsat3acr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rsat3acr)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2014, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-is-going-on-in-my-mouth-dental-question/691959/23 "2014-07-05T01:50:54Z")
**Lsura** , I agree with you was just pointing out an option. Since you weren’t in pain no big deal to wait . If you had been in pain or swollen that would be a different matter. I refer to specialists because I know them and their work. Since you trust your refering sentist and have had good results with the specialist in the past, waiting makes sense. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-is-going-on-in-my-mouth-dental-question/691959.md?page=1)