How Much Pain Is There To Have Cavities Filled Without Anesthetics?

My uncle hates injections and as a result he gets his cavities filled with no anesthesia. Since some people can go through it, how much pain really is there?

How Much Pain Is There To Have Cavities Filled Without Anesthetics?
It depends on how deep the cavity is - if the nerve is exposed, it could be pretty painful, but if it's just a surface cavity, it doesn't hurt that bad. I had root canal without anything (the nerve was already dead - so there was no feeling) - I, of course, freaked out when the dentist came at me with drill in hand and he hadn't given me anything yet. He said to trust him, I did and it was fine.
Reply:I have not used anesthesia for cavities since I was 10. Not because I hate needles, but because I hate being numb. A couple of the deep ones have hurt a little but the pain only lasts a couple seconds because the drill is close to the nerve. Once the deeper drilling is over, it never hurts. At least for me.





If you have a higher pain tolerance, then its no biggie but if you cry when you get a paper cut, stick with the anesthesia. Most dentists think I'm crazy but its really worth not having my face numb for 2 hours.
Reply:Filling a cavity involves little or no pain as we're simply filling a hole with composite material.What Is painful is drilling out decayed tooth tissue and this must be done using local anasthetic.