Everybody is different when it comes to this. For simple treatment like fissure sealants no local anaesthetic (LA) injection is necessary. Many of the laser procedures also commonly require no LA either. For more involved treatment normally we would numb you up with a LA injection. This is done in a very careful, controlled manner by skilled professionals using surface numbing gel beforehand. In this way very often patients are unaware when the injection has been given. For those patients really afraid of injections we sometimes use various forms of sedation (see Sedation Dentistry). A rare few patients appear to have a very high tolerance to pain and can have virtually any treatment done without any injections at all.

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