Dr. Thoda is the best! She DID what no other dentist was able to do. During the last seven years I suddenly found that I was unable to stay numb longer than five minutes, during dental procedures. On one particular dental visit four years ago, I was given approximately 10 injections, since the numbness simply wouldn't last. The result led to serious health issues. After that one visit I didn't want to ever see a dentist again. Which turned out exactly what happened, since that dentist dropped me, and no other dentist would even try to work on me.
Normally if someone gets a cavity, it's a simple procedure, one injection and you're done, but not for me.
Even the dental clinic at UCSF told me I would have to go under a general anesthetic to have any dental work done.
THEN my daughter found Dr. Ganga Thota, and urged me to make an appointment. Just the thought of going to the dentist gave me nightmares. I am a former dental assistant, and having dental procedures done on myself used to be a piece of cake. But now. I found myself in terror at the thought of having a simple cavity filled.
Ultimately my daughter convinced me, and I went in for a routine cleaning. Dr. Thota said she was very confident that she would be able to numb me with only one injection. Well after so many years of suffering, you can see that I was very doubtful. But for some reason I decided to take a leap of faith with Dr. Thota. Although I only had one procedure left to be done, I was expecting a minimum of 3 injections, since that was my experience with past dental work. Dr. Thota told me that she would start by giving me only one injection, and felt she could complete the procedure with that. However, if she found that I needed more than one, she would simply put a temporary on the tooth, and I would have to consider going under a general anesthetic to have it completed. Which I was totally happy to hear, since I did not want to be over medicated again.
I am thrilled to say that Dr. Thota did what other dentists could not, and even more amazing, it was all done with only one injection! I'm not sure how long the procedure lasted, but my guess would be about 30 minutes. Not only was I numb for the actual procedure, but I actually was numb for about an hour after that. In fact, Dr. Thota told me that she didn't even use an entire injection, just a partial one.
I know this is a lengthy review, but believe it or not, I shortened it from the original one. So for all of you out there, who might be facing the same problem I had, fear of dentists, and injections that don't work, fear no more, and make an appointment with Dr. Thota. You will feel as if you experienced a miracle in your life, I KNOW I DID! I realize some of you may feel this last line is a bit much, BUT I truly did feel that my prayers were answered.
Sincerely,
Jane C. read more