"Will this hurt?"

This s a question I get from patients all the time. The answer I typically give is, "Yes, I'm sticking needles in your face..." or "Yes, everything I do hurts..." I’m not trying to be flippant, just honest.

Here's the deal, every person has different pain thresholds and tolerances. I’ve had patients pass out from the very thought of a needle and I’ve had patients carry on full-blown conversations (without anesthetic), while I have a needle in their lip.