I had a really unfortunate experience with Dr. Linton recently. His staff was really nice but he came off as an arrogant jerk.
I made an extra long appointment because I wanted to get my teeth cleaned and knew that I had an old filling that needed to be replaced/repaired. They had to delay my appointment however, because they were having computer problems. This was fine except that Dr. Linton seemed to be in a hurry and tried to talk me into making another appointment by saying it's too stressful to do cleaning and fillings in one day. I told him I was prepared for that and wanted to get it all over with while I had time off. This was a big mistake!
Dr. Linton was in a hurry (it was already after 4 pm and I think he still had other patients) and when he went to inject the 2nd Novocaine shot he did it too quickly, went too deep and managed to hit a vein instead. My cheek started swelling with blood instantly and the Novocaine made me dizzy. He acted like I was being a big baby and told me the swelling was normal. He proceeded with the filling, which hurt because the Novocaine went into my blood stream rather than near the nerves around my tooth. He also managed to cut the inside of my cheek which gushed blood from the punctured vein. The combination of Novocaine going directly into a vein and bleeding that much dropped my blood pressure so much that I passed out.
I realize that this is a rare occurrence and it could have happened if he wasn't in such a hurry, but I feel like he should have been a lot more careful! To top it off, he wasn't very nice to me. He acted like I was being a total wimp for getting so dizzy and never apologized for hurting me so badly. I now have a huge, swollen cheek with a painful cut on the inside and my face is starting to turn blue :(
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