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A dentist generally uses a local anesthesia when placing a composite resin dental filling to prevent you from feeling any pain or discomfort during the procedure. The anesthesia is injected into your gum or cheek, but the dentist will first put some numbing gel on the area to be injected so you won’t feel the needle stick. You may feel a little stinging from the anesthetic moving into the mouth tissues.
It’s also possible to get a composite resin dental filling without anesthetic, especially if the cavity is not very deep.
It’s also possible to get a composite resin dental filling without anesthetic, especially if the cavity is not very deep.
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