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Hi, i am terrified of going to the dentist, in the past the dentists that i have seen have had problems numbing me for treatments that i have needed. The injection itself doesnt bother me however having procedures undertaken under an inadequate anaesthetic does. The last two times i went i had 6 local anaesthetics, 2 of which were into the nerves (apparently my nerves branch into 2) having the nerve injected was extemely painful. I havent been for a couple of years. I now have a tooth missing as it crumbled following a root canal, i have a cracked tooth, and have toothache in a tooth which has a very large filling which last time my dentist said may end up needing a root canal. I know i need to go but i cant bear to pick up the phone. My doctor prescribed me diazepam, but that hasnt helped me to make an appointment. My fear i feel is mainly due to ineffective anaesthetic which means that procedures are painful, and i then end up having nerves injected which is awful, i also dont like the sound of the drill either, as ridiculous as it sounds as soon as i hear a drill i immediately tense up. My ideal would be to have a GA to wake up and have had it all sorted out however i understand that dental procedures arent often done under GA, any advice would be fantastic