Old Time Dental Equipment Which Did Not Cause Tinnitus

[Luman]

Before the high speed drills which are loud and high pitched, the electric ones they used "rumbled", which probably did not cause hearing loss and tinnitus. The drill had a foot pedal, which was used by the dentist, to operate it.

I should add that your teeth smoked when they were drilled by this type of device, and children were not given any anesthesia.

 

[Earing]

I was on the tail end of those when I was a kid. Horrible torture.

 

[Luman]

When I was growing up, Novocaine-type drugs were not given to children when drilling was necessary, and we all learned first hand what it was like to not have pain-free dental work. No crying, we just put up with it. How many adults under 50 today would be able to handle that, if this was the only choice?