Reader Comments on A Toothy Tale From Nantucket from YankeeMagazine.com http://www.yankeemagazine.com/rss/index.php Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:51:01 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.yankeemagazine.com/blogs/foodblog/toothtale Well, first Novocaine went out of existance for dental patients 20 or maybe 30 years ago. Lidocaine, usually combined with epinephrine, is the local anesthetic in current use by most dentists. Some headphones with your choice of music may help take attention away from the sound of the drill....or I prefer some nitrous oxide...when safely administered at a moderate to moderate/high level, I find the sound of the drill is replaced by a soft wooshing sound...like what you hear when you put your ear up to a conch shell and I am no longer aware of the sound from the drill. I am not a dentist or even a dental assistant. But I do ask questions, read info on the net...and do everything I can to avoid pain. We live in Ft. Lauderdale and we've brought our 54 ft twin-diesel m/y into Nantucket several times in the last three years. Generally, Nantucket is one of the thee most expensive places to eat out and dock a boat. Hard to find even lunch for less than $60.00/person. But we have been into the 'Den of Thieves' for lunch a few times and they do serve a decent sandwich. We try to eat most of our meals on the boat when we're on Nantucket. Yankee Publishing (rss@ypi.com) Mon, 12 May 2008 23:20:27 +0100