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Re:Surprisingly little evidence for usual wisdom about teeth by dumbneurologist on Sunday April 21, 2019 @07:02AM (#19711523)
You could have a sodium channel mutation (such as SCN9A) that makes you highly pain tolerant, but lidocaine-resistant[0].

It's a known syndrome, and may be associated with ADHD symptoms, episodes of intense skin flushing or redness (erythromelalgia) and epilepsy.

0. https://www.healthbusinessgroup.com/2008/01/11/what-causes-a...

Other medical sources:

  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK1163/
  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK481553/
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Re:Surprisingly little evidence for usual wisdom about teeth by tomcam on Thursday April 25, 2019 @05:18PM (#19752605)
Thank you so much. yes on the ADAH, no the skin flushing. Really appreciate your help.
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