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I've had shots in my gums many many times.
It's not that bad!

It's not that bad. I think they hurt a lot less than a shot in the arm or tush.
I worked as a dental assistant for awhile, and I think they hurt less because it's super easy to give them. You don't have to shove, they just slip right in to the soft tissue in the mouth. They are tiny needles too.

I've had shots in my gums (cheek, inside gums, you name it!) and it does suck but it's not intolerable. It kicks in pretty quickly once it starts spreading. I get anxious right before but try to breathe and relax.. it's over before you know it! Sometimes my dentist will do it little by little over a couple minutes, so I'm not feeling most of the shots if he has to do a lot of areas.

Just had this done yesterday for local anesthesia. It actually wasn't too bad. The first jab is the worst, if they have to go back in the same area, you're already starting to feel numb!

The needle is massive and scary looking, but you can't feel them aside from a teeny pinch because then that medicine is going in and it will numb you to high heaven.

Just warning you that it's scary LOOKING, so don't look

I guess I meant that the needle is tiny but the contraption thing that holds it is HUGE.

Sorry for scaring you
Make sure you eat before they numb you. The worst is being hungry but too numb to eat.

@sweetchic: don't worry, it's not so bad! I faint almost every time I get blood drawn, and I've even fainted after a flu shot once, but I've never ever fainted after getting Novocaine (and I've gotten it a lot!) Just close your eyes if needles make you nervous because it LOOKS very scary, but it's not bad at all, IMO.

@blackbird is right - this is what it looks like, but it's just so they can get a better hold on it. I think it hurts less than a vaccine, and they'll numb your gums before with topical stuff.

Oh, and I close my eyes because I don't even want to see the needle.

Ask your dentist if they have ipods or ear plugs available (lots do these days). If they don't, bring your own if you can; it does help a lot to close your eyes and listen to music so you don't have to hear the dentist working on your teeth. As others have said, don't look at the needle; just close your eyes and open your mouth!!

It's not that bad. I'm not afraid of needles but for the dentist I can't look at it.

I just went yesterday and it was not bad at all! The shot is painless and the only part that grabs your attention is when they put the fluid in you feel a small like zing in your tongue it almost feels like a vibration or a tickle. You have nothing to worry about the dentist will tell you exactly what they are doing but as the others said do not look at the shot it looks terrifying but it does not hurt at all