butterball Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 I have a terrible fear of the dentist and have really let my dental care slide over the years. In fact my teeth are pretty bad I am just so freaked out by the dentist and shiver at the mere thought of going. However, a few months ago I had an infected tooth which was incredibly painful and beyond saving. I had to have it removed. I am now experiencing the same kind of pain again in what I think is the next tooth along? Could the other tooth I had removed have infected other teeth possibly? As far as my dental health goes am I buggered? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mapleboy Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Man up. Or woman up. Go to the dentist and find out. No one on here can diagnose the state of your teeth via a keyboard. What do you expect anyone to type to make things any better WITHOUT going to a dentist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geared Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 No it's probably poor hygiene (sorry) If you're afraid of the dentist you really should be extra vigilant with your brushing and flossing. I understand where you're coming from tho, just the implements they use to 'inspect' your mouth are enough to put the frights up someone. And the noise and feeling you get when the guys scraping around inside your mouth with that hook thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazza58 Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 I have a terrible fear of the dentist and have really let my dental care slide over the years. In fact my teeth are pretty bad I am just so freaked out by the dentist and shiver at the mere thought of going. However, a few months ago I had an infected tooth which was incredibly painful and beyond saving. I had to have it removed. I am now experiencing the same kind of pain again in what I think is the next tooth along? Could the other tooth I had removed have infected other teeth possibly? As far as my dental health goes am I buggered? The fear of the dentist cant be as bad as the pain,Many years ago they werent the nicest places to go,but they have improved no end,dont suffer anymore pain,get thee sen to dentist.:)you will be glad you did [honest] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchresearch Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Try and get an early morning appointment. Apparently that's when your pain receptors are at their lowest sensitivity. But, like has already been said, dental treatment has improved considerably. You just need to convince yourself that the pain will be minimal. I had a replacement filling two weeks ago. The dentist said that an injection would hurt more than the drilling out of the old filling and he was right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gettingon Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 if you get back in there to have this other tooth looked at, don't leave the dentist without scheduling your next appt. even if it's just for a cleaning 6 months down the road. schedule the next appt while you are there. if it's been a while though i suspect you'll need more work done. better a filling now than an extraction later. go get yer teggie's took care of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canx Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 I used to be petrified of dentists (thanks to my childhood dentist), to the point of panic attacks in the chair. I still don't like going, but it's not so bad now, due to the fact that I have a very good dentist - "shop around", get recommendations from your friends and family and what I found helped an awful lot was "distraction therapy", take your iPod along, find the loudest music you can on it and turn it up loud while you're in the chair - although the dentist had a fit of the giggles one day when I had Queen on and "Don't Stop Me Now, I'm Having Such a Good Time" came on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teeny Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 http://www.cudworthdental.co.uk/index.html try these if you can save up some money , I was going to have my wisdom teeth removed by GA but didn't want to be off work so I chose to pay and have them done under sedation and they were brilliant.I will going back to them for routine treatment , its well worth the travel and expense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxwell1945 Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Dentists are a lot better than they were in the 1950's.Teeth filled without injections,the dentist stopped drilling when he hit the root of the tooth.The horrible clamp to hold your mouth open and the smelly gas mask plonked over your nose and mouth.Avisit to the dentist is a doddle these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janie48 Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Fear of dentists is not unusual. Have a look at the link on NHS choices,it offers some good advice and tips on how to deal with it. http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/dentalhealth/Pages/Fearofthedentist.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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