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Emmerelle
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- Mar 18, 2010
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Hi.
I have finally plucked up the courage to post on here. I have been reading for a while and couldn't even bring myself to write.
I am 28 and to be honest I have horrible teeth. I have been very terrified of dentists since I was about 12 where a dentist removed 2 teeth without properly numbing and basically kept pushing me back in the chair telling me I was being silly when I cried.
I have not been since ! I have a family history of bad teeth and since I had my first child five years ago they seem to have deteriated quickly ! I have now got no botom back teeth other than roots and bits and my top ones need serious work. My front teeth are discoloured and I suffer from absesses.
I try to go to the dentist but can only manage to let them look in my mouth when I need antibiotics for absess treatment. They obviously can not carry out work. I make the appointments and I dont turn up. I lie and avoid cry stamp my feet and ignore the problem.
I know I need them fixed I know the dentist will have seen worse I know I will feel so much better with a healthy mouth and gums but I still just cant do it. No one else understands they think I can just force myself to face the fear.
It all came home this morning when my little girl had a dental appointment. she is five and unfortunatly her adult teeth are coming through quicker than they should causing overcrowding of her baby teeth. Some have wobbled and come out early to be replaced by nice big teeth but she needed a filling where one of the sides has worn away because of the movement in her teeth.
Could I go ? nope not at all... had to get my husband to take her. She was a star had her filling no probs and thinks its funny that her tooth has fallen asleep
My five year old can do something I can not !! how degrading.
I want someone to just knock me out take me to a hospital and do the work but going into a dentist causes so much anxiety I almost pass out surely this is not normal. I dont want to sit in that stupid chair and lose complete controll whilst they poke around. I dont want to see them doing it and I certainly do not want to listen to thier comments,
I am embarrased and worked up even writing this. I know It needs sorting and I am hopeful that by reading your success stories I will somewhere build the confidence to face this.
anyway thats me in a nutshell.
thankyou for listening. x
I have finally plucked up the courage to post on here. I have been reading for a while and couldn't even bring myself to write.
I am 28 and to be honest I have horrible teeth. I have been very terrified of dentists since I was about 12 where a dentist removed 2 teeth without properly numbing and basically kept pushing me back in the chair telling me I was being silly when I cried.
I have not been since ! I have a family history of bad teeth and since I had my first child five years ago they seem to have deteriated quickly ! I have now got no botom back teeth other than roots and bits and my top ones need serious work. My front teeth are discoloured and I suffer from absesses.
I try to go to the dentist but can only manage to let them look in my mouth when I need antibiotics for absess treatment. They obviously can not carry out work. I make the appointments and I dont turn up. I lie and avoid cry stamp my feet and ignore the problem.
I know I need them fixed I know the dentist will have seen worse I know I will feel so much better with a healthy mouth and gums but I still just cant do it. No one else understands they think I can just force myself to face the fear.
It all came home this morning when my little girl had a dental appointment. she is five and unfortunatly her adult teeth are coming through quicker than they should causing overcrowding of her baby teeth. Some have wobbled and come out early to be replaced by nice big teeth but she needed a filling where one of the sides has worn away because of the movement in her teeth.
Could I go ? nope not at all... had to get my husband to take her. She was a star had her filling no probs and thinks its funny that her tooth has fallen asleep
My five year old can do something I can not !! how degrading.
I want someone to just knock me out take me to a hospital and do the work but going into a dentist causes so much anxiety I almost pass out surely this is not normal. I dont want to sit in that stupid chair and lose complete controll whilst they poke around. I dont want to see them doing it and I certainly do not want to listen to thier comments,
I am embarrased and worked up even writing this. I know It needs sorting and I am hopeful that by reading your success stories I will somewhere build the confidence to face this.
anyway thats me in a nutshell.
thankyou for listening. x