shamrockerin
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Hi everyone,
I've been lurking around this site for months now but I just registered on the forum. I hadn't been to a dentist in about 12 years, and in May, I was happily munching on some french fries as I worked on my final paper for final class of graduate school when I spit something hard out on my plate- it was a tooth!
It did not hurt at all because that tooth had a root canal when I was 17, and had a porcelain crown on it, so there was no feeling left in it, but it was extremely traumatizing. I was already under incredible stress to earn an A on my final paper to maintain my 4.0 GPA and graduate, and then my tooth fell out. . .which led to my current dental odyssey.
Making the story short, I found a dentist who glued the crown (with part of my tooth still inside) back in, but warned me that the tooth itself cannot be saved. He also noticed, obviously, that I hadn't been to a dentist in many years and informed me that he could see decay. I decided to be mature and face my fear head on, so I went in for x-rays and an exam (kind of had a panic attack during the exam though). So far, I've had two cleanings, and the next one isn't for 6 more months, and two appointments for fillings.
The fillings went better than i expected, but after the last one he told me that my upcoming appointment will be filling some of my upper front teeth, and that even with using a topical, I am still going to "feel it" (the injections). I used Nitrous for the past 2 filling appointments, and it had no effect on me. I am dreading this upcoming appointment because I have no idea what kind of injections are necessary for filling front teeth, and I also am imagining excruciating pain.
I have been trying to research different types of injections so I know what to expect, but I am not a dental professional so I get lost in the jargon. This is very frustrating, and it also exacerbates my fear. I just keep hearing/reading how traumatic injections are in the palate, but I feel like I am not actually learning anything, just feeding my fear and anxiety.
Can anyone offer me some experiences they've had with having cavities in (upper) anterior teeth filled?
I've been lurking around this site for months now but I just registered on the forum. I hadn't been to a dentist in about 12 years, and in May, I was happily munching on some french fries as I worked on my final paper for final class of graduate school when I spit something hard out on my plate- it was a tooth!
It did not hurt at all because that tooth had a root canal when I was 17, and had a porcelain crown on it, so there was no feeling left in it, but it was extremely traumatizing. I was already under incredible stress to earn an A on my final paper to maintain my 4.0 GPA and graduate, and then my tooth fell out. . .which led to my current dental odyssey.
Making the story short, I found a dentist who glued the crown (with part of my tooth still inside) back in, but warned me that the tooth itself cannot be saved. He also noticed, obviously, that I hadn't been to a dentist in many years and informed me that he could see decay. I decided to be mature and face my fear head on, so I went in for x-rays and an exam (kind of had a panic attack during the exam though). So far, I've had two cleanings, and the next one isn't for 6 more months, and two appointments for fillings.
The fillings went better than i expected, but after the last one he told me that my upcoming appointment will be filling some of my upper front teeth, and that even with using a topical, I am still going to "feel it" (the injections). I used Nitrous for the past 2 filling appointments, and it had no effect on me. I am dreading this upcoming appointment because I have no idea what kind of injections are necessary for filling front teeth, and I also am imagining excruciating pain.
I have been trying to research different types of injections so I know what to expect, but I am not a dental professional so I get lost in the jargon. This is very frustrating, and it also exacerbates my fear. I just keep hearing/reading how traumatic injections are in the palate, but I feel like I am not actually learning anything, just feeding my fear and anxiety.
Can anyone offer me some experiences they've had with having cavities in (upper) anterior teeth filled?