toothfairy80
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- Feb 27, 2008
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Getting desperate and scared
Hello, all. I am 28 years old and have not been to the dentist since I was 19. I always hated going as a child, and I also have a terrible fear of going to the doctor. As soon as I moved away from my parents, I stopped going to the dentist. The last time I went, my old dentist told me I was getting a cavity in one of my lower molars. So you can imagine how that tooth is doing nine years later. I know that I need to go, but I am terrified of the embarrassment and possible lectures. I know that my gums don't look that great these days, and a few of my other teeth are very sensitive. I work in the health care field, so this is all so stupid of me, but I can't help it. Not to mention I want to have kids in a couple of years, and I do not want to be pregnant with bad teeth or pass on these bad habits to my future kids. Anyway, I have to get this bad tooth looked at soon, because it just feels worse all the time, but I am so SCARED. I have this fear that they are going to tell me all of my teeth are about to fall out. Thanks for listening!
Hello, all. I am 28 years old and have not been to the dentist since I was 19. I always hated going as a child, and I also have a terrible fear of going to the doctor. As soon as I moved away from my parents, I stopped going to the dentist. The last time I went, my old dentist told me I was getting a cavity in one of my lower molars. So you can imagine how that tooth is doing nine years later. I know that I need to go, but I am terrified of the embarrassment and possible lectures. I know that my gums don't look that great these days, and a few of my other teeth are very sensitive. I work in the health care field, so this is all so stupid of me, but I can't help it. Not to mention I want to have kids in a couple of years, and I do not want to be pregnant with bad teeth or pass on these bad habits to my future kids. Anyway, I have to get this bad tooth looked at soon, because it just feels worse all the time, but I am so SCARED. I have this fear that they are going to tell me all of my teeth are about to fall out. Thanks for listening!