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molly29
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- Joined
- Dec 30, 2008
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- Lancashire
Hi
I have come across this site in utter despair and dont know which way to turn...... if there is anyone similar to either support me or anyone who has been in my situation PLEASE contact me with how you recovered your phobia or at least gained treatment??
When I was 15 I had a hole in my back tooth wchich I was too scared to have filled due to my bad experience when I was 7 at a dentist in Manchester. Said hole lead to infection and an abcess. I was referred to a local hospital where I swore never ever to return to a dentist again after I begged the dentist not to touch my sore tooth with any dental utensil, to which I was ignored and he proceeded to insert the metal probe directly into the cavity.....................my dad could hear my blood curdling scream from the other oend of the corridor! After alot of persuasion I was put under GA and the tooth was removed.
I didnt go to the dentist again for quite some time, approx 4 years when a friend of mine referred a lovely dentist to me who was a friend of his. He was lovely and very patient with me but there was nothing he could do for me as I was just to terrified to let him near me. He then referred me to an IV sedation clinic where I was treated very successfully in the first instance.
I then had to go back having started with another abcess and knowing I needed extensive work as xrays showed the decay and infection had spread into my jaw bone, I was terrified beyond belief but I thought I would be fine for the treatment, again under IV sedation but No!!
I had full sedation to the absolute maximum they could give but I was still untreatable and they refused as a result to proceed any further as I was too hostile for them to deal with!!
And that was that, 6 years ago I was sent away from said clinic, still petrified beyond belief, still in pain, still desperately needing treatment and not registered with an NHS dentist as there was no point!! They told me to see my GP who would send a letter to a local dental hospital and have the tooth removed under GA, I didnt just want the tooth removing, I needed extensive treatment for pettys sake!! To date I am still waiting to see someone, I have trawled the internet time after time trying to find a cure for someone as terrified as I am but nothing is available without me winning the lottery first!
I have spent all Xmas in agony as unable to get to my GP for antibiotics to clear the abcess. I am now at breaking point, I never smile as I HATE my teeth, my self esteem is at rock bottom, I hate myself so much for having this what I can only describe as a disease as my fear is so strong I just want to give up on life!! It seems there is no-one outthere who can help me and I just cant carry on!!! Please I am desperate, if there is anyone who can help,, PLEASE contact me as a matter of urgency.
I have come across this site in utter despair and dont know which way to turn...... if there is anyone similar to either support me or anyone who has been in my situation PLEASE contact me with how you recovered your phobia or at least gained treatment??
When I was 15 I had a hole in my back tooth wchich I was too scared to have filled due to my bad experience when I was 7 at a dentist in Manchester. Said hole lead to infection and an abcess. I was referred to a local hospital where I swore never ever to return to a dentist again after I begged the dentist not to touch my sore tooth with any dental utensil, to which I was ignored and he proceeded to insert the metal probe directly into the cavity.....................my dad could hear my blood curdling scream from the other oend of the corridor! After alot of persuasion I was put under GA and the tooth was removed.
I didnt go to the dentist again for quite some time, approx 4 years when a friend of mine referred a lovely dentist to me who was a friend of his. He was lovely and very patient with me but there was nothing he could do for me as I was just to terrified to let him near me. He then referred me to an IV sedation clinic where I was treated very successfully in the first instance.
I then had to go back having started with another abcess and knowing I needed extensive work as xrays showed the decay and infection had spread into my jaw bone, I was terrified beyond belief but I thought I would be fine for the treatment, again under IV sedation but No!!
I had full sedation to the absolute maximum they could give but I was still untreatable and they refused as a result to proceed any further as I was too hostile for them to deal with!!
And that was that, 6 years ago I was sent away from said clinic, still petrified beyond belief, still in pain, still desperately needing treatment and not registered with an NHS dentist as there was no point!! They told me to see my GP who would send a letter to a local dental hospital and have the tooth removed under GA, I didnt just want the tooth removing, I needed extensive treatment for pettys sake!! To date I am still waiting to see someone, I have trawled the internet time after time trying to find a cure for someone as terrified as I am but nothing is available without me winning the lottery first!
I have spent all Xmas in agony as unable to get to my GP for antibiotics to clear the abcess. I am now at breaking point, I never smile as I HATE my teeth, my self esteem is at rock bottom, I hate myself so much for having this what I can only describe as a disease as my fear is so strong I just want to give up on life!! It seems there is no-one outthere who can help me and I just cant carry on!!! Please I am desperate, if there is anyone who can help,, PLEASE contact me as a matter of urgency.