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minihaha
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- Feb 11, 2009
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hi everybody, 3 months ago i plucked up the courage to register with a dentist. I hadn't been to the dentist for 6 years, last time i was there i had a bad experience with a filling, prior to this i had a wisdom tooth extracted under LA (took an hour and 40 mins...) and also 3 wisdom teeth taken out under GA with a few problems, suffice to say i was suffering severe anxiety with all things dental related. Anyhow on the recommendation of a friend i have registered with a private practice and the level of care i received at my first consulation was fantastic and i thought i was ready to fight another day in the chair. First stop was a long overdue hygienist appt - this went well, albeit slightly uncomfortable as my teeth were cleaned and finally exposed to the elements. Second appt was a sealant on a top tooth - all was well. I then broke an existing filling in a bottom tooth and made an ad hoc appt to see the dentist - he put a temp dressing on it and all was well. Since then i have been working with my dentist on the care plan he made in nov 08 and i went last week for a filling (i stupidly thought it was my bottom tooth he was going to work on..ie the one he had temp dressed) however it was the slight decay in my front teeth that he had planned to work on. It was during this appt that i began to lose it a bit and my dentist himself said i was close to panic as he observed me during treatment...........whilst the injection itself was ok, i found the whole drilling and treating of my front teeth very traumatic to the point i thought i am going to have to give him the signal that i need this to stop now....i managed to keep going, am not sure how but i got there. My next appt is in march i am terrified purely bcos my dentist explained due to my anxieties he would deal with the simplest of treatment first and now i am terrified that the replacement of the back tooth filling is going to be worse than the front tooth and i honestly cant imagine anything being worse than the drill in my front tooth. Also i was at the hygienist again last week and even this i found very traumatic. I am terrified that my short lived confidence has gone and i am going to be back to square one. My dentist is excellent and so supportive and i know i am in control but once again i can feel the old fears coming back. Any ideas how to overcome it would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance.