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mta00jtl
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I haven't been to the dentist for some years now and have really developed an irrational fear. When I was younger I had to have tooth extractions and braces which, thanks to the dentist being what I would politely call insensitive, was a much more scary ordeal than it needed to be.
Never-the-less I kept going to the dentist regularly every 6 months for regular check ups after my teeth were fixed and gradually got better with things. Then when I was about 18 the dentist said I'd probably need my wisdom teeth out - I said I would rather wait to see how they develop before taking that step. I'm now 28 and my wisdom teeth have all come through fairly ok and I haven't (touchwood!) had any discomfort from them but the thought of going back in and being told the worst has stopped me from going to the dentist as much as I probably should.
Well in the last couple of days I've had a bit of toothache - I can't tell which tooth but I don't think it's my wisdom tooth. I had a filling once which didn't bother me at all to be honest and I think its there - I've bitten the bullet and booked a dentist appointed for today and quite frankly I'm bricking it! I'm scared they'll find all sorts wrong in addition to the toothache and I'll spend the next 6 months sat in a chair being prodded and worst case having teeth pulled!
I'll post again once the appointment is over to let you know how it's all gone but if anyone does chance a read of this in the next couple of hours and wants to reassure me that I'm being daft then that would be great! I'm expecting the worst so I'm sure it won't be as bad as I'm thinking...here's hoping!
Never-the-less I kept going to the dentist regularly every 6 months for regular check ups after my teeth were fixed and gradually got better with things. Then when I was about 18 the dentist said I'd probably need my wisdom teeth out - I said I would rather wait to see how they develop before taking that step. I'm now 28 and my wisdom teeth have all come through fairly ok and I haven't (touchwood!) had any discomfort from them but the thought of going back in and being told the worst has stopped me from going to the dentist as much as I probably should.
Well in the last couple of days I've had a bit of toothache - I can't tell which tooth but I don't think it's my wisdom tooth. I had a filling once which didn't bother me at all to be honest and I think its there - I've bitten the bullet and booked a dentist appointed for today and quite frankly I'm bricking it! I'm scared they'll find all sorts wrong in addition to the toothache and I'll spend the next 6 months sat in a chair being prodded and worst case having teeth pulled!
I'll post again once the appointment is over to let you know how it's all gone but if anyone does chance a read of this in the next couple of hours and wants to reassure me that I'm being daft then that would be great! I'm expecting the worst so I'm sure it won't be as bad as I'm thinking...here's hoping!