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kmarie
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- Joined
- Apr 28, 2009
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- sutton in ashfield, nottinghamshire
bare with me, long story
well up until last year I hadnt visited the dentist for 10 years because of fear of needles and dentists and blood (im phobic of many things).last year I cracked my back upper tooth+went through immense toothache for months, finally plucked up the courage to get a check up and she told me that I needed 6 fillings and the cracked tooth extracted (all she was doing was checking my teeth and I started to feel faint, grasping the chair with all my strength).she said that I could have it all done by sedation dentistry and I thought by this she meant iv sedation but got a phone call from the dentist recently and they said they wont be using IV, just nitrous oxide.ive got a week to make an appointment or I wont get another one with them, I want to make the appointment and go and have the work done as I want to get over my fear and I want to take care of my teeth but the fear is just crippling me, all i can think about is the needle coming at my gums and what that will feel like, the sensation of having the tooth pulled out and the amount of blood i may see!!!im worried that im going to faint before I even get in the chair and I just know that my partner doesnt understand or any of my friends, they look at me like im stupid, like its something I can switch on and off like a tap.please help, I dont know what im going to do!!!!i dont think i can cope being wide awake and knowing everything whilst she is tugging away on my tooth
well up until last year I hadnt visited the dentist for 10 years because of fear of needles and dentists and blood (im phobic of many things).last year I cracked my back upper tooth+went through immense toothache for months, finally plucked up the courage to get a check up and she told me that I needed 6 fillings and the cracked tooth extracted (all she was doing was checking my teeth and I started to feel faint, grasping the chair with all my strength).she said that I could have it all done by sedation dentistry and I thought by this she meant iv sedation but got a phone call from the dentist recently and they said they wont be using IV, just nitrous oxide.ive got a week to make an appointment or I wont get another one with them, I want to make the appointment and go and have the work done as I want to get over my fear and I want to take care of my teeth but the fear is just crippling me, all i can think about is the needle coming at my gums and what that will feel like, the sensation of having the tooth pulled out and the amount of blood i may see!!!im worried that im going to faint before I even get in the chair and I just know that my partner doesnt understand or any of my friends, they look at me like im stupid, like its something I can switch on and off like a tap.please help, I dont know what im going to do!!!!i dont think i can cope being wide awake and knowing everything whilst she is tugging away on my tooth